Ubuntu services hit by outages after DDoS attack
A group of hacktivists have claimed responsibility for a distributed denial-of-service attack, which has affected several Ubuntu and Canonical websites, and prevented users from updating the Linux-based operating system.
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Musk v. Altman is just getting started
Elon Musk spent the better part of three days on the witness stand this week in his lawsuit against OpenAI, and it’s already getting messy. Emails, texts, and his own tweets are surfacing in court, and there are plenty more witnesses to come. Musk’s argument against OpenAI? By converting the company to a for-profit model, Sam Altman betrayed the “nonprofit for the […]
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People are finally using Reddit’s search
The company saw a 30% year-on-year jump in the number of people using search every week, CEO Steve Huffman said on Thursday.
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ChatGPT Images 2.0 is a hit in India, but not a big winner elsewhere, yet
Users in India are embracing ChatGPT Images 2.0 for creative, personal visuals — from avatars to cinematic portraits.
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As Tim Cook steps down, Apple hit record sales — but a chip shortage looms
Cook warned that Apple is facing supply chain headwinds from RAMaggedon that could impact its business.
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Y Combinator alum Skio sells for $105M cash, only raised $8M, founder says
Subscription billing fintech Skio sold to its competitor Recharge in what was a healthy exit, according to its founder and former CEO.
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Anthropic potential $900B+ valuation round could happen within two weeks
Anthropic is asking investors to submit allocations for the AI company’s latest fundraise within the next 48 hours, according to sources familiar with the matter.
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Apple was surprised by AI-driven demand for Macs
Apple said it will be supply-constrained on Mac mini, Studio, and Neo in the next quarter, too.
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Legal AI startup Legora hits $5.6 valuation and its battle with Harvey just got hotter
The two wildly fast-growing rivals have raised massive sums, pushed into each other's home turf and now have dueling ad campaigns.
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Rivian downsizes DOE loan to $4.5B, while boosting capacity of Georgia factory
Rivian has reworked its loan deal with the Department of Energy and now expects to borrow $4.5 billion to build its new factory in Georgia, down from the original amount of $6.6 billion.
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Hackers are actively exploiting a bug in cPanel, used by millions of websites
Web hosts are scrambling to fix the bug under active attack by hackers. One company said hackers have been abusing the bug for months.
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After dissing Anthropic for limiting Mythos, OpenAI restricts access to Cyber, too
OpenAI will begin rolling out it cybersecurity testing tool, GPT-5.5 Cyber only "to critical cyber defenders" at first.
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EV startup Faraday Future paid $7.5M to company tied to founder Jia Yueting
The perpetually-struggling EV company made the payments while being investigated by the SEC. That four-year-long probe was ultimately closed in March.
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OpenAI announces new advanced security for ChatGPT accounts, including a partnership with Yubico
OpenAI is launching additional opt-in protections for ChatGPT accounts. The new security initiative includes a new partnership with security key provider Yubico.
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Elon Musk testifies that xAI trained Grok on OpenAI models
"Distillation" is a hot topic as frontier labs try to prevent smaller competitors from copying their models.
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FDA approval, fundraising, and the reality of building in healthcare according to BioticsAI founder
BioticsAI CEO Robhy Bustami joined Isabelle Johannessen on Build Mode to discuss how the company has navigated a highly regulated space and kept the team motivated while cutting through all the red tape.
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Google’s Gemini AI assistant is hitting the road in millions of vehicles
Google announced on Thursday that it will begin rolling out Gemini to cars with Google built-in, marking a significant upgrade from the current Google Assistant. The move signals Google’s push to bring more advanced, conversational AI into the driving experience. The announcement follows closely behind news from General Motors, which revealed yesterday that Gemini is […]
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TikTok’s new ‘Campus Hub’ features college group chats and feeds
The new hub features dedicated college group chats and personalized feeds designed to help students stay connected with their campus communities, even while they’re away for the summer.
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Stripe introduces Link, a digital wallet that autonomous AI agents can use, too
Link lets users connect cards, banks, and subscriptions, then authorize AI agents to spend securely via approval flows.
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Salesforce is crowdsourcing its AI roadmap — with customers
Salesforce lets its customers lead its product roadmap with the thinking that if one enterprise customer has a problem, the others likely do too.
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