August 20, 2025

New zero-day startup offers $20 million for tools that can hack any smartphone: Prices for hacking tools that allow governments to break into mobile phones keep going up, thanks to efforts by tech firms shoring up their cybersecurity. Read More

Thousands of Grok chats are now searchable on Google: Whenever a Grok user clicks the "share" button on a conversation with the chatbot, it creates a unique URL that the user can use to share the conversation via email, text or on social media. According to Forbes, that also makes the URL indexable by search engines like Google, Bing, and DuckDuckGo, which in turn lets anyone look up those conversations on the web. Read More

Finally, Notion now works without an internet connection: For years, one of the most annoying issues with using Notion was that you couldn't get much done offline because of its cloud-first architecture. The company has finally solved that problem, adding support for an offline mode to its apps. Read More

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Appeals court says NLRB structure unconstitutional, in a win for SpaceX: SpaceX scored a win in a decision from the Fifth Circuit over the labor board's structure. Read More

Meta is shaking up its AI org, again: On Friday, The Information reported that Meta was preparing to tear down its existing AI org and reorganize it into four new groups. Four days later, the change has been made official with an internal memo. Read More

Y Combinator alum SRE.ai raises $7.2M for DevOps AI agents: The company helps automate complex enterprise workflows (like continuous integration and testing) — or, in other words, it makes DevOps capabilities more efficient as AI technology takes hold.  Read More

Databricks CEO says fresh $1B will help him attack a new AI database market: The round, which pushes Databricks' valuation to $100B, was co-led by Insight Partners and Thrive. CEO Ali Ghodsi says he's found an enormous untapped AI agent market to spend the funds. Read More

YC-backed Garage raises $13.5M to help firefighters buy equipment: Garage is a marketplace that sells specialized equipment commonly used in local governments and public safety. Read More

A new era of drone flight is here. At just 249g, this 8K 360 drone lets you explore every angle of the sky with unparalleled clarity. Head-tracked FPV goggles put you inside the action, radically transforming how you see the world and tell stories. Lightweight, powerful, and unlike anything you've flown before. This is flight reimagined for life.

Deel scores a lawsuit win, but not against Rippling: While Deel is calling this a "Rippling-aligned" suit, it's not the lawsuit filed by Rippling involving an alleged corporate spy. Read More

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