November 05, 2025

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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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Epic Games CEO calls Google's antitrust settlement a win for Android's 'vision as an open platform': The companies on Tuesday reached a settlement that sees the search giant agreeing to Android app store reforms that include lowering fees and enabling more competition. Read More

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

Motion Picture Association hits Meta with cease-and-desist over use of 'PG-13' label: The MPA sent Meta a cease-and-desist over its use of the term 'PG-13' in Instagram teen ratings system. 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

NVIDIA, Qualcomm join U.S., Indian VCs to help build India's next deep tech startups: Qualcomm Ventures has joined six Indian venture firms, collectively adding more than $850 million to boost India's deep-tech ecosystem. Read More

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Last but Not Least

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