Latest edition·Jul 17, 2026
Independent tech, honestly compared
How to back up Docker volumes the right way in 2026: the tar one-liner, why live database volumes need dumps not file copies, automating with restic or offen/docker-volume-backup, the 3-2-1 rule with off-site storage, and testing your restore.
Waqas Ahmed Waseer7 min readJul 17, 2026Latest
Kimi K3 is Moonshot AI’s 2.8-trillion-parameter open MoE model with a 1M-token context, launched July 16, 2026. It ranks just behind Claude Fable 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol — but the weights aren’t downloadable yet. Specs, benchmarks, pricing, and whether to use it now.
Waqas Ahmed Waseer8 min read
Looking for a DocuSign alternative in 2026? We rank the cheapest cloud and open-source e-signature tools by real, verified pricing — BoldSign, Dropbox Sign, Zoho Sign, PandaDoc and self-hosted Documenso/DocuSeal — and explain which are still legally binding.
Waqas Ahmed Waseer9 min read
PixVerse raised a $439M Series C extension on July 13, 2026, valuing the Singapore AI video startup above $2 billion. Here's the deal, the founders, and how PixVerse's funding stacks up against Kling, Runway, and Luma.
Waqas Ahmed Waseer6 min read
Claude Code hooks run shell commands or LLM prompts automatically at set points in Claude Code's lifecycle. What they do, the events, and hook vs skill.
Waqas Ahmed Waseer8 min read
CVE-2026-48282 is a CVSS 10.0 path-traversal flaw in Adobe ColdFusion that lets an unauthenticated attacker run code over the network. Adobe patched it June 30, 2026; it's already exploited and on CISA's KEV list. Here's what it is and how to respond.
Waqas Ahmed Waseer6 min read
How to set up a Caddy reverse proxy in 2026: install Caddy, write a three-line Caddyfile with automatic HTTPS, run it in Docker Compose, and know when Caddy beats Nginx, Traefik, or a Cloudflare Tunnel.
Waqas Ahmed Waseer8 min read
The best Perplexity AI alternatives in 2026: free Google Gemini and ChatGPT Search, privacy-first Kagi, and self-hosted Perplexica, ranked by real monthly cost, free-tier limits, and who each Perplexity AI alternative is for.
Waqas Ahmed Waseer8 min read
A full breakdown of OpenArt AI pricing in 2026 — every plan from $14 to $240/month, how credits really work, the commercial-rights catch, and how it compares to Midjourney and Leonardo AI.
Waqas Ahmed Waseer8 min read
Together AI raised an $800M Series C at an $8.3B valuation on July 1, 2026, led by Aramco Ventures. Here's what the neocloud's open-source inference bet means for AI founders and the 2026 funding market.
Waqas Ahmed Waseer6 min readComparison
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