All articles tagged with #2026
Micron Technology’s shares have rebounded toward $1,000 after July volatility, but a stock split in 2026 isn’t guaranteed. While a split is technically feasible, it may incur costs and attract short-term volatility, making a end-of-year split unlikely; long‑term investors should focus on Micron’s multi‑year contracts and other fundamentals to weather memory-market cycles.
Space.com reports the start of the 2026 total solar eclipse, with the first totality photos from Scoresby Sund, Greenland, taken aboard the MS Spitsbergen on HX Expeditions showing the sun’s corona as the moon’s shadow swallows the Sun. The eclipse path then moves toward Spain, with Space.com editors Daisy Dobrijevic and Anthony Wood providing live updates from Greenland and central Europe. Totality will sweep across the Northern Hemisphere before fading off the north coast of Africa at 2:34 p.m. EDT (1834 GMT).
In a minor league matchup on Aug 11, 2026, the Salt Lake Bees defeated the El Paso Chihuahuas 4-3 in a close game.
SwimSwam previews the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, noting a thinner field due to withdrawals (including Kaylee McKeown and Mollie O’Callaghan) but highlighting several marquee showdowns: Bobby Finke vs. Sam Short in the 800 free (Short healthy after winning Commonwealth Games titles; Finke aiming to rebound), a rising men’s 100 breast field led by Shin Ohashi and Sam Williamson, Summer McIntosh squaring off with Katie Ledecky and Lani Pallister in the 400 and 800 frees, a deep 400 IM with Leon Marchand and company, and a head-to-head in the women’s 50 free between Gretchen Walsh and Kate Douglass (Meg Harris a potential spoiler). McIntosh skips the 800 free; Tomoru Honda is out due to a criminal incident; Florian Wellbrock is among four Europeans racing Pan Pacs. The piece frames several races as likely LA28 precursors and notes the meet’s tilt toward men’s head-to-heads amid notable absences.
FantasyPros analyst Ellis Bryn Johnson recommends five tight ends to target in 2026 (George Kittle, Isaiah Likely, Dallas Goedert, Chig Okonkwo, and Dalton Schultz), arguing that steady usage and breakout potential can push them into top-10 finishes. Kittle’s upside is tempered by injury risk, Likely and Okonkwo show breakout traits in productive offenses, Goedert remains a value despite TD volatility, and Schultz offers high-volume security with CJ Stroud’s offense. The piece also suggests drafting Kittle at a reasonable ADP and pairing him with a later TE, while treating Schultz as a viable late-punt option if the offense stays productive.
Washington’s 2026 top-two primaries show Democrats leading in most districts, with several races still competitive as votes are tallied. In Districts 1 and 2, DelBene and Larsen lead; District 3 features a near-tie between Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D) and J. Braun (R); District 4’s A. McKinney leads a GOP-dominated field amid Dan Newhouse’s retirement; District 5 is led by GOP M. Baumgartner; District 6’s E. Randall (D) leads; Districts 7–10 are led by Dems P. Jayapal, K. Schrier, A. Smith, and M. Strickland respectively. NBC notes the ongoing counting process and the importance of the “expected vote” concept as counties report results.
Oregon’s 2026 wildfire season has burned about 2.014 million acres across 60 large fires, narrowing in on the 2024 all-time record of 2.082 million acres. With months left in the fire season and a Red Flag Warning in the Willamette Valley, officials say the state could surpass the record as extremely receptive fuels, lightning, wind, and heat drive rapid fire growth. While most large fires haven’t been human-caused so far, the share of human-caused starts is rising (about 56% this year). The five largest fires—Big Grass, Rowe Creek Complex, Coleman Creek, Hay Creek Complex, and Second Flat—are listed with containment levels, and residents are urged to follow fire restrictions, maintain vehicles to prevent sparks, sign up for OR-Alert, and prepare go bags.
Halfway through 2026, this list catalogs ten releases critics deem forgettable or undercooked—Animal Farm, Balls Up, The Breadwinner, How To Make A Killing, Lee Cronin's The Mummy, Passenger, Pressure, Return to Silent Hill, Thrash, and Whistle—noting uneven writing, weak execution, or miscasting despite notable talent and budgets.
Browns owner Jimmy Haslam left room for Deshaun Watson to remain with Cleveland beyond the 2026 season, the final year of Watson’s five-year, $230 million fully guaranteed contract, saying there are all kinds of possibilities and that the decision will depend on Watson’s performance in training camp and the preseason under coach Todd Monken.
CBS Sports ranks the top 10 NFL running-back duos for the 2026 season, led by Bijan Robinson and Brian Robinson Jr. at No. 1 for the Falcons, with Jahmyr Gibbs and Isiah Pacheco coming in at No. 2 for the Lions and Derrick Henry paired with Justice Hill at No. 3 for the Ravens. The list highlights star power across teams like the 49ers, Rams, Bears, Patriots, and more, while also listing honorable mentions for additional notable backfields.
A 2026 round-up highlights four Android phones with physical QWERTY keyboards—Unihertz Titan 2 Elite, Clicks Communicator, Minimal Phone, and Ikko MindOne Pro—each pairing current hardware with tactile typing, programmable keys, and multi-year software updates, offering modern features like trackpad-style keyboard navigation, swappable back covers, AI OS options, and long battery life for users who type a lot.
Variety’s mid-year box-office wrap highlights a rebound in 2026, with global totals boosted by hits like The Super Mario Galaxy Movie ($1B) and Michael (about $1B) and Project Hail Mary ($683.3M), while sleeper Obsession proves cash-efficient, and misfires such as Supergirl and The Bride! underscore lingering volatility; domestic box office is up roughly 10% from 2025 and the summer is expected to top $4B, as more high-profile titles (The Odyssey, Dune: Part Three, Avengers: Doomsday) loom on the horizon.
The Athletic’s NFL staff preview every team for 2026 by naming a breakout candidate for each franchise, highlighting a mix of rising young players and under‑the‑radar newcomers who could lift their teams’ offenses or defenses and potentially reshape playoff ceilings in the upcoming season.
In Philadelphia, the 2026 Home Run Derby shifts to a swing-limit format (20 swings in the first round, 15 in later rounds) with no clock, prioritizing raw power over endurance and potentially reshaping the winner's pattern, with veterans like Schwarber favored by the numbers and underdogs like Caminero and Ben Rice in position to surprise.
An entertainment piece catalogs the five biggest letdowns of 2026 so far: Supergirl, The Bride!, How to Make a Killing, Michael, and Mortal Kombat II. It criticizes shallow visuals and muddled storytelling, overhyped marketing that underdelivers, overly faithful remakes with weak scripts, a lifeless biopic, and bland action—showing that even a strong year for non-sequel cinema can yield notable misfires.