Destination

2026-08-04

AdGuard VPN launches standalone Meta Quest app for system-wide VR protection

AdGuard VPN has just released a dedicated Meta Quest app, bringing full-device encryption to VR headsets. Here's everything you need to know about the launch and the growing list of VPNs available on Horizon OS. [...]

zdnet

2026-08-04

Microsoft finally realized Windows 11 is too annoying. Can it be fixed?

Microsoft's latest progress report details much-needed Windows 11 improvements in reliability, performance, stability, and usability. But pressure to monetize key features remains. [...]

qz

2026-08-04

Tesla's China EV sales surged for a ninth straight month — but BYD competition keeps mounting

BYD posted its highest monthly sales of the year, and Leapmotor topped 100,000 units for the second straight month, beating Tesla China [...]

qz

2026-08-04

Jeff Bezos is filing to sell $4 billion in Amazon stock after a record post-earnings rally

The sale comes after Amazon stock touched a record high, extending a rally that began after the company reported second-quarter earnings [...]

qz

2026-08-04

Saudi Aramco's profit surged as the Iran war sent oil prices soaring

The oil giant posted $33.4 billion in adjusted net income for the second quarter, topping analyst expectations, as crude averaged $108 a barrel [...]

qz

2026-08-04

Snap stock surges after beating earnings expectations on improving ad sales

Snap reported Q2 revenue of $1.6 billion, up 19% year over year, with daily active users reaching 493 million [...]

Destination

2026-08-04

Obsidian Security Raises $85 Million Series D at Unicorn Valuation

Obsidian Security raised $85 million in a Series D round at a $1.1 billion valuation, the Palo Alto-based company announced on August 4, 2026, crossing into unicorn territory as enterprises race to govern the AI agents they are deploying across their software stacks. Crescent Cove Advisors led the round, with participation from all of the company's existing investors, including Greylock Partn [...]

venturebeat

2026-08-04

Commerce AI has a measurement problem no one is talking about

Presented by Rezolve AiMost brands know something is shifting in how consumers find and choose products. What most don't know is how much of that shift has already taken place, where it's happening, or whether they're on the right side of it. That uncertainty is the problem. And the analytics stack most brands rely on isn't built to resolve it.The decision layer has movedIn 201 [...]

thenextweb

2026-08-04

Ex-Nubank team raises $85m for Decade, an AI wealth adviser promising “a generation of millionaires”

Two former Nubank executives have raised $85m to build an AI wealth adviser in Brazil. Their backers call it the largest seed round in Latin American history. The startup, Decade, came out of stealth on Tuesday with money from Greenoaks, Benchmark and Diffusion, and a striking promise: to create “a new generation of millionaires.” The […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]