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Google says hackers stole data from 200 companies following Gainsight breach: Notorious hacking collective Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters takes credit for the breach that affected Salesforce customers' data, and said it is planning another extortion campaign. Read More

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SpaceX's upgraded Starship suffers explosion during testing: It may not have been a massive fireball, but SpaceX now has more work to do before it can kick off this next-generation version of Starship. Read More

The European startup market is ready for the limelight: The region's startup market is hungry for its first trillion-dollar startup, and in many ways has set itself up to reach that goal. Read More

Impersonators are (still) targeting companies with fake TechCrunch outreach: Fraudsters are impersonating TechCrunch reporters and event leads, and reaching out to companies. Here's what we're doing about it, and what you can look out for. Read More

X begins rolling out the 'About this account' feature to users' profiles: The feature will show where users are based, how they're connected to X, and how many times they've changed their username. Read More

Grok says Elon Musk is better than basically everyone, except Shohei Ohtani: According to Grok, Elon Musk can out-slug the MLB's greatest power hitters... except Ohtani. Read More

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Australia adds Twitch to teen social media ban, Pinterest exempted: Australia's internet watchdog has added Twitch to the list of social media sites banned under its Social Media Minimum Age rules, effective December 10. Read More