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Apple removes ICEBlock and similar tracking apps from the App Store

Apple removes ICEBlock and similar tracking apps from the App Store: Apple has removed ICEBlock and other apps from its App Store that allow users to anonymously report sightings of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, following pressure from the Trump administration. Read More

Hacking group claims theft of 1 billion records from Salesforce customer databases: The hacking group claims to have stolen about a billion records from companies, including FedEx, Qantas, and TransUnion, who store their customer and company data in Salesforce. Read More

After nine years of grinding, Replit finally found its market. Can it keep it?: While AI coding startups like Cursor raise brow-raising rounds on barely three years of existence, Replit's path to a $3 billion valuation has been anything but swift. Read More

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A new search engine raises $1.1M to let obsessive fans dive down internet rabbit holes

A new search engine raises $1.1M to let obsessive fans dive down internet rabbit holes: Lore raises $1.1 million to build a personalized search engine for fandom culture. Read More

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