Pins matching date:2026-08-20

Four new smartphones with slimmer cameras and significantly more advanced on-device AI.

Limited-edition handheld console finished in glossy red and 24-karat gold.

Abbott agreed with three law firms to pay about $670 million to settle the Gill case, a $495 million St. Louis jury award, and NEC claims for about 2,000 other preterm infants fed its specialty formulas. About 1,700 lawsuits covering some 12,700 infants remain.

California asked the Ninth Circuit to reverse Judge Stephen Wilson's refusal to block Energy Secretary Chris Wright's Defense Production Act order, which keeps oil flowing through Sable Offshore's onshore Santa Ynez Pipeline System over state objections.

On 20 August 2026 Alibaba reported June-quarter revenue of RMB268.95 billion, up 9%, with Alibaba Cloud's external revenue growth accelerating to 45% as AI spending cut net income by 75% and reshaped its segment reporting.

Equinix’s August 20, 2026 announcement describes its existing BG2 facility and a US$28 million expansion adding 550 cabinets. This pin represents the operating facility; the expansion commissioning date is unverified.

Supreme opens its Fall/Winter 2026 season in its stores and online, a range of more than 30 collaborations led by outerwear from Jeff Hamilton, Schott, Vanson and GORE-TEX.

Smartwatch with upgraded RAM and storage and more accurate GPS.

Waymo opened its sixth-generation Ojai robotaxi, built by Zeekr, to the general public in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Phoenix, with Denver, San Diego and Las Vegas to follow.

Gallup's 2026 Consumption Habits poll finds 54% of US adults drink for a second straight year, a record-low 13% say they sometimes drink too much, and 17% have had non-alcoholic beer, wine or spirits instead of a drink in the past year.

On 20 August 2026 Walmart reported second-quarter fiscal 2027 revenue of US$187.9 billion, up 5.9%, with eCommerce up 23% and nearly US$2.9 billion in tariff refunds, but shares fell sharply after the EPS outlook missed estimates.

A Shenzhen court sentenced Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan (Xu Jiayin) to life imprisonment on 20 August 2026 for large-scale financial fraud and fined two Evergrande companies a combined 15.82 billion yuan.

Huawei and BAIC's Stelato launched the G9, HIMA's first off-road SUV, on 20 August 2026 at 429,800 to 549,800 yuan in ten BEV and EREV variants, with Huawei's ADS 5 and an architecture ready for Level 3 driving.