The Stateside Beat — Monday, August 24, 2026 (Evening Wrap)

Iranian-affiliated hackers successfully but temporarily took a power plant offline in the United Kingdom, according to multiple British media reports.

Also known as SCALP in France, these missiles have a range of about 560km and are capable of hitting targets 240km inside enemy territory.

The British government has urged TikTok and other social media platforms to remove videos celebrating dangerous driving following a series of fatalities.

Zelensky said Russia could draft more troops in 2027 to reach an overall goal of 500,000 soldiers as the war grinds on.

The average surface temperature reached 21.1C, with the rising marine heat a stark indicator of the climate crisis and more than 90% of heat trapped by greenhouse gases.

California attorney general Rob Bonta called off Paramount talks over the $111 billion Warner Bros. Discovery deal, accusing the company of stalling.

Nvidia's stock was down over 2% on Monday, pacing for its seventh-straight day of declines as anxiety builds ahead of the AI chipmaker's earnings report.

Treasury market fragility has grown in recent years due to persistent US fiscal deficits driven by high spending and tax cuts, with elevated interest rates adding pressure.

The SEC is probing the near-collapse of Situational Awareness, an AI-focused hedge fund, as regulators examine the intersection of artificial intelligence and financial markets.

Scorching summer temperatures have done what decades of dress-down Fridays have failed to do — get men to the office in shorts.

A bug in Google Maps is preventing traffic data from displaying on Android Auto, with green, yellow, and red indicators all failing to appear.

The AI agent works by connecting to your applications and devices, including email, messaging apps, calendar, and device controls — raising red flags among privacy advocates.

Raspberry Pi's cyberdeck includes a Pi 5 board, flash drive, and a LiPo battery hidden under a Bluetooth keyboard — and now there's an official build guide.

Google's mysterious Android Pulse app is showing up in the Play Store, and it could help spot apps that drain battery or hog resources.

Cyberleek has continued releasing a steady drip of new gameplay videos from Grand Theft Auto 6, with fresh footage surfacing over the weekend.