Substack confirms data breach affects users' email addresses and phone numbers: Substack said that customer data was accessed in October 2025, but wasn't discovered until early February. Read More |
ElevenLabs CEO: Voice is the next interface for AI: ElevenLabs CEO argued at Web Summit Qatar that voice is the next interface for AI, as OpenAI, Google, and Apple push conversational systems into wearables, new hardware, and everyday interactions. Read More |
Data breach at govtech giant Conduent balloons, affecting millions more Americans: The ransomware attack at Conduent allowed hackers to steal a "significant number of individuals' personal information" from the govtech giant's systems. Conduent handles personal and health data of more than 100 million people across America. Read More |
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Alphabet won't talk about the Google-Apple AI deal, even to investors: Alphabet CEO skipped an analyst's question about Apple on the company's earnings call. Read More |
Fundamental raises $255 million Series A with a new take on big data analysis: Fundamental has built a new foundation model to solve an old problem: how to draw insights from the huge quantities of structured data produced by enterprises. Read More |
Trump's critical mineral reserve is an admission that the future is electric: The administration's $12 billion stockpile of critical minerals is aimed at blunting China's influence. But it also revels the direction of the global economy. Read More |
Stripe alumni raise €30M Series A for Duna, backed by Stripe and Adyen execs: Having raised a €30 million Series A round led by CapitalG, business identity verification startup Duna is now among the most well-capitalized European startups founded by Stripe alumni. Read More |
Google's Gemini app has surpassed 750M monthly active users: Google revealed a significant milestone for its Gemini app, announcing over 750 million monthly active users as it competes with ChatGPT and Meta AI. Read More |
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