YouTube announces 'voluntary exit program' for US staff: YouTube CEO Neal Mohan told employees about the program via an internal memo on Wednesday. Read More
Former L3Harris Trenchant boss pleads guilty to selling zero-day exploits to Russian broker: Prosecutors confirmed Peter Williams, the former Trenchant boss, sold eight exploits to a Russian buyer. TechCrunch exclusively reported that the Trenchant division was investigating a leak of its hacking tools, after another employee was accused of involvement. Read More
Hackers threaten to leak data after breaching University of Pennsylvania to send mass emails: As the hackers plainly stated in their message ("Please stop giving us money"), this breach appears motivated to suppress alumni donations. Read More
This Week's Must-Reads
Bluesky hits 40 million users, introduces 'dislikes' beta: As users "dislike" posts, the system will learn what sort of content they want to see less of. This will help to inform more than just how content is ranked in feeds, but also reply rankings. Read More
Google partners with Ambani's Reliance to offer free AI Pro access to millions of Jio users in India: U.S. tech giants increasingly view India as the next big frontier — a place to gather diverse data, refine models, and test AI use cases that could later scale across other emerging markets. Read More
Government hackers breached telecom giant Ribbon for months before getting caught: Ribbon, which provides software and technology to phone and internet giants, said nation-state hackers were in its systems since at least December 2024. Read More
Canva launches its own design model, adds new AI features to the platform: Canva is launching new features like Forms and email design, and it makes Affinity free for all users. Read More
India's Snabbit valuation doubled to $180M in 5 months on its quick house-help bet: India's appetite for instant convenience — once confined to food and grocery delivery — is expanding into house help. Read More
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IntrCity SmartBus lands $30M at $140M valuation to deepen its grip on India's intercity travel market: IntrCity SmartBus grew revenue by 67% last year and is targeting full profitability this year, as intercity travel booms across India. Read More
