Microsoft offers buyout for up to 7% of US employees: If a worker's years of service at Microsoft plus their age equals 70 or more, they will be eligible for a voluntary retirement buyout. Read More
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Meta to cut 10% of jobs, or 8,000 employees, report says: According to an internal memo, Meta plans to begin its sweeping layoffs on May 20. Read More
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OpenAI releases GPT-5.5, bringing company one step closer to an AI 'super app': OpenAI says its latest model offers increased capabilities across a broad variety of categories. Read More
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Disrupt 2026: Where deals and ideas ignite |
Oct 13–15 at San Francisco's Moscone West, 10,000 founders, investors, and operators gather for high-signal insights, curated connections, and real momentum.
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Pull reports. Process applications. Reconcile payments. Transfer data. Deck's computer use agents handle the full range of ops work — across any software, any workflow, any industry.
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Surveillance vendors caught abusing access to telcos to track people's phone locations, researchers say: The Citizen Lab found two separate surveillance vendors abusing the backbone of cellular networks to spy on several victims across the world. Read More
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Another customer of troubled startup Delve suffered a big security incident: TechCrunch has confirmed that Delve was the compliance company that performed the security certifications for Context AI, the AI agent training startup that last week disclosed a security incident. Read More
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Vercel says some of its customers' data was stolen prior to its recent hack: The app and website hosting company has found evidence of a second compromise of customer accounts after expanding its initial investigation following a breach in early April. Read More
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Don't stop hiring humans — stop hiring the wrong humans, Artisan's founder says: Artisan may be known for their bold “Stop Hiring Humans” campaign but the reality is every founder needs to assemble the right team if they want to scale. Read More
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Tesla drops Musk's $29B 'interim' award after Delaware court restored larger pay package: The company is following through on its promise to not let Musk "double dip" if he won his appeal to restore Tesla's 2018 compensation package, worth $56 billion. Read More
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StrictlyVC kicks off the event series in SF next week. Join unfiltered fireside chats on fundraising, what it takes to build a physical AI breakthrough, and more with industry leaders like Eclipse Ventures co-founder Lior Susan, Replit co-founder Amjad Masad, and more. Make high-value connections that actually move the needle. Tickets are limited.
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Trump's pick to run US cyber agency CISA asks to drop out: Sean Plankey has requested to withdraw his name to run the U.S. cybersecurity agency after a tumultuous year of chaotic temporary leadership. Read More
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