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Waymo's robotaxi expansion accelerates with 3 new cities: Waymo said Monday it will launch a robotaxi service in Detroit, Las Vegas, and San Diego as the Alphabet-owned company hits the accelerator on its expansion plans. Read More

DOJ accuses US ransomware negotiators of launching their own ransomware attacks: Three people, including two U.S. ransomware negotiators, are accused of working on behalf of the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang. Read More

Facebook Groups can now go public without exposing members' private posts: This update will allow Facebook Groups to expand their reach without having to start a public group from scratch or exposing their members' past posts. Read More

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OpenAI and Amazon ink $38B cloud computing deal : OpenAI isn't done securing the AI infrastructure it needs to rapidly scale agentic workloads. The ChatGPT maker on Monday said it has reached a deal with Amazon to buy $38 billion in cloud computing services over the next seven years. Read More

Microsoft's $15.2B UAE investment turns Gulf State into test case for US AI diplomacy: For the first time, the U.S. has granted Microsoft a license to export Nvidia chips to the UAE — a move that positions the country as both a proving ground for U.S. export-control diplomacy and a regional anchor of American AI influence. Read More

How an ex-L3Harris Trenchant boss stole and sold cyber exploits to Russia: Peter Williams sold eight exploits to a Russian zero-day broker by smuggling them from his employer's highly secured air-gapped network. A court document, plus exclusive reporting by TechCrunch and interviews with former Trenchant staff, explains how Williams pulled off the heist of hacking tools. Read More

Lambda inks multibillion-dollar AI infrastructure deal with Microsoft: This deal was announced just hours after Microsoft announced a $9.7 billion deal with Australian data center company IREN. Read More

TikTok announces its first awards show in the US: TikTok is taking a more traditional approach to its awards, as it's hosting an actual awards show where winners will be revealed live at the event. The event will feature a red carpet, live performances, and a live audience of hundreds of creators. Read More

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Dia's AI browser starts adding Arc's 'greatest hits' to its feature set: Dia's AI browser has a head start on what works for consumers thanks to learnings from its browser experiment, Arc. Read More