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How a hacking campaign targeted high-profile Gmail and WhatsApp users across the Middle East

X is down for the second time this week

Chinese EVs inch closer to the US as Canada slashes tariffs

YouTube relaxes monetization guidelines for some controversial topics

Bluesky rolls out cashtags and LIVE badges amid a boost in app installs

Italy investigates Activision Blizzard for pushing in-game purchases

The rise of ‘micro’ apps: non-developers are writing apps instead of buying them

Anthropic taps former Microsoft India MD to lead Bengaluru expansion

Silicon Valley’s messiest breakup is definitely headed to court

AI journalism startup Symbolic.ai signs deal with Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp

The AI lab revolving door spins ever faster

Taiwan to invest $250B in US semiconductor manufacturing

AI video startup, Higgsfield, founded by ex-Snap exec, lands $1.3B valuation

Iran’s internet shutdown is now one of its longest ever, as protests continue

The US imposes 25% tariff on Nvidia’s H200 AI chips headed to China

OpenAI invests in Sam Altman’s brain computer interface startup Merge Labs

Wikimedia Foundation announces new AI partnerships with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Perplexity, and others

How one startup is using prebiotics to try and ease the copper shortage

US senators demand answers from X, Meta, Alphabet, and others on sexualized deepfakes

Spotify raises its subscription prices in the US again