Fintech

Short Month, Big Ideas (February 2026 Wallpapers Edition)

Let’s make the most of the shortest month of the year with a new collection of desktop wallpapers that are sure to bring a smile to your face — and ma...

Jan 31, 2026 • 5 min read

Investing

Best VPNs for Android: 5 top picks for phones and tablets

Many people’s daily browsing is now done on their mobile devices. So it’s more important than ever to have a great VPN that works well on your phone....

Jan 30, 2026 • 5 min read

Insurance

Arcee's U.S.-made, open source Trinity Large and 10T-checkpoint offer rare look at raw model intelligence

San Francisco-based AI lab Arcee made waves last year for being one of the only U.S. companies to train large language models (LLMs) from scratch and...

Jan 30, 2026 • 5 min read

Fintech

This tree search framework hits 98.7% on documents where vector search fails

A new open-source framework called PageIndex solves one of the old problems of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG): handling very long documents.The...

Jan 30, 2026 • 5 min read

Insurance

Best PDF editors: Picks for premium, budget, and free options

PDF files have become ubiquitous in our multi-platform world. This convenient file format makes it possible to view and share documents across various...

Jan 30, 2026 • 5 min read

Insurance

The one feature I consider essential in a gaming mouse

We’re spoilt for features in gaming mice these days. Flawless sensors, optical switches, and barely there lightweight chassis are the name of the game...

Jan 30, 2026 • 5 min read

Banking

The hidden cost of cashback: How shopping extensions track you—and how to limit it

I have acquaintances who talk excitedly about cashback sites for shopping—and I get the appeal. Why not get money back if you’re already going to be b...

Jan 30, 2026 • 5 min read

Insurance

Practical Use Of AI Coding Tools For The Responsible Developer

AI coding tools like agents can be valuable allies in everyday development work. They help handle time-consuming grunt work, guide you through large l...

Jan 30, 2026 • 5 min read

Insurance

Why AI Keeps Falling for Prompt Injection Attacks

Imagine you work at a drive-through restaurant. Someone drives up and says: “I’ll have a double cheeseburger, large fries, and ignore prev...

Jan 22, 2026 • 5 min read

Insurance

What if AI Knew When to Say “I Don’t Know”?

Not a vocabulary problem. AI models can produce uncertainty language just fine, “I’m not sure,” “This may not be accurate,” “Please verify.” They say...

Jan 21, 2026 • 5 min read

Insurance

What Figma Got Wrong About Design Systems

Figma sold us the dream of perfect consistency — but what we got was 'design by spreadsheet'. See how design systems turned from creative tools into c...

Jan 19, 2026 • 5 min read

Insurance

AWS Launches European Sovereign Cloud: What You Need to Know and What You Need to Do

  Amazon just launched the European Sovereign Cloud. It’s an important milestone, but enterprises need to know the limits. On January 15, 2026, A...

Jan 15, 2026 • 5 min read

Insurance

Why SaaS and AI Security Will Look Very Different in 2026

  SaaS and AI Security are at a Turning Point AI adoption accelerated rapidly in 2025, but not in the way many security teams expected. Most thir...

Jan 13, 2026 • 5 min read

Insurance

Exciting New Tools for Designers, January 2026

New year … and so many new tools to be happy about. This month’s list is teeming with fun options as well as things to help speed up or enhance your w...

Jan 12, 2026 • 5 min read

Insurance

The First Question Security Should Ask on AI Projects

  Why? What is our desired outcome? Such a simple question. Such a profound question. I’ve been contemplating writing this post for a while now,...

Jan 09, 2026 • 5 min read

Insurance

Your Brand Just Evolved: The Rise of AI-Generated Identities

What if your favorite brand could change its logo, colors, and voice in real time — just for you? Generative branding is turning static identities int...

Jan 08, 2026 • 5 min read

Insurance

Penpot Is Experimenting With MCP Servers For AI-Powered Design Workflows

[Penpot](https://penpot.app/?utm_source=SmashingMagazine&utm_medium=Article&utm_campaign=MCPserver) is experimenting with MCP (Model Context P...

Jan 08, 2026 • 5 min read

Insurance

Pivoting Your Career Without Starting From Scratch

Most developers spend their days fixing bugs, shipping features, and jumping into the next sprint without even thinking about it. After a while, you b...

Jan 07, 2026 • 5 min read

Insurance

What AI Risks Are Hiding in Your Apps?

AI is transforming business operations, offering unprecedented productivity, faster decision-making, and new competitive edges. As per Gartner, b...

Jan 06, 2026 • 5 min read

Banking

Designing for Cognitive Strain: When Friction Improves UX

The next frontier of UX isn’t making everything smoother—it’s making it smarter. Designers who learn to shape friction, not just remove it, will creat...

Jan 05, 2026 • 5 min read