November 05, 2025

University of Pennsylvania confirms hacker stole data during cyberattack: Penn experienced a data breach on Friday as hackers sent messages boasting of the hack to the university community. Read More

Google gets the US government's green light to acquire Wiz for $32B: Google announced its intent to acquire cloud security company Wiz in March and the deal is now on track to close in early 2026. Read More

SoftBank, OpenAI launch new joint venture in Japan as AI deals grow ever more circular: SoftBank's joint venture with OpenAI that will localize and sell the AI company's enterprise tech to companies in Japan. And the first customer of this joint venture is going to be SoftBank itself. Read More

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Amazon sends legal threats to Perplexity over agentic browsing: Amazon won't allow agents on its site that don't identify themselves as such. Perplexity is not pleased. Read More

Trump flips and re-nominates Jared Isaacman to lead NASA: The reversal comes after weeks of pressure from people like Elon Musk, who accused Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy of being ill-equipped for the job. Read More

Google Maps bakes in Gemini to improve navigation and hands-free use: Google is now baking Gemini into Maps to let users ask it questions while driving, improve navigation, and do more with the app. Read More

People Inc. forges AI licensing deal with Microsoft as Google traffic drops: People Inc. signs an AI licensing deal with Microsoft, which will use its media content in Copilot. Read More

Armis raises $435M pre-IPO round at $6.1B valuation after refusing M&A offers: Armis is hoping to launch its IPO in late 2026 or early 2027, its co-founder and CEO Yevegny Dibrov told TechCrunch. Read More

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Former Meta employees launch Sandbar, a smart ring that takes voice notes and controls music: Two former Meta employees who worked on interface design have launched Sandbar, a startup that has created a ring called Stream for similar purposes. The company calls the ring "a mouse for voice" because it can take notes, help you interact with an AI assistant, and control music. Read More

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