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Higharc, which uses AI to assist house builders in design and construction, raised a $95M Series C led by Insight Partners, bringing its total funding to $170M+

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Apple Is Reportedly Planning A Visual Refresh Of The Entry-Level MacBook Pro Next Year

Next spring could be a fiesta of new iPads, MacBooks and iPhones. Devindra Hardawar for Engadget Mark Gurman is back with a new report in Bloomberg about how Apple's device lineup may be evolving over the next 12 months. Sources told the reporter that the company aims to

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Bending Spoons defies SaaS slump, surges 40% on first day of trading

Earlier this year, shares of traditional SaaS companies tumbled amid investor fears that software built with AI could eventually displace those businesses. Despite such concerns, Bending Spoons, a company that acquires and revitalizes stagnating but well-known tech firms, saw its shares surge in its market debut. It closed at $40.

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Apple’s entry-level MacBook Pro could be up for a redesign

Jay Peters is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Apple is working on a “revamped” version of its entry-level MacBook Pro that it could launch as soon as the first half of 2027, Bloomberg reports. The

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Together AI raises 800 million dollars in Series C as open-source cloud demand surges

TL;DR Together AI raised 800 million dollars at an eight billion dollar valuation, led by Aramco Ventures, to scale its open-source AI cloud platform. Together AI has raised 800 million dollars in a Series C round led by Aramco Ventures, valuing the company at more than eight billion dollars.

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Alibaba will pay 600 million dollars to settle a US probe into illegal pharmaceutical sales on its platform

TL;DR Alibaba and its US payment arm will pay 600 million dollars to resolve a DOJ probe into illegal pharmaceutical sales on its e-commerce platform. Alibaba and its US digital payment processor have agreed to pay 600 million dollars to resolve a federal investigation into whether they failed to

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OverClock Checking Tool (OCCT)

The name OCCT comes from OverClock Checking Tool. This application will let you benchmark and overclock your system components. OCCT is the most popular all-in-one stability check and stress test tool available. It generates heavy loads on your components while checking for errors, and will detect stability issues faster than

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TLS certificate lifetime changes: What CISOs must do now | TechTarget

Organizations that rely on manual TLS certificate lifecycle management are racing against the clock. The 200-day certificate timeline, which took effect in March 2026, means the first wave of certificate renewals will arrive within a matter of months. "People will feel the realities when they start to renew those

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After $18B IPO, Bending Spoons founder says success comes from minimizing luck

AOL is public again — sort of. Its owner Bending Spoons, the 13-year-old Italian company that has been quietly acquiring beloved but ailing Internet brands for the past decade, went public on the Nasdaq today, opening at an over $18 billion valuation, with the stock then popping 40% by market close.

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I tested the Plugable 10-in-1 USB-C Hub — and this sleek and durable dock transformed my two-port laptop into a capable desktop workstation

This impressive hub enables you to connect multiple accessories to your laptop via a single cable. Speeds are capped at 10Gbps in total, with each device consuming part of that bandwidth. The SD card reader is also limited to UHS-I. However, the premium build, boost to 10 ports, power passthrough

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The funeral for PlayStation discs has begun

Cody Spencer, the co-owner of the small games retail chain Pink Gorilla Games, put it well when I asked about the impact of Sony’s recent announcement that it will stop making discs for new games starting January 2028. “It’s sad to see. This decision is only a negative

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Quote of the day by former Apple design chief Jony Ive: 'True simplicity is derived from so much more than just the absence of clutter and ornamentation' — laying the foundation for a timeless design philosophy

There's no understating the influence of Jony Ive – the man responsible for designing so many iconic Apple products – in changing the way that manufacturers approached consumer and business electronics. Modern design Ive, Apple's former chief design officer, first publicized this way of thinking during the introduction

Higharc, which uses AI to assist house builders in design and construction, raised a $95M Series C led by Insight Partners, bringing its total funding to $170M+

Apple Is Reportedly Planning A Visual Refresh Of The Entry-Level MacBook Pro Next Year

Bending Spoons defies SaaS slump, surges 40% on first day of trading

Apple’s entry-level MacBook Pro could be up for a redesign

Together AI raises 800 million dollars in Series C as open-source cloud demand surges

Alibaba will pay 600 million dollars to settle a US probe into illegal pharmaceutical sales on its platform

OverClock Checking Tool (OCCT)

TLS certificate lifetime changes: What CISOs must do now | TechTarget

After $18B IPO, Bending Spoons founder says success comes from minimizing luck

I tested the Plugable 10-in-1 USB-C Hub — and this sleek and durable dock transformed my two-port laptop into a capable desktop workstation

The funeral for PlayStation discs has begun

Quote of the day by former Apple design chief Jony Ive: 'True simplicity is derived from so much more than just the absence of clutter and ornamentation' &mdash; laying the foundation for a timeless design philosophy

Quote of the day by former Apple design chief Jony Ive: 'True simplicity is derived from so much more than just the absence of clutter and ornamentation' — laying the foundation for a timeless design philosophy