Google says hackers stole data from 200 companies following Gainsight breach

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View this email online in your browser  November 21, 2025 TechCrunch Top 3 Google says hackers stole data from 200 companies following Gainsight breach: Notorious hacking collective Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters takes credit for the breach that affected Salesforce customers' data, and said it is planning another extortion campaign. Read More CrowdStrike fires 'suspicious insider' who passed information to hackers: Cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike denied it had been hacked following claims from a hacker group, which leaked screenshots from inside CrowdStrike's network. Read More The hottest AI wearables and gadgets you can buy right now: We compiled all the hottest AI wearables currently available, including Bee, Friend, Plaud, and more. Read More Be the first to know when news breaks Subscribe to our News Alerts, and you won't miss a thing. Breaking news, exclusives, and special reports—straight to your inbox. Sign up for News Alerts! A message from Silicon Valley Bank Scale smarter with SVB by your side. SVB supports you on the journey to Series A and what comes next, with expert guidance, specialized products and a team that knows the innovation economy inside and out. Find out why fast-growing startups turn to SVB to build their business beyond Series A. Learn More Afternoon Must-Reads SpaceX's upgraded Starship suffers explosion during testing: It may not have been a massive fireball, but SpaceX now has more work to do before it can kick off this next-generation version of Starship. Read More The European startup market is ready for the limelight: The region's startup market is hungry for its first trillion-dollar startup, and in many ways has set itself up to reach that goal. Read More X begins rolling out the 'About this account' feature to users' profiles: The feature will show where users are based, how they're connected to X, and how many times they've changed their username. Read More Trump Energy department drops renewables, promotes fusion in office reshuffle: The revamped organizational structure cut at least one office authorized by Congress, which could spur legal challenges. Read More Grok says Elon Musk is better than basically everyone, except Shohei Ohtani: According to Grok, Elon Musk can out-slug the MLB's greatest power hitters... except Ohtani. Read More A message from TÜSİAD Explore Entrepreneurship in Türkiye with TÜSİAD's Report Türkiye ranked among the top 10 in EMEA as a vibrant hub for innovation and entrepreneurship. "Türkiye: A Leading Hub for Technology Startups and Tech Companies in EMEA" report shares the ecosystem's key trends and dynamics. Global investors and entrepreneurs are invited to join Türkiye's journey as it evolves into an opportunity-rich ecosystem. Read More You missed these chats from Disrupt: Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni launch fashion tech startup Phia, Coinbase talks M&A under pro-crypto administration, and Clyx introduces an AI event finder. Watch on Cheddar.com Watch on Streaming Last but Not Least Despite Chinese hacks, Trump's FCC votes to scrap cybersecurity rules for phone and internet companies: Two Trump-appointed FCC officials voted to undo the telecom industry's cybersecurity rules. One Democratic commissioner dissented, saying the decision leaves the United States "less safe" at a time when threats are increasing. Read More Check out some of our other newsletters: StrictlyVC TechCrunch Events TechCrunch Mobility Want to adjust your daily newsletter schedule? You can do it right here Got a tip? Get in touch securely. Want to advertise on TechCrunch? advertise@techcrunch.com Has this been forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. Unsubscribe Member Center Privacy Policy Copyright © 2025 TechCrunch Media LLC 501 2nd Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94107

Salesforce says some of its customers' data was accessed after Gainsight breach

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View this email online in your browser  November 20, 2025 TechCrunch Top 3 Salesforce says some of its customers' data was accessed after Gainsight breach: Salesforce said it's investigating an incident where hackers compromised some of its customers' data after breaching customer experience company Gainsight. Read More ChatGPT launches group chats globally: The company sees group chats in ChatGPT as a way for people to coordinate trips, co-write documents, settle debates, or work through research together, while ChatGPT helps search, summarize, and compare options. Read More The marketing guru who helped turn Khosla Ventures into an AI powerhouse is moving on: Daver is full of lessons for founders. Among them: "You have to repeat yourself all the time, and you have to say the same thing." Read More Be the first to know when news breaks Subscribe to our News Alerts, and you won't miss a thing. Breaking news, exclusives, and special reports—straight to your inbox. Sign up for News Alerts! A message from Silicon Valley Bank Scale smarter with SVB by your side. SVB supports you on the journey to Series A and what comes next, with expert guidance, specialized products and a team that knows the innovation economy inside and out. Find out why fast-growing startups turn to SVB to build their business beyond Series A. Learn More Afternoon Must-Reads Why these founders ditched social ads for Taylor Swift concerts and prison tablets: Two founders share their stories on how they approached two very different markets: teens in need of well-being advice and formerly incarcerated individuals looking for work. Read More Sortera is turning America's scrap aluminum problem into cash: Sortera has developed an AI-guided system to sort scrap aluminum by specific grades. The startup is building a second sorting facility in Tennessee. Read More The best guide to spotting AI writing comes from Wikipedia: Wikipedia's guide to "Signs of AI writing" is a great resource for learning to spot LLM-generated prose. Read More Google releases Nano Banana Pro, its latest image-generation model: Google is upgrading its image generation model with new editing chops, higher resolutions, more accurate text rendering, and the ability to search the web. Read More Google steps up AI scam protection in India, but gaps remain: Google is expanding its real-time scam detection and screen-sharing fraud warnings in India. Read More A message from TÜSİAD Explore Entrepreneurship in Türkiye with TÜSİAD's Report Türkiye ranked among the top 10 in EMEA as a vibrant hub for innovation and entrepreneurship. "Türkiye: A Leading Hub for Technology Startups and Tech Companies in EMEA" report shares the ecosystem's key trends and dynamics. Global investors and entrepreneurs are invited to join Türkiye's journey as it evolves into an opportunity-rich ecosystem. Read More You missed these chats from Disrupt: Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni launch fashion tech startup Phia, Coinbase talks M&A under pro-crypto administration, and Clyx introduces an AI event finder. Watch on Cheddar.com Watch on Streaming Last but Not Least Spotify's latest feature lets you transfer playlists from other services: Spotify has partnered with TuneMyMusic on a new in-app feature that lets users import their playlists from other streaming services. Read More Check out some of our other newsletters: StrictlyVC TechCrunch Events TechCrunch Mobility Want to adjust your daily newsletter schedule? You can do it right here Got a tip? Get in touch securely. Want to advertise on TechCrunch? advertise@techcrunch.com Has this been forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. Unsubscribe Member Center Privacy Policy Copyright © 2025 TechCrunch Media LLC 501 2nd Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94107