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Reeling from Trump's tariffs, India and China seek a business reboot Reeling from Trump's tariffs, India and China seek a business reboot Reviewed by swadu on August 31, 2025 Rating: 5
An interview with CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz on the company's M&A strategy as it acquires Madrid-based data observability startup Onum for about $290M (Allie Garfinkle/Fortune) An interview with CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz on the company's M&A strategy as it acquires Madrid-based data observability startup Onum for about $290M (Allie Garfinkle/Fortune) Reviewed by swadu on August 31, 2025 Rating: 5
Watch: The best looks from the Venice red carpet so far Watch: The best looks from the Venice red carpet so far Reviewed by swadu on August 30, 2025 Rating: 5
Purgatory, tied to online community The Com, claims responsibility for swatting attacks on US universities, airports, and more, charging $20 to $95 per incident (David Gilbert/Wired) Purgatory, tied to online community The Com, claims responsibility for swatting attacks on US universities, airports, and more, charging $20 to $95 per incident (David Gilbert/Wired) Reviewed by swadu on August 30, 2025 Rating: 5
Kim meets families of North Korea soldiers killed fighting in Ukraine Kim meets families of North Korea soldiers killed fighting in Ukraine Reviewed by swadu on August 30, 2025 Rating: 5
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers strike a deal with Uber and Lyft allowing drivers to unionize while remaining classified as independent contractors (Los Angeles Times) California Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers strike a deal with Uber and Lyft allowing drivers to unionize while remaining classified as independent contractors (Los Angeles Times) Reviewed by swadu on August 29, 2025 Rating: 5
Body of Israeli hostage recovered in Gaza, IDF says Body of Israeli hostage recovered in Gaza, IDF says Reviewed by swadu on August 29, 2025 Rating: 5
Intel CFO says the US deal aims to deter Intel from selling its foundry; it lets the US buy 5% more at $20/share if Intel's stake in the unit falls below 51% (Financial Times) Intel CFO says the US deal aims to deter Intel from selling its foundry; it lets the US buy 5% more at $20/share if Intel's stake in the unit falls below 51% (Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on August 28, 2025 Rating: 5
BBC reports from scene of deadly Russian attack on Kyiv BBC reports from scene of deadly Russian attack on Kyiv Reviewed by swadu on August 28, 2025 Rating: 5
InstaLILY, whose industry-specific AI agents called InstaWorkers integrate with legacy systems, raised $25M from Insight Partners (Mike Wheatley/SiliconANGLE) InstaLILY, whose industry-specific AI agents called InstaWorkers integrate with legacy systems, raised $25M from Insight Partners (Mike Wheatley/SiliconANGLE) Reviewed by swadu on August 28, 2025 Rating: 5
Watch: How the Catholic school shooting unfolded in Minneapolis Watch: How the Catholic school shooting unfolded in Minneapolis Reviewed by swadu on August 27, 2025 Rating: 5
Sources: cloud startup Vercel is raising hundreds of millions of dollars led by Accel at a valuation of about $9B, up from about $3B in a round last year (Kate Clark/Bloomberg) Sources: cloud startup Vercel is raising hundreds of millions of dollars led by Accel at a valuation of about $9B, up from about $3B in a round last year (Kate Clark/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on August 27, 2025 Rating: 5
South African influencer apologises over viral Russian job videos South African influencer apologises over viral Russian job videos Reviewed by swadu on August 27, 2025 Rating: 5
Cook to sue Trump over order to fire her from Federal Reserve Cook to sue Trump over order to fire her from Federal Reserve Reviewed by swadu on August 26, 2025 Rating: 5
French helicopter crew survive crash into lake French helicopter crew survive crash into lake Reviewed by swadu on August 25, 2025 Rating: 5
The US Commerce Department voids a Biden administration deal with the nonprofit Natcast to oversee $7.4B in semiconductor research funds, calling it illegal (David Shepardson/Reuters) The US Commerce Department voids a Biden administration deal with the nonprofit Natcast to oversee $7.4B in semiconductor research funds, calling it illegal (David Shepardson/Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on August 25, 2025 Rating: 5
Filing: Intel warns the US taking a 10% stake could trigger "adverse reactions", including in international sales, which made up 76% of revenue last fiscal year (Chris Eudaily/CNBC) Filing: Intel warns the US taking a 10% stake could trigger "adverse reactions", including in international sales, which made up 76% of revenue last fiscal year (Chris Eudaily/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on August 25, 2025 Rating: 5
Mexico cartel leader 'El Mayo' enters guilty plea Mexico cartel leader 'El Mayo' enters guilty plea Reviewed by swadu on August 25, 2025 Rating: 5
