2026-08-04

Polymarket is seeking a new funding round at a $20 billion-plus valuation

The prediction market platform is in early talks to raise about $1 billion, months after closing a $15 billion round in April [...]

2026-08-04

The best paw protection for dogs, according to Consumer Reports

Ill-fitting dog shoes slip off mid-walk or get chewed off fast. Consumer Reports tested paw wear with real dog volunteers [...]

2026-08-04

U.S. manufacturing surged to its strongest pace in four years in July, ISM says

The Institute for Supply Management's July reading beat economist expectations of 54.0, with production and employment both accelerating [...]

2026-08-04

The best neck pillows for a long flight: Consumer Reports

A flimsy neck pillow leaves your head bobbing on a red-eye flight. Consumer Reports tested pillows for support, comfort and portability [...]

2026-08-04

Walmart is recalling pistachio nut butter sold in 19 states over salmonella risk

One lot of Bettergoods Pistachio Nut Butter was pulled after Florida inspectors found salmonella in 3 jars at a Walmart store [...]

2026-08-04

Runware Ships Containerized AI Data Centers for Cheaper Inference

Runware on August 4, 2026 launched its Sonic Inference Pod, a modular data center that packs up to 1,200 GPUs into a 20-foot shipping container, as the AI inference provider moves from reselling cloud capacity to owning purpose-built hardware it says undercuts traditional data centers on cost. The London-headquartered company announced the launch in a post on its own blog, and its promises 30–80 [...]

2026-08-04

AI Alliance Drafts Confidential Incident Reporting Rules With Public Deadlines

The Linux Foundation on August 4, 2026, published a Request for Comments for the Shared AI Findings Exchange (SAFE), a draft framework that would bind members of the Open Secure AI Alliance to report AI security incidents on fixed deadlines — confidentially at first, then publicly within 30 days. Contributors from Cisco, CrowdStrike , Hugging Face, NVIDIA , Red Hat and other alliance members dra [...]

2026-08-04

2026 Lexus ES 500e first drive: A classy sedan with a slow charge

Lexus' latest luxury sedan is priced right and drives great, but feels like it's built around outdated EV tech. [...]

2026-08-04

New Samsung TVs will support HDR10+ Advanced streaming on Prime Video starting this month

The main features of HDR10+ Advanced include Enhanced Overall Brightness and Intelligent Motion Smoothing. [...]