2026-08-14

Epson EcoTank ET-8550 is a 5-star photo printer that's tailor-made for photographers and creators — and it's up to 20% off at Amazon right now

Our top-pick printer for photography, Epson's EcoTank ET-8550 combines six-color wide-format photo printing with low-cost refillable ink tanks. [...]

2026-08-14

I tested an Android app that lets anyone fight censorship - and shows your impact in real time

Most apps make our personal lives easier. This one helps the oppressed communicate by turning your phone into a Tor proxy. No technical knowledge needed. [...]

2026-08-14

Apple is warning users of new spyware attacks - what to do if you're a target

New spyware attacks are aimed at journalists, activists, politicians, diplomats, and others. Here's how Apple is notifying them and what they should do - after turning on Lockdown Mode. [...]

2026-08-14

The most protective bike helmets in 2026, ranked by Consumer Reports

Bike helmets vary widely in how well they absorb impact during a crash. Consumer Reports tested 13 models to find the most protective options [...]

2026-08-14

Eric Picard, SVP of Product at Fluency – Interview Series

Eric Picard, Senior Vice President of Product at Fluency, is an experienced product and technology executive who has spent decades developing digital advertising platforms, automated marketplaces, data systems, and consumer-facing products. Before joining Fluency, he held senior leadership roles at Microsoft, Pandora, MediaMath, Yieldmo, and BARK, where his responsibilities ranged from advertising [...]

2026-08-14

ASU’s content creation degree grades your follower count

The programme sits inside the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. The first cohort enrols this autumn. The Associated Press reported the launch and the backlash on 14 August. Kaitlyn Huamani, who covers social media and internet culture, wrote it. ASU declined an interview request about the new degree. The university’s own documents […]<br /> This story continues [...]

2026-08-14

Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Capital Discloses $215 Million Amazon Stake

Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Capital has bought roughly $215mn of Amazon shares, disclosed in a regulatory filing on Friday. It lands in the same week the firm told investors it is selling part of its OpenAI stake, in a company Amazon now owns close to 5% of. Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Capital has bought roughly $215mn of […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-08-14

Alibaba's Qwen team releases Qwen 3.8 models with open weights under the Apache 2.0 license

Alibaba's AI team Qwen has released new open model weights under the Apache 2.0 license with Qwen 3.8. The dense 27-billion-parameter model is designed to outperform the larger Qwen 3.7 Plus in coding and office tasks and natively processes up to 262,000 tokens of context. With this release, Qwen is targeting developers building local and agent-based applications.<br /> The article Alib [...]

2026-08-14

OpenAI's Computer History turns your clicks and keystrokes into a searchable ChatGPT memory timeline

OpenAI's Computer History records clicks, keystrokes, and app switches on Mac and turns them into a searchable timeline for ChatGPT and Codex. The data is stored locally as unencrypted Markdown files. OpenAI says it's not used for AI training, but memories that feed into chats may still end up as training data.<br /> The article OpenAI's Computer History turns your clicks and [...]