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Tesla's battle with the California Department of Motor Vehicles isn't over after all: Tesla has filed a lawsuit against the California DMV in the ongoing battle around Autopilot. Read More

A Meta AI security researcher said an OpenClaw agent ran amok on her inbox: The viral X post from an AI security researcher reads like satire. But it's really a word of warning about what can go wrong when handing tasks to an AI agent. Read More

Stripe, PayPal Ventures bet on India's Xflow to fix cross-border B2B payments: Stripe and PayPal Ventures have participated in Xflow's $16.6 million round that gives it a post-money valuation of $85 million. Read More

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It's time to pull the plug on plug-in hybrids: Plug-in hybrid vehicles are rarely charged, according to a new study. Why are automakers still producing them? Read More

Conduent data breach grows, affecting at least 25M people: The number of people affected by a data breach at government contractor giant Conduent is growing, as millions of people continue to receive notices warning them that hackers stole their personal data. Read More

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Meta strikes up to $100B AMD chip deal as it chases 'personal superintelligence': Meta is buying billions of dollars in AMD AI chips in a multiyear deal tied to a 160 million-share warrant, deepening its push to diversify beyond Nvidia and expand data center capacity. Read More

Anthropic launches new push for enterprise agents with plugins for finance, engineering, and design: It's a major opportunity to grow Anthropic's enterprise client base — and a significant threat to SaaS products currently performing those functions. Read More

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Last but Not Least

Canva acquires startups working on animation and marketing: With the new acquisitions, the company wants to bolster its position as a marketing solution by potentially adding video creation and more granular measurement. Read More