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The Indian government got cold feet on Starlink just before SpaceX's IPO: Problems with Starlink's India expansion could challenge SpaceX's IPO growth story. Read More

‘AI-pilled’ firms spend $7,500 per employee each month on AI: The most AI-obsessed firms are spending roughly $7,500 monthly per employee on AI, per Ramp AI Index. That's not more than an engineer's salary — yet. Read More

Netflix expands revamped mobile app across Asia and doubles down on kids' gaming: The media giant is pushing to expand its mobile and gaming business. Read More

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Afternoon Must-Reads

Cybercriminals claim breach of Oracle PeopleSoft servers at 100-plus organizations: The ShinyHunters hacking gang claims to have compromised the Oracle PeopleSoft servers of more than 100 organizations, including many universities. Read More

ServiceNow tells customers a bug left some of their data exposed to the internet: ServiceNow is used by thousands of enterprises to automate their internal processes, but says several customers had data accessed because of a security bug. Read More

Cybersecurity researchers aren't happy about the guardrails on Anthropic's Fable: Cybersecurity researchers are complaining that Anthropic's new model Fable has guardrails that are too strict for any cybersecurity work. Read More

Everyone wants a piece of Tesla's battery business: Electricity demand from AI data centers is pushing everyone — including automakers like GM and Ford — into the energy storage business. Read More

Avalanche's desktop fusion reactor delivers blistering-hot plasma: Fusion power startup Avalanche Energy said its reactor prototype heated a plasma to over 10 million degrees Celsius. Read More

Last but Not Least

Datadog veterans launch AI coding startup Niteshift on a bet against Big AI lock-in: AI coding agent startup Niteshift has raised a $7 million seed round from a who's who of angels. It's betting companies will want power over, not lock-in with model makers. Read More