November 03, 2025

Waymo's robotaxi expansion accelerates with 3 new cities: Waymo said Monday it will launch a robotaxi service in Detroit, Las Vegas, and San Diego as the Alphabet-owned company hits the accelerator on its expansion plans. Read More

DOJ accuses US ransomware negotiators of launching their own ransomware attacks: Three people, including two U.S. ransomware negotiators, are accused of working on behalf of the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang. Read More

Facebook Groups can now go public without exposing members' private posts: This update will allow Facebook Groups to expand their reach without having to start a public group from scratch or exposing their members' past posts. Read More

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Microsoft's $15.2B UAE investment turns Gulf State into test case for US AI diplomacy: For the first time, the U.S. has granted Microsoft a license to export Nvidia chips to the UAE — a move that positions the country as both a proving ground for U.S. export-control diplomacy and a regional anchor of American AI influence.   Read More

How an ex-L3Harris Trenchant boss stole and sold cyber exploits to Russia: Peter Williams sold eight exploits to a Russian zero-day broker by smuggling them from his employer's highly secured air-gapped network. A court document, plus exclusive reporting by TechCrunch and interviews with former Trenchant staff, explains how Williams pulled off the heist of hacking tools. Read More

Altman and Nadella need more power for AI, but they're not sure how much: The CEOs of OpenAI and Microsoft are betting that AI will continue to consume more electricity, but they're not sure how much. That could leave some investors holding the bag. Read More

OpenAI and Amazon ink $38B cloud computing deal  : OpenAI isn't done securing the AI infrastructure it needs to rapidly scale agentic workloads. The ChatGPT maker on Monday said it has reached a deal with Amazon to buy $38 billion in cloud computing services over the next seven years.   Read More

TikTok announces its first awards show in the US: TikTok is taking a more traditional approach to its awards, as it's hosting an actual awards show where winners will be revealed live at the event. The event will feature a red carpet, live performances, and a live audience of hundreds of creators. Read More

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Lambda inks multibillion-dollar AI infrastructure deal with Microsoft: This deal was announced just hours after Microsoft announced a $9.7 billion deal with Australian data center company IREN. Read More

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