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Ubuntu services hit by outages after DDoS attack: A group of hacktivists have claimed responsibility for a distributed denial-of-service attack, which has affected several Ubuntu and Canonical websites, and prevented users from updating the Linux-based operating system. Read More

Pentagon inks deals with Nvidia, Microsoft, and AWS to deploy AI on classified networks: The deals come as the DOD has doubled down on diversifying its exposure to AI vendors in the wake of its controversial dispute with Anthropic over usage terms of its AI models. Read More

Coatue has a plan to buy up land for data centers, possibly for Anthropic: Coatue, one of the biggest names in venture capital, has a new venture that is reportedly buying land near large power sources. Read More

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Apple was surprised by AI-driven demand for Macs: Apple said it will be supply-constrained on Mac mini, Studio, and Neo in the next quarter, too. Read More

EV startup Faraday Future paid $7.5M to company tied to founder Jia Yueting: The perpetually struggling EV company made the payments while being investigated by the SEC. That four-year probe was ultimately closed in March. Read More

Y Combinator alum Skio sells for $105M cash, only raised $8M, founder says: Subscription billing fintech Skio sold to its competitor Recharge in what was a healthy exit, according to its founder and former CEO. Read More

After dissing Anthropic for limiting Mythos, OpenAI restricts access to Cyber, too: OpenAI will begin rolling out its cybersecurity testing tool, GPT-5.5 Cyber only "to critical cyber defenders" at first. Read More

Hackers are actively exploiting a bug in cPanel, used by millions of websites: Web hosts are scrambling to fix the bug under active attack by hackers. One company said hackers have been abusing the bug for months. Read More

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Last but Not Least

Sources: Anthropic potential $900B+ valuation round could happen within 2 weeks: Anthropic is asking investors to submit allocations for the AI company’s latest fundraise within the next 48 hours, according to sources familiar with the matter. Read More