Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors

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View this email online in your browser  October 10, 2025 TechCrunch Top 3 Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors: NSO Group confirmed to TechCrunch that an unnamed group of American investors has taken "controlling ownership" of the surveillance tech maker. Read More iPhone 17 Pro Max review: Orange you glad the battery is bigger: Apple's iPhone 17 Pro lineup adds a sturdier unibody design, bigger battery, and camera upgrades, trading thinness for power, endurance, and creator appeal. Read More Instagram head Adam Mosseri pushes back on MrBeast's AI fears but admits society will have to adjust: Instagram chief Adam Mosseri says AI will empower new creators while forcing society to rethink what's real online as synthetic content grows. Read More A message from J.P. Morgan From vision to venture backed J.P. Morgan has dedicated teams to support you at every stage of growth. 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Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to advise Microsoft and Anthropic

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View this email online in your browser  October 10, 2025 TechCrunch Top 3 Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to advise Microsoft and Anthropic : Former Conservative PM Rishi Sunak served from 2022 to 2024. Britain's Acoba flagged concerns of granting "unfair access" to Anthropic and Microsoft. Read More UK slaps Google Search with special market status, making way for stricter regulations: The CMA has designated Google as having "strategic market status" in the search and search advertising markets, which means the company has such "a substantial and entrenched" position that it requires special regulations to ensure fair competition. Read More Investors are betting $21 billion that the energy transition isn't going away: Political shifts might have set back the energy transition, but large investors are betting that renewables are at the future of energy. 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