2026-08-04

Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 review: A portable business-driven shell that's a workstation-grade beast under the hood

The Lenovo ThinkPad P14S Gen 6 is a spectacular portable workstation, granting the coveted 14-inch frame with the internals to get even more demanding jobs done [...]

2026-08-04

Experts reveal Google Password Manager can be hijacked to let hackers steal passkeys and gain access to all your secrets

Three Pass-ta-key techniques allowed security researchers to work around biometrics-protected locks. [...]

2026-08-04

Private Internet Access now lets you ditch Google as it brings its VPN app to F-Droid

PIA has launched its Android app on the open-source app store, giving Big Tech skeptics an alternative way to install its service. [...]

2026-08-04

This Android launcher made my home screen fun again - and I'm using the free version

If you're in the mood for some whimsy, Mango Launcher is what you want. [...]

2026-08-04

I bought cheap smoke detectors and soon regretted it - here's what I recommend now

The X-Sense smoke and carbon monoxide alarms are easy to install and offer good value for money. [...]

2026-08-04

I switched to this SSD enclosure - and immediately saw faster rendering speeds

TerraMaster's D1 SSD Pro keeps your drives cool enough to perform at their peak. [...]

2026-08-04

From Prediction to Accountable Action: Designing Uncertainty in Femtech AI

In women’s health, accuracy is necessary, but it is only the first layer of product safety. It’s important for the system to know when a prediction is strong enough to act on and is built to say so when it isn’t. Open most fertility or cycle-tracking apps, and you’ll see a clean result: ovulation on day 15, a high-fertility label, a confidence score of 78%. The number looks precise. The bi [...]

2026-08-04

Convex Raises $57M Series B to Build the Backend for Agent-Written Software

Convex, the application backend startup founded by former Dropbox infrastructure engineers, has closed a $57 million Series B led by Insight Partners, the company announced on August 4, 2026. Etna Labs, Spark Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and Justin Kan joined the round, which follows the company's $26 million Series A in 2022. The round lands on a usage claim the company is eager to put in f [...]

2026-08-04

China champions open AI to the world. In private, it’s afraid of one closed American model.

China has spent the past year telling the world that AI should be open, cheap and shared. In private, its officials are unnerved by one American model that is none of those things. Beijing is growing anxious that Anthropic’s Mythos could be turned against it, Bloomberg reported. Officials see the frontier model as a potential […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]