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Cisco says Chinese hackers are exploiting its customers with a new zero-day: Cisco said it discovered a Chinese hacking campaign targeting its customers by exploiting a zero-day in some of the company's most popular products. Read More

Amazon appoints longtime AWS exec Peter DeSantis to lead new AI org: DeSantis has spent 27 years at Amazon, including eight years as an SVP for AWS, the cloud provider that powers about one-third of the internet. Read More

Facebook is testing a link-posting limit for professional accounts and pages: Meta said that the test impacts professional accounts and pages on Facebook. Read More

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Meta is pausing its dream of sharing Quest's Horizon OS with third-party headset makers: The company said that it would revisit opportunities for third-party partnerships in the future. Read More

Mozilla's new CEO says AI is coming to Firefox, but will remain a choice: Mozilla has appointed Anthony Enzor-DeMeo as its CEO as the Firefox developer scrambles to adapt in a rapidly changing browser market. Read More

Google launches Gemini 3 Flash, makes it the default model in the Gemini app: Google is making Gemini 3 Flash the default model in the Gemini app and oAI model for Search Read More

YouTube to pull music data from Billboard's charts because it doesn't like its ranking formula: YouTube takes its ball and goes home by pulling Billboard's access to its music data. Read More

Coursera and Udemy enter a merger agreement valued at around $2.5B: Coursera and Udemy, two of the biggest names in online learning, are combining platforms next year. Read More

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Last but Not Least

Google's vibe-coding tool Opal comes to Gemini: The company on Wednesday said it is integrating the tool, which lets you build AI-powered mini apps, inside the Gemini web app, allowing users to create their own custom apps. Read More