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Low oil prices now ‘goal No. 1’ in Iran war, Vance says, as U.S. threatens new economic pressure

Oil prices rose Friday after Washington threatened an indefinite naval blockade and signaled it would soon intensify economic pressure on Tehran with “measures like have never been seen.”

NBC News - Aug 14, 2026 10:01am EDT

AI Is Getting Consistently Better At Hacking. Data Breach Notices Are Climbing.

The amount of data breaches reported in the first half of the year is higher than the one prior, according to a new report from the Identity Theft Resource Center.

International Business Times - Aug 14, 2026 10:00am EDT

Apple’s iPhone Ultra Could Be US-Only at Launch, India Rollout May Be Delayed: Report

Deccan Chronicle - Aug 14, 2026 9:58am EDT

CMF by Nothing Watch 3 Pro Costs 6x Less Than Google Pixel Watch 5, Making It a Budget Back-to-School Smartwatch

Gizmodo - Aug 14, 2026 9:42am EDT

'Near-autonomous' AI agents attack Taiwan's nuclear safety agency

Some say the world will end in fire, some say an agentic swarm

Register UK - Aug 14, 2026 9:18am EDT

Soundcore Boom 2 by Anker Is Now Priced Like an Off-Brand Speaker in Amazon's Final Clearance Move

Gizmodo - Aug 14, 2026 9:16am EDT

Amazon Clears Out Insta360 GO 3S at a Record Low After the X6 Action Camera Launches

Gizmodo - Aug 14, 2026 8:43am EDT

Data centers in space could be a new frontier for insurers — if they can price the risk

The push to build data centers has moved to lower Earth orbit, and insurers could be facing a new market with plenty of complexity.

CNBC - Aug 14, 2026 8:30am EDT

Flock CEO Addresses Backlash Over Surveillance Cameras

More than 120,000 Flock cameras are monitoring roads across 7,000 cities nationwide but there’s growing public outrage over privacy concerns and multiple reports of police misuse. In response to the criticism, the surveillance company is unveiling what it calls a major overhaul to its protocols. NBC’s Brian Cheung reports for TODAY and speaks to Flock founder and CEO Garrett Langley about the backlash.

NBC News - Aug 14, 2026 8:15am EDT

Amazon Just Gave Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 Another Shot at a Near Prime Day Low in a Clearance Move

Gizmodo - Aug 14, 2026 7:48am EDT

Arm co-founder Hermann Hauser’s AI warning: The revolution is real, but so is the bubble risk

An investor who's witnessed every major technology for the last four decades joins CNBC's The Tech Download podcast.

CNBC - Aug 14, 2026 7:33am EDT

Lexar ES3 1TB External SSD Sees Quiet Price Drops on Amazon, With a Free USB-C Cable Included

Gizmodo - Aug 14, 2026 7:11am EDT

HCLTech, NetApp Expand Hybrid Cloud Pact to Speed Enterprise AI Adoption

Deccan Chronicle - Aug 14, 2026 6:46am EDT

Billing software error sends billion-dollar AWS estimates

Amazon asks users not to panic as it works to fix the bug

Register UK - Aug 14, 2026 6:46am EDT

Many Young People Think AI Is Taking Their Jobs. But Data Suggests It Is Not Massive Yet.

More than a quarter of young people think AI is costing people jobs, even though the impact of the technology on job loss remains relatively small so far.

International Business Times - Aug 14, 2026 6:11am EDT