North Korean leader oversees new missile test, state media says North Korean leader oversees new missile test, state media says Reviewed by swadu on August 24, 2025 Rating: 5
More than 30 jihadists killed in air strikes, Nigerian military says More than 30 jihadists killed in air strikes, Nigerian military says Reviewed by swadu on August 24, 2025 Rating: 5
Researchers detail an indirect prompt injection flaw in Perplexity's Comet AI browser, letting attackers manipulate it into performing unauthorized actions (Brave) Researchers detail an indirect prompt injection flaw in Perplexity's Comet AI browser, letting attackers manipulate it into performing unauthorized actions (Brave) Reviewed by swadu on August 24, 2025 Rating: 5
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts creating lava fountain Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts creating lava fountain Reviewed by swadu on August 23, 2025 Rating: 5
Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia, named by Trump as the first US chief design officer, says he wants to update federal websites to an "Apple Store-like experience" (Mike Allen/Axios) Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia, named by Trump as the first US chief design officer, says he wants to update federal websites to an "Apple Store-like experience" (Mike Allen/Axios) Reviewed by swadu on August 23, 2025 Rating: 5
What did Erik and Lyle Menendez do and when could they be released? What did Erik and Lyle Menendez do and when could they be released? Reviewed by swadu on August 23, 2025 Rating: 5
Trump says Intel has agreed to give the US a 10% stake; source: the government won't be on the board or play a major role in Intel's governance; INTC jumps 6%+ (Wall Street Journal) Trump says Intel has agreed to give the US a 10% stake; source: the government won't be on the board or play a major role in Intel's governance; INTC jumps 6%+ (Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on August 22, 2025 Rating: 5
New bodies found near site of Kenya's starvation cult burials New bodies found near site of Kenya's starvation cult burials Reviewed by swadu on August 22, 2025 Rating: 5
Ukrainian held in Italy over Nord Stream gas pipelines blast mystery Ukrainian held in Italy over Nord Stream gas pipelines blast mystery Reviewed by swadu on August 21, 2025 Rating: 5
Why Donetsk matters so much for Ukraine's defences Why Donetsk matters so much for Ukraine's defences Reviewed by swadu on August 20, 2025 Rating: 5
Source: Pylon, which uses AI to automate B2B customer service, raised $31M led by a16z and Bain Capital at a valuation in the hundreds of millions of dollars (Stephanie Palazzolo/The Information) Source: Pylon, which uses AI to automate B2B customer service, raised $31M led by a16z and Bain Capital at a valuation in the hundreds of millions of dollars (Stephanie Palazzolo/The Information) Reviewed by swadu on August 19, 2025 Rating: 5
Four key takeaways from Ukraine talks in Washington Four key takeaways from Ukraine talks in Washington Reviewed by swadu on August 19, 2025 Rating: 5
Nvidia's GeForce Now game streaming service will get RTX 5080 GPUs in September, letting users of its $20/month Ultimate tier stream in 5K at up to 120fps (Devindra Hardawar/Engadget) Nvidia's GeForce Now game streaming service will get RTX 5080 GPUs in September, letting users of its $20/month Ultimate tier stream in 5K at up to 120fps (Devindra Hardawar/Engadget) Reviewed by swadu on August 18, 2025 Rating: 5
Texas AG Ken Paxton launches a probe into Meta and Character.AI over claims they deceptively market chatbots as mental health tools, including for children (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch) Texas AG Ken Paxton launches a probe into Meta and Character.AI over claims they deceptively market chatbots as mental health tools, including for children (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on August 18, 2025 Rating: 5
'No-one was expecting this': European leaders rush to US to help Ukraine avoid 'capitulation' 'No-one was expecting this': European leaders rush to US to help Ukraine avoid 'capitulation' Reviewed by swadu on August 18, 2025 Rating: 5
Trump posted a photo of me sitting by my tent - then a bulldozer arrived Trump posted a photo of me sitting by my tent - then a bulldozer arrived Reviewed by swadu on August 17, 2025 Rating: 5
Interview with Trent Brunson, R&D director at cybersecurity firm Trail of Bits, which won $3M and 2nd place in DARPA's AI Cyber Challenge, behind Team Atlanta (Patrick Howell O'Neill/Bloomberg) Interview with Trent Brunson, R&D director at cybersecurity firm Trail of Bits, which won $3M and 2nd place in DARPA's AI Cyber Challenge, behind Team Atlanta (Patrick Howell O'Neill/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on August 17, 2025 Rating: 5
How Chinese streaming giants iQiyi and Tencent are gaining on Netflix in Southeast Asia through original productions and free, ad-supported services (Nikkei Asia) How Chinese streaming giants iQiyi and Tencent are gaining on Netflix in Southeast Asia through original productions and free, ad-supported services (Nikkei Asia) Reviewed by swadu on August 17, 2025 Rating: 5
Resignation and betrayal: What handing Donbas to Putin would mean for Ukraine Resignation and betrayal: What handing Donbas to Putin would mean for Ukraine Reviewed by swadu on August 17, 2025 Rating: 5
Macron condemns 'act of hatred' after tree memorial for murdered Jew is cut down Macron condemns 'act of hatred' after tree memorial for murdered Jew is cut down Reviewed by swadu on August 16, 2025 Rating: 5
CoreWeave investors sold more than $1B in shares as the IPO lockup ended; the stock held steady on Friday after dropping about 35% over the previous two days (Financial Times) CoreWeave investors sold more than $1B in shares as the IPO lockup ended; the stock held steady on Friday after dropping about 35% over the previous two days (Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on August 15, 2025 Rating: 5
The Federal Reserve continues its relaxation of crypto oversight by ending a program created in 2023 to scrutinize fintech and crypto activities by banks (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk) The Federal Reserve continues its relaxation of crypto oversight by ending a program created in 2023 to scrutinize fintech and crypto activities by banks (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk) Reviewed by swadu on August 15, 2025 Rating: 5
Sen. Josh Hawley launches a probe of Meta following a report on its AI policy allowing sensual chats with kids, tells Zuckerberg to produce docs by September 19 (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC) Sen. Josh Hawley launches a probe of Meta following a report on its AI policy allowing sensual chats with kids, tells Zuckerberg to produce docs by September 19 (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on August 15, 2025 Rating: 5
Researchers say they used generative AI algorithms to design novel antibiotics targeting drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae and MRSA (Anne Trafton/MIT News) Researchers say they used generative AI algorithms to design novel antibiotics targeting drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae and MRSA (Anne Trafton/MIT News) Reviewed by swadu on August 15, 2025 Rating: 5
Bluesky revises its policies and Community Guidelines to comply with new regulations, including the EU DSA, UK Online Safety Act, and US Take It Down Act (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Bluesky revises its policies and Community Guidelines to comply with new regulations, including the EU DSA, UK Online Safety Act, and US Take It Down Act (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on August 14, 2025 Rating: 5
Google announces Gemma 3 270M, a compact model designed for task-specific fine-tuning with strong capabilities in instruction following and text structuring (Google Developers Blog) Google announces Gemma 3 270M, a compact model designed for task-specific fine-tuning with strong capabilities in instruction following and text structuring (Google Developers Blog) Reviewed by swadu on August 14, 2025 Rating: 5
New York sues Zelle, claiming that security lapses led to $1B in consumer fraud losses; the US CFPB dropped a similar case in March (Jonathan Stempel/Reuters) New York sues Zelle, claiming that security lapses led to $1B in consumer fraud losses; the US CFPB dropped a similar case in March (Jonathan Stempel/Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on August 13, 2025 Rating: 5
Sources: Apple AI plans include robots, such as a tabletop one in 2027, a conversational Siri, a smart speaker with a display in 2026, and home security cameras (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) Sources: Apple AI plans include robots, such as a tabletop one in 2027, a conversational Siri, a smart speaker with a display in 2026, and home security cameras (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on August 13, 2025 Rating: 5
Europe expresses hope after call with Trump on Putin summit Europe expresses hope after call with Trump on Putin summit Reviewed by swadu on August 13, 2025 Rating: 5
Match is settling with the FTC for $14M and a number of changes like making it easy to cancel subs, after the FTC sued in 2019 over false advertising and more (Lauren Forristal/TechCrunch) Match is settling with the FTC for $14M and a number of changes like making it easy to cancel subs, after the FTC sued in 2019 over false advertising and more (Lauren Forristal/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on August 12, 2025 Rating: 5
Zelensky rules out ceding Donbas region as Russians make fresh advance Zelensky rules out ceding Donbas region as Russians make fresh advance Reviewed by swadu on August 12, 2025 Rating: 5
Appfigures: AI companion apps are on track to generate $120M+ in revenue in 2025, and in H1 there were 60M downloads of this kind of app, up 88% YoY (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Appfigures: AI companion apps are on track to generate $120M+ in revenue in 2025, and in H1 there were 60M downloads of this kind of app, up 88% YoY (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on August 12, 2025 Rating: 5
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