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Hacker accessed PowerSchool’s network months before massive December breach

CrowdStrike says a hacker had access to PowerSchool’s internal system as far back as August. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Following takedown operation, Garantex invites customers to ‘face-to-face’ Moscow meeting

Russian crypto exchange Garantex has yet to directly address the international law enforcement operation that resulted in the seizure of its domains, and criminal charges against two of its administrators. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Gmail gains an ‘Add to calendar’ button, powered by Gemini

A nifty new Gmail capability powered by Google’s Gemini AI has arrived for Google Workspace customers. Starting Monday, users can add events to a Google Calendar directly from an email. Gemini will automatically detect calendar-related content in an email and … Continue reading

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Trump administration in talks with four groups about potential TikTok sale

President Donald Trump says his administration is in talks with four different groups about the sale of TikTok, Reuters reports. When asked if there was going to soon be a deal on TikTok, Trump told reporters on Sunday, “it could.” … Continue reading

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X is experiencing outages on Monday morning

Elon Musk’s X was inaccessible on Monday morning for thousands of users, including many in the U.S. According to Downdetector, a website that tracks users’ reports of online outages, X went down for some users around 5:30 AM ET, with … Continue reading

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Microsoft appears to be working on 3D gaming experiences for Copilot

Microsoft appears to be working on 3D gaming experiences for Copilot, its AI-powered chatbot platform, according to a new job listing. The listing, published this week, seeks a senior software engineer based in Beijing specializing in 3D rendering engines, particularly … Continue reading

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ServiceNow to buy Moveworks for $2.85B to grow its AI portfolio

ServiceNow said on Monday that it has agreed to acquire Moveworks, which develops enterprise-focused automation and AI tools. ServiceNow will pay $2.85 billion for Moveworks in a mix of cash and stock. The former expects the deal to close in … Continue reading

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Rocket Companies to take Redfin private in $1.75B deal

Redfin is being taken private in an all-stock transaction that values the real estate listing platform at $1.75 billion. The acquiring company is Rocket Companies, a Detroit, Michigan-based finance and real estate holding firm that operates various brands including Rocket … Continue reading

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Neom is reportedly turning into a financial disaster, except for McKinsey & Co.

A new WSJ report suggests that Saudi Arabia’s now eight-year-old Neom project — a futuristic, carbon-neutral, 105-mile-long linear city envisioned by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman — has become a financial sinkhole. Plagued by delays and cost overruns, the country, … Continue reading

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Manus probably isn’t China’s second ‘DeepSeek moment’

Manus, an “agentic” AI platform that launched in preview last week, is generating more hype than a Taylor Swift concert. The head of product at Hugging Face called Manus “the most impressive AI tool I’ve ever tried.” AI policy researcher … Continue reading

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