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This former Microsoft PM thinks she can unseat CyberArk in 18 months: Though crowded, the identity management market seems eager for new solutions, and Venice is finding traction. Read More

Microsoft says Office bug exposed customers' confidential emails to Copilot AI: Microsoft said the bug meant that its Copilot AI chatbot was reading and summarizing paying customers' confidential emails, bypassing data protection policies. Read More

OpenAI pushes into higher education as India seeks to scale AI skills: OpenAI says its India education partnerships aim to reach more than 100,000 students, faculty and staff over the next year. Read More

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Kana emerges from stealth with $15M to build flexible AI agents for marketers: Kana, a new AI marketing startup from the founders of Rapt and Krux, has raised $15 million to build customizable, agent-based marketing tools. Read More

U.S. court bars OpenAI from using 'Cameo': OpenAI has renamed its feature in Sora from "Cameo" to "Characters." Read More

Tesla dodges 30-day suspension in California after removing 'Autopilot': The decision comes a month after Tesla discontinued Autopilot, its basic driver-assistance system. Read More

Jack Altman joins Benchmark as GP: Jack Altman and Benchmark announced today that he would be joining the firm as a general partner. Read More

Ford turns to F1 and bounties to build a $30,000 electric truck: A combination of 3D-printed Lego-like parts, Formula 1 thinking, and a bounty program will help the company hit that target. The team, led by Tesla veteran Alan Clarke, is obsessed with efficiency. Read More

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Last but Not Least

World Labs lands $200M from Autodesk to bring world models into 3D workflows: The partnership will see the two companies exploring how World Labs' models can work alongside Autodesk's tools, and vice versa, starting with a focus on entertainment use cases. Read More