X says will fight Indian court ruling on content takedown system
X said last week’s Indian court ruling allows millions of police officers to issue “arbitrary” content takedown orders.
An iPhone-hacking toolkit used by Russian spies likely came from U.S military contractor
Google found a series of hacking tools they said were used by a Russian espionage group and a cybercriminal group in China. Sources from a U.S. government defense contractor said some of those hacking tools were theirs.
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Former Microsoft execs launch AI agents to end Excel-led finance
Maximor has come out of stealth with a human-in-the-loop agentic platform that does the finance team’s grunt work.
Paid, the AI agent ‘results-based billing’ startup from Manny Medina, raises huge $21M seed
Paid offers an interesting contribution to the AI agentic world: a platform for so-called “results-based” billing.
The AI services transformation may be harder than VCs think
Early warning signs suggest this whole services-industry metamorphosis may be more complicated than VCs anticipate.
Oura CEO talks potential IPO and ‘nonnegotiable’ data privacy
In a recent interview with The New York Times, Oura Health CEO Tom Hale didn’t discuss reports that the company is raising new funding that would value the health-tracking ring maker at nearly $11 billion, but he did talk about whether he has ambitions to take Oura public.
DJI loses lawsuit over classification as Chinese military company
A federal judge has rejected drone maker DJI’s efforts to get off a Department of Defense list of Chinese military companies.
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Do EA buyout talks hint at bigger industry troubles?
Why is Electronic Arts, one of the biggest names in the video game business, reportedly in talks to go private?
Lootlock protects kids from overspending on gaming and will be presenting at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
The gaming industry notoriously targets kids for in-app purchases. Lootlock gives parents granular control over kids game spending.