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Anthropic says Claude may want to see your ID: Claude's chatbot may ask to verify your age and identity "in certain circumstances," such as with a passport or driver's license, according to a privacy policy change. Read More

A new unpatchable flaw in Apple chips opens the door to an iPhone jailbreak : European offensive cybersecurity company Paradigm Shift released details of a flaw and a technique to exploit it that opens the door for hackers to unlock and break into older iPhones. Read More

The AI world is getting 'loopy': The loop takes agentic AI a step further, by authorizing a swarm of agents to work continuously in the background, endlessly. Read More

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Afternoon Must-Reads

WhatsApp gets new chief as Meta taps India's CRED founder Kunal Shah and invests $900M in startup: WhatsApp gets a new boss, as Will Cathcart moves to a new role at Meta, while Shah steps down as CEO of Indian fintech giant CRED to replace Cathcart. Read More

Lucid Motors' new CEO cuts 18% of staff to 'simplify the company': The company is also eliminating a production shift at its Arizona factory to align "production plans with anticipated demand." Read More

Google DeepMind bets $75M on AI's future in Hollywood with A24 deal: Google DeepMind and A24 are teaming up to build AI filmmaking tools. Read More

Klue hack results in data breach at several cybersecurity firms: Huntress, HackerOne, Jamf, Recorded Future, and Tanium are among the cybersecurity companies that had data stolen following an earlier breach at market research firm Klue. Read More

Seedcamp raises $320M for its new fund to expand its US footprint: After 18 years of focusing on Europe, early-stage investor Seedcamp said that it has raised $320 million for its latest fund, which will see it expanding its presence in the United States. Read More

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Last but Not Least

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