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Serial spyware founder Scott Zuckerman wants the FTC to unban him from the surveillance industry

The spyware maker was banned from the surveillance industry in 2021, but was caught flouting the ban less than a year later. Now the founder wants the ban lifted altogether.

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Google A.I. System Wins Gold In International Math Olympiad

OpenAI said it, too, had built a system that achieved similar results.

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YouTube wipes out thousands of propaganda channels linked to China, Russia, others

Google removed YouTube channels and other accounts linked to RT, the Russian state-controlled media outlet accused of paying prominent conservative influencers.

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Block’s stock pops on addition to S&P 500

Block jumped after being tapped to join the S&P 500, a move that sets the stage for index investors to buy the stock

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Hackers exploiting SharePoint zero-day seen targeting government agencies

Thousands of SharePoint servers could be vulnerable to hackers, according to cybersecurity firms.

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ChatGPT users send 2.5 billion prompts a day

ChatGPT receives 2.5 billion prompts from global users every day.

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Trump’s Commerce Secretary Loves Tariffs. His Former Investment Bank Is Taking Bets Against Them

A subsidiary of Cantor Fitzgerald, which is run by the sons of US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, is letting clients essentially bet that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will be struck down in court.

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OpenAI’s New CEO of Applications Strikes Hyper-Optimistic Tone in First Memo to Staff

Ex-Instacart CEO Fidji Simo sent a memo to staff Monday laying out her vision for how AI will change the world.

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New Astronomer CEO gives first statement since Coldplay kiss-cam scandal

Pete DeJoy, who was named interim CEO of Astronomer over the weekend, made his first public comments about his new gig in a post on Monday.

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Chrome for iOS makes it easier to switch between work and personal Google accounts

When users sign in or switch to their work Google account in Chrome, browsing related to their organization will be kept separate from their other browsing on the device.

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