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Tech News

AI Security:
- Microsoft warns of AI-driven phishing attacks using LLM-crafted SVG files to evade email security, targeting U.S. organizations. 👉 thehackernews.com
- OpenAI is routing GPT-4o to safety models when it detects harmful activities. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
AI Models:
- Anthropic debuts Claude Sonnet 4.5, claiming it is the world's best coding model and strongest for building complex agents. 👉 anthropic.com 👉 arstechnica.com 👉 siliconangle.com 👉 engadget.com 👉 techcrunch.com
- DeepSeek releases DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp, built using DeepSeek Sparse Attention, halving the pricing of its tools. 👉 bloomberg.com^$ 👉 huggingface.co 👉 techcrunch.com
- Anthropic announces upgrades to Claude Code: a native VS Code extension, a new terminal interface, and checkpoints for autonomous operation. 👉 anthropic.com 👉 implicator.ai
- OpenAI plans to release a new version of its Sora video generator, requiring copyright holders to opt out of having their material appear in videos. 👉 wsj.com^$ 👉 reuters.com
- DeepMind says video models like Veo 3 could become general purpose foundation models for vision, like LLMs for text, using zero-shot “chain-of-frames” reasoning. 👉 simonwillison.net 👉 video-zero-shot.github.io
Data Breaches and Security Incidents:
- UK convicts "Bitcoin Queen" (3 days ago) in world’s largest cryptocurrency seizure, valued at over $7.3 billion. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Harrods suffers new data breach exposing 430,000 customer records from a third-party supplier. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Researchers find that Tile tags broadcast unencrypted MAC addresses and unique IDs, potentially enabling stalkers to track users. 👉 wired.com
- A data breach at a student loan servicer exposes the records of 2.5 million people. 👉 threatpost.com
- Meta’s Llama 4-based AI chatbot was tricked into providing instructions on making a Molotov cocktail. 👉 cybernews.com
Government and Regulation:
- California Governor Gavin Newsom signs SB 53, an AI safety law requiring AI companies to disclose their safety testing regimes. 👉 politico.com 👉 theverge.com 👉 gov.ca.gov
- YouTube will pay $24.5M to settle a 2021 lawsuit brought by Trump over suspending his account after Jan. 6. 👉 wsj.com^$ 👉 engadget.com 👉 npr.org
- The UK government will underwrite a $2 billion loan guarantee to Jaguar Land Rover after a cyber-attack halted production (1 week ago). 👉 bbc.com
- US Commerce Secretary says the US aims for "maybe 50% market share" of chip and wafer production to offset Beijing's threats to invade Taiwan. 👉 bloomberg.com^$
- US expands export blacklist targeting Chinese subsidiaries. 👉 wsj.com^$
Cybersecurity and Malware:
- Scattered Spider group member, Noah Michael Urban, sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for SIM-swapping and wire fraud (1 week ago). 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- U.S. prosecutors levy criminal hacking charges against Thalha Jubair, 19, a U.K. national allegedly a core member of Scattered Spider. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- Microsoft is unifying its key Windows engineering teams under a single organization to support AI. 👉 theverge.com
- Ongoing Akira ransomware attacks are breaching MFA-protected SonicWall VPN accounts. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Fake Microsoft Teams installers are pushing Oyster malware via malvertising. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Trend Micro reports on EvilAI malware which masquerades as AI tools to infiltrate global organizations. 👉 thehackernews.com
- Two Dutch teens were arrested for allegedly spying on Europol for Russia by sniffing WiFi traffic. 👉 cybernews.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Japan's largest brewer, Asahi, suspends operations due to a cyberattack (1 day ago). 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- F-Droid warns that Google's upcoming developer verification program will kill the free and open-source app repository (4 days ago). 👉 f-droid.org
Vulnerabilities and Patches:
- Microsoft releases security updates to fix over 80 vulnerabilities in Windows, with 13 rated as "critical." 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- SonicWall releases SMA100 firmware update to wipe rootkit malware. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Fortra releases a critical patch for a CVSS 10.0 vulnerability in GoAnywhere MFT exploited as a zero-day before public disclosure (4 days ago). 👉 thehackernews.com
Email Security:
- First malicious MCP server discovered stealing emails in rogue Postmark-MCP package. 👉 thehackernews.com
- Microsoft shares a temporary fix for Outlook encrypted email errors. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- GOP cries censorship over spam filters that work. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
AI and Innovation:
- OpenAI rolls out Instant Checkout, enabling users to make single-item purchases directly in ChatGPT with Etsy and Shopify. 👉 cnbc.com
- Simon Willison: Anthropic prices Claude Sonnet 4.5 at $3/1M input and $15/1M output tokens. 👉 simonwillison.net
- Microsoft launches Agent Mode in Excel and Word, using GPT-5 to generate complex spreadsheets and documents. 👉 theverge.com
- OpenAI is open sourcing the Agentic Commerce Protocol, a standard for AI commerce, co-developed with Stripe. 👉 zdnet.com
- Wired reports that OpenAI plans a stand-alone social app powered by Sora 2, featuring a TikTok-like vertical feed with entirely AI-generated videos. 👉 wired.com
Business and Finance:
- EA to be acquired by Saudi Arabia's PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners for $210 per share, taking it private at a ~$55B valuation. 👉 news.ea.com 👉 arstechnica.com
- Saudi Arabia's PIF is the largest contributor to the $36B in equity used to finance the EA deal. 👉 bloomberg.com^$
- Simon Willison: Anthropic prices Claude Sonnet 4.5 at $3/1M input and $15/1M output tokens, same as Sonnet 4, cheaper than Opus at $15/$75 but higher than GPT-5 at $1.25/$10. 👉 simonwillison.net
Finance News:
- Robinhood Prediction Markets crossed 4B event contracts traded all-time, with over 2B in Q3 alone; HOOD closes up 12.27%. 👉 bloomberg.com^$
- Flying Tulip, founded by DeFi veteran Andre Cronje, raised a $200M seed at a $1B token valuation. 👉 theblock.co
- Automated financial advisory startup Wealthfront files publicly for an IPO and reports net income of $60.7M in H1 2025. 👉 bloomberg.com^$
- Sources say asset manager Vanguard prepares to allow access to crypto ETFs on its brokerage platform. 👉 cryptoinamerica.com
Blockchain and Cryptocurrency:
- Swift says it is building a blockchain-based ledger with over 30 financial institutions. 👉 bloomberg.com^$
- Chinese woman pleads guilty in a London court to laundering bitcoin linked to a £5B Chinese investment scheme (4 days ago). 👉 wsj.com^$ 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Microsoft Security:
- Microsoft is unifying its key Windows engineering teams under a single organization led by Windows chief Pavan Davuluri, reversing a 2018 split. 👉 theverge.com
- Microsoft is launching Agent Mode in Excel and Word. 👉 theverge.com
- Microsoft Edge to block malicious sideloaded extensions. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Other News:
- Marissa Mayer to dissolve her old startup Sunshine, founded in 2018, and sell its assets to her new company Dazzle. 👉 wired.com
- Snapchat announces it will limit storage for its Memories feature to 5GB for free users and launches paid storage plans. 👉 engadget.com
- Brave launches 'Ask Brave' feature to fuse AI with traditional search. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Software Supply Chain Attacks:
- Self-replicating worm hits 180+ npm packages to steal credentials (1 day ago). 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- A security advisory revealed that Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT software, long favored by APT groups, suffered a CVSS 10.0 vulnerability since at least September 10. 👉 thehackernews.com
VPN Security:
- Experts discuss whether VPNs can bypass web hosting firewalls. 👉 cybernews.com
Cyber Espionage:
- Ongoing campaign distributing a new variant of PlugX malware targets telecommunications and manufacturing sectors in Central and South Asia (3 days ago). 👉 thehackernews.com
New Attack Vectors:
- Ongoing Akira ransomware attacks targeting SonicWall SSL VPN devices continue to evolve. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Fake Microsoft Teams installers push Oyster malware via malvertising. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Threat Actor Activity:
- New COLDRIVER malware campaign joins BO Team and Bearlyfy in Russia-focused cyberattacks (3 days ago). 👉 thehackernews.com
Phishing Attacks:
- Researchers Expose Phishing Threats Distributing CountLoader and PureRAT. 👉 thehackernews.com
- Github notifications are being abused to impersonate Y Combinator for crypto theft. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Cloud Security:
- The AI Collaboration Index. 👉 techmeme.com
Web Browser Security:
- Microsoft Edge to block malicious sideloaded extensions. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Economic News:
- Reuters: Electronic Arts to go private in $55 billion deal with PIF, Silver Lake. 👉 reuters.com
- Bloomberg: Electronic Arts buyout shows how the private equity game has changed. 👉 ft.com^$
- Reuters: Electronic Arts to go private in $55 billion deal with PIF, Silver Lake. 👉 reuters.com
- Tom Gerken: Gaming giant Electronic Arts bought in unprecedented $55bn deal. 👉 bbc.com
- Bloomberg: Electronic Arts buyout shows how the private equity game has changed. 👉 ft.com^$
- Video game maker Electronic Arts strikes $55bn deal to go private. 👉 ft.com^$
- The Wall Street Journal reports the Electronic Arts, Inc. (EA) agreement to be acquired and go private (5 days ago). 👉 wsj.com^$
- WinBuzzer reports that Saudi PIF and Silver Lake lead Electronic Arts in landmark $55 Billion Deal (5 days ago). 👉 winbuzzer.com
- Insider reports Google to Pay $22 Million to Trump to Settle Post-January 6 Ban Case (5 days ago). 👉 businessinsider.com^$
- Reclaim The Net reports YouTube to Pay Trump $24.5M in Censorship Lawsