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OpenAI says a Mixpanel security incident on November 9 let a hacker access API account names and more, but not ChatGPT data, and it terminated its Mixpanel use — Transparency is important to us, so we want to inform you about a recent security incident at Mixpanel, a data analytics provider OpenAI used …
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| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
A profile of “Rey”, the admin of cybercriminal group Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters, a 15-year-old from Amman, Jordan who cooperated with European police since June — A prolific cybercriminal group that calls itself “Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters” has dominated headlines this year …
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Alibaba starts selling Quark S1, its first smart glasses powered by its Qwen AI models, for ~$537 in China, and plans to release international versions in 2026 — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. began sales of its first smart glasses powered by its Qwen AI models, marking a rare foray into consumer hardware.
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| Bryce Elder / Financial Times: |
Jefferies: Tether, which said it held 116 tons of gold in September, is “the largest holder of gold outside central banks”, buying 26 tons in Q3 and 24 in Q2 — Remember about a month ago, when gold hit an all-time high, lots of commentators got on their hobby horses to huff about currency debasement?
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| Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: |
The S&P downgrades the ability of Tether's USDT to maintain its US dollar peg to “weak”, the lowest rating, citing exposure to high-risk assets such as bitcoin — The ability of Tether's USDT stablecoin to maintain its peg to the US dollar has been downgraded to the lowest rating … | Reuters: |
Intel denies allegations in a TSMC lawsuit that former TSMC executive Wei-Jen Lo likely leaked trade secrets after retiring from TSMC and joining Intel — Taiwan prosecutors said on Thursday investigators had raided the homes of a former senior TSMC executive and seized computers …
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Sources: Alibaba and ByteDance are among the top Chinese companies training their latest LLMs in Southeast Asian data centers to access Nvidia's AI chips — Alibaba and ByteDance shift development to south-east Asia to sidestep US curbs — Top Chinese companies are training … | MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: |
An MIT study finds that AI can replace 11.7% of the US labor market, or ~$1.2T in wages, based on the “Iceberg Index”, which measures job automation potential — Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Wednesday released a study that found that artificial intelligence …
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| Sidhartha Shukla / Bloomberg: |
South Korean crypto exchange Upbit suspended deposits and withdrawals after saying ~$30M worth of Solana tokens were moved to an unauthorized external wallet — Upbit has suspended deposits and withdrawals after it discovered an unauthorized transfer of about $30 million of digital assets …
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| Nicholas Fearn / Financial Times: |
London-based AI video startup Synthesia says its ARR reached $100M by April 2025, after reporting 2024 revenue up 82% YoY to $58M and a pre-tax loss of $59M — Seeing limited potential in its niche dubbing product, Synthesia built an AI tool to appeal across industries| Ariel Wittenberg / Politico: |
Analysis: since 2023, data center power demands have delayed 15 coal plants' retirements; the Trump administration has ordered two power plants to remain open — President Donald Trump has amplified those effects by lowering hurdles for fossil fuel development, obstructing renewable energy projects … | Politico: |
EU antitrust chief Teresa Ribera accuses the US of using “blackmail” to strong-arm the EU into watering down its tech rulebook during trade negotiations — BRUSSELS — Europe's antitrust chief Teresa Ribera has unleashed a blistering attack on the Trump administration … | Yuliya Chernova / Wall Street Journal: |
San Francisco Compute, which provides a marketplace for AI computing capacity, raised a $40M Series A led by DCVC and Wing Venture Capital at a $300M valuation — Helping AI developers rent out excess computing capacity will reduce the risk of data-center overbuilding, the startup says| The Information: |
Sources: ServiceNow is in advanced talks to buy corporate data management and security startup Veza for $1B+ in a deal as early as next week — ServiceNow, an IT, HR and finance software provider, is in advanced talks to buy five-year-old security startup Veza for more than $1 billion, according to people with knowledge of the deal.
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