2026-07-29

groundcover raises $100M to build observability for the AI era

groundcover, an observability startup that keeps customers’ monitoring data inside their own cloud, has raised $100 million in a Series C round. The financing was led by the growth investor One Peak, with Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital and existing backers Zeev Ventures, Angular Ventures, Heavybit, and Jibe also taking part. The round brings the company’s total […]<br /> This story [...]

2026-07-29

Freehand raises $75M to put AI agents in charge of supply-chain spend

The startup, whose agents negotiate and pay across procurement for the likes of Unilever and Pfizer, is betting enterprises want software that acts, not software that suggests. Freehand, a startup whose AI agents take over the grunt work of managing what large companies spend on their supply chains, has raised $75 million. The round is […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-07-29

Framework Laptop 13 Pro review: A repairable notebook at the top of the class

The Framework 13 Pro is a class-leading Windows laptop that, right now, is just a little too pricey. [...]

2026-07-29

GPT Transcribe improves on its predecessor but can't catch ElevenLabs, Google, or Mistral on error rates

OpenAI has released GPT Transcribe and GPT Live Transcribe, two new speech recognition models available through its API.<br /> The article GPT Transcribe improves on its predecessor but can't catch ElevenLabs, Google, or Mistral on error rates appeared first on The Decoder. [...]

2026-07-29

I have to use a mouse and keyboard all day — so can Logitech adding a simple cushion actually make that much difference?

Is Logitech's Signature Comfort Plus line all talk, or can it really help boost my home working experience? [...]

2026-07-29

The cyber risk hiding in plain sight

The modern attack surface is expanding while becoming more fragmented, complex and harder to control. [...]

2026-07-29

Exclusive: ‘When it comes to recording our lives, I believe there is a line AI cannot cross’. Here's what Insta360's founder and CEO told me when I asked about his controversial ‘photography robot’ vision

I asked Insta360 founder and CEO Liu Jingkang for some clarity on his controversial 'photography robot' plans. [...]

2026-07-29

How to remap the Windows 11 Copilot key and restore your missing Right Ctrl button

Pressing the Copilot key on your laptop keyboard launches Copilot. But whether or not you use Microsoft's AI, you can remap the key to trigger a different feature. [...]

2026-07-29

Grant Thornton is buying CBIZ for $5 billion, creating a Big Four challenger

The deal, the largest of its kind in more than 25 years, would make Grant Thornton the fifth-largest professional services provider in the U.S. [...]