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Trump administration’s ban on foreign-made drones starts this week — you can say goodbye to new DJI models

It’s the latest development in an evolving war between Chinese and American consumer tech products.

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ServiceNow to acquire cybersecurity startup Armis for $7.75B

The deal is expected to yield significant returns for Armis investors, including Sequoia, CapitalG, and Insight Partners.

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Zoox issues software recall over lane crossings

The company has issued a software update to its autonomous driving system to fix its lane-crossing behavior.

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John Carreyrou and other authors bring new lawsuit against six major AI companies

These authors rejected Anthropic’s class action settlement, arguing that “LLM companies should not be able to so easily extinguish thousands upon thousands of high-value claims at bargain-basement rates.”

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US insurance giant Aflac says hackers stole personal and health data of 22.6 million

Aflac, one of the largest insurance companies in the U.S., confirmed hackers stole reams of personal data, including Social Security numbers, identity documents, and health information.

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This founder just landed funding for a second go at the same problem: affordable custom home design

Drafted is now nearly five months old, and it’s everything Atmos wasn’t.

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Amazon’s AI assistant Alexa+ now works with Angi, Expedia, Square, and Yelp

The new integrations join other services like Yelp, Uber, OpenTable and others.

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Marissa Mayer’s new startup Dazzle raises $8M led by Forerruner’s Kirsten Green

Mayer launched Dazzle after shuttering her photo and contact management startup Sunshine.

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France’s postal and banking services disrupted by suspected DDoS attack

France’s postal service, La Poste, said it was hit by a disruptive cyberattack that knocked its services offline.

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Inside Uzbekistan’s nationwide license plate surveillance system

The Uzbek government’s national license plate scanning system was discovered exposed to the internet for anyone to access without a password.

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