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For privacy and security, think twice before granting AI access to your personal data

AI tools are increasingly asking for gross levels of access to your personal data under the guise of needing it to work.

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Benchmark in talks to lead Series A for Greptile, valuing AI-code reviewer at $180M, sources say

YC alum Greptile raises $30M Series A.

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Why a Y Combinator startup tackling AI agents for Windows gave up and pivoted

Pig.dev was working on a problem that could have been revolutionary: agent tech for controlling Windows desktops.

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ServiceNow’s acquisition of Moveworks is reportedly being reviewed over antitrust concerns

The probe into the acquisition, which was announced in March, began in June according to sources familiar with the matter.

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Cursor snaps up enterprise startup Koala in challenge to GitHub Copilot

Cursor-maker Anysphere is snapping up top talent from AI enterprise startups in an effort to compete with Microsoft’s GitHub Copilot.

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A surveillance vendor was caught exploiting a new SS7 attack to track people’s phone locations

The new SS7 bypass-attack tricks phone operators into disclosing a cell subscriber’s location, in some cases down to a few hundred meters.

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CaaStle founder charged with fraud, turns herself in

The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York unsealed an indictment against Christine Hunsicker, charging her with wire fraud, securities fraud, money laundering, aggravated identity theft, and lying to financial institutions.

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SpaceX worker injury rates at Starbase outpace industry rivals

SpaceX has been moving at breakneck pace, rapid progress comes at a cost. Worker injury rates at its Starbase facility are almost six times higher than the average, data reveals.

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DuckDuckGo now lets you hide AI-generated images in search results

DuckDuckGo’s new search feature comes as the internet is being flooded with AI-generated slop.

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Starbase injury rates outpace rivals as SpaceX chases its Mars moonshot

SpaceX has been moving at breakneck pace, rapid progress comes at a cost. Worker injury rates at its Starbase facility are almost six times higher than the average, data reveals.

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