Monday, September 08, 2025

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Intel reshuffles its executive leadership team as its former co-CEO departs

Mike Wheatley / siliconangle - Intel Corp. Chief Executive Lip-Bu Tan has made sweeping changes to his executive leadership team, waving goodbye to former interim co-CEO Michelle Johnston Holthaus and announcing a series of new appointments. The changes come as Tan intensifies his effo…

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Signal rolls out new encrypted backup features

Signal is stepping up its security game by launching a pair of backup options – one free and one paid – that offer end‐to‐end encrypted storage for chats, media, and messages. This dual-pronged approach aims to ensure users can safely restore their communications even after mishaps.

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Hackers hijack npm packages with 2 billion weekly downloads in supply chain attack

Sergiu Gatlan / bleepingcomputer - In what is being called the largest supply chain attack in history, attackers have injected malware into NPM packages with over 2.6 billion weekly downloads after compromising maintainers' accounts in a phishing attack. [...]

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Salesloft says Drift customer data thefts linked to March GitHub account hack

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / techcrunch - The breach, now known to have begun in March, raises questions about why it took six months for Salesloft to detect the breach.

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Meta reportedly suppressed research about how dangerous its VR headsets are for kids

Lawrence Bonk / engadget - Meta allegedly suppressed research that suggested kids were exposed to certain dangers when using its VR headsets, according to a report by The Washington Post. Current and former employees have presented documents to Congress that describe incidents in w…

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Google admits the open web is in ‘rapid decline’

Emma Roth / theverge - For months, Google has maintained that the web is “thriving,” AI isn’t tanking traffic, and its search engine is sending people to a wider variety of websites than ever. But in a court filing from last week, Google admitted that “the open web is already i…

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Apple iPhone 17 Event: Rumors, Previews, and Speculation

Buzz is building ahead of Apple’s upcoming iPhone 17 event as insiders leak juicy details about bigger batteries, design tweaks, and even a revised dynamic island. Live updates and last‐minute rumors have everyone wondering if another “miracle” launch is on its way.

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Databricks confirms new $100B valuation on $4B ARR

Julie Bort / techcrunch - Just months after raising a whopping $10 billion, Databricks has confirmed another $1 billion raise at a $100 billion valuation.

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Guy Who Tried To Fight Nintendo Piracy Lawsuit Without A Lawyer Will Now Pay $2 Million

John Walker / kotaku - Ryan Daly, who originally denied the charges, can never touch modding equipment againThe post Guy Who Tried To Fight Nintendo Piracy Lawsuit Without A Lawyer Will Now Pay $2 Million appeared first on Kotaku.

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SpaceX Secures $17B Spectrum Deal to Boost Starlink Connectivity

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has finalized a $17 billion agreement with EchoStar to acquire spectrum licenses, aiming to power its Starlink direct-to-cell service. This major strategic move is set to enhance satellite broadband capabilities and intensify competition in the telecom arena.

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OpenAI Backs AI-Generated Animated Film ‘Critterz’

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - OpenAI is backing 'Critterz,' an AI-generated animated film designed to prove AI can create cinema-quality content faster and cheaper than Hollywood.The post OpenAI Backs AI-Generated Animated Film ‘Critterz’ appeared first on WinBuzzer.

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Google Clarifies Gemini AI Daily Usage Limits for Free and Paid Tiers

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Google has officially detailed its daily usage limits for the Gemini AI platform, providing concrete numbers that clarify what users of its free, Pro, and Ultra tiers receive. In a support page published on September 6, the tech giant replaced vague descr…

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Funding round that includes ASML could value France’s Mistral at $14bn – reports

Ann O’Dea / siliconrepublic - Paris based AI start-up Mistral is reported to be finalising a C Round of $2bn, while Reuters says Dutch ASML is set to become top shareholder.Read more: Funding round that includes ASML could value France’s Mistral at $14bn – reports

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Uber and Momenta will test fully driverless cars in Germany

Andrew J. Hawkins / theverge - Uber and one of its many robotaxi partners, Momenta, will test fully driverless cars in Germany next year. The news comes as Europe continues to lag behind the US and China in the number of commercially operational robotaxi services. The companies say the…

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All iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro Battery Capacities Allegedly Leaked

Joe Rossignol / macrumors - Just ahead of Apple unveiling the iPhone 17 series on Tuesday, it appears that battery capacities for the devices have surfaced in a Chinese regulatory database.The table below lists the alleged battery capacities for each model, which were shared in a po…

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