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It’s taken three years to recover from China hack, election watchdog says

In the first interview about the hack, the commission’s new boss admits that huge mistakes were made, but says the organisation is now secure.

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Intel’s chief executive of products departs among other leadership changes

Intel also announced the creation of a central engineering group that will build custom chips for outside customers.

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Netskope follows Rubrik as a rare cybersecurity IPO, both backed by Lightspeed

The 13-year-old company could be valued up to $6.5, with Lightspeed’s stake worth $1.1 billion.

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Sam Altman says that bots are making social media feel ‘fake’ 

After watching Reddit’s OpenAI and Anthropic communities, Sam Altman thinks social media cannot be trusted. And bots are to blame.

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Ex-Meta employee files whistleblower suit for alleged security flaws at WhatsApp

A former Meta employee sued the company over allegations that its WhatsApp service contained cybersecurity failures that could compromise user privacy.

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Did Meta Cover Up Child Safety Risks in VR?

Two current and two former Meta employees will bring internal documents before a committee. Meta said allegations were ‘stitched together.’

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Europe’s Most Valuable AI Startup Now, Thanks to €1.3 Billion Investment

ASML invested €1.3B in Mistral AI’s Series C, becoming top shareholder and lifting the startup’s value to €10B, Europe’s largest AI firm.

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Nuclear startup Deep Fission goes public in a curious SPAC

Deep Fission had been seeking to raise $15 million in a seed round as recently as April. The reverse merger will raise twice that amount.

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Bluesky adds private bookmarks

Bluesky adds bookmarks so users can privately save posts they want to reference later.

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Pinecone founder Edo Liberty discusses why the next big AI breakthrough starts with search, at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, Pinecone founder and CEO Edo Liberty will explain why the next wave of AI-native apps won’t be driven by bigger models, but by smarter search.

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