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Entrepreneur magazine, working with Statista, is collecting recommendations from founders, startup employees, investors and service providers about their favorite business tools and services across finance, legal, HR, marketing, product and tech support. The findings will be compiled into a ranking of the most valued startup resources, to be published in an upcoming issue of Entrepreneur magazine.
Google's latest Android feature drop lets users ask Gemini to remember where they placed rarely-used items like passports, complete with an optional photo, without needing a physical tracker attached. The saved location can later be retrieved by asking Gemini directly or checking a new 'remembered items' tab inside Find Hub. This works on Android 16 devices in regions supporting both Gemini and Find Hub.
New SAP research shows 62% of C-suite executives are unhappy with how poorly their people and business performance data are integrated. While half of organizations plan for AI's effect on productivity, only 21% plan for its impact on job design and organizational structure, exposing a major disconnect between HR, finance and procurement systems.
Industry leaders discussing AI-driven legacy system modernization outlined a two-sided return-on-investment framework: technical gains like faster releases, platform stability, lower operating costs and improved security, alongside business-side gains measured through customer satisfaction metrics such as net promoter scores and app store ratings. They stressed that modernization efforts should be evaluated on both fronts rather than treated purely as IT projects.
CNET is inviting readers to complete a short survey rating their laptops on battery life, performance, software and value. The results, collected through September, will be used to compile a roundup of top reader-recommended laptops.
Startup Atlas has opened pre-orders for its first product, a small EEG sensor that sticks behind the ear to track brain waves, skin activity, movement and vocal patterns. An iOS app translates that data into scores for presence, performance under pressure and stress recovery, letting users log activities to see what states help them thrive. The device costs $500 upfront plus a $30 monthly fee for replacement sensors and adhesives.
upGrad has completed an all-stock acquisition of Unacademy, valuing the Bengaluru-based edtech startup at roughly $206 million—about 94% below its 2021 peak valuation of $3.44 billion. CEO Gaurav Munjal confirmed the deal's closing on X, noting that Unacademy shareholders received upGrad shares while angel investors were cashed out.
GuidePoint Security's research team found that attackers have breached at least 31 organizations—spanning e-commerce, professional services, and retail logistics—using a ClickFix campaign that leverages the Polygon blockchain to conceal command-and-control infrastructure. The technique, dubbed EtherHiding, lets attackers dynamically update C2 server locations via blockchain transactions instead of relying on a single fixed address.
Hackers are actively exploiting CVE-2026-0768, a critical unauthenticated remote code execution flaw in the open-source Langflow AI development platform, to steal cloud and API credentials. VulnCheck's honeypots recorded roughly 50 exploitation attempts over a weekend, mostly from Russian IP addresses, with the count climbing to 360 attacks within days. The flaw lets attackers run arbitrary Python code with root privileges by abusing improper input validation in Langflow's code validator.
A Reddit user shared screenshots showing Google's new advanced sideloading flow now live on their Android device, requiring a restart and a mandatory 24-hour wait before installing apps outside the Play Store. The interface warns users about scammers who pressure victims into enabling sideloading, and once the waiting period ends, users can permit sideloading for either seven days or indefinitely.
9to5Mac Daily's September 1, 2026 episode covers reports that Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple's chief executive, with hardware engineering chief John Ternus taking over the role. The daily podcast recap summarizes this leadership transition alongside other top Apple stories of the day.
Mozilla has launched a native Ad Blocker feature for Firefox on iOS that blocks many third-party ads and ad-related trackers before they load. The feature relies on Apple's WebKit Content Blocker technology and the EasyList filter list, and is disabled by default, requiring users to enable it through Settings > Browsing > Ad Blocker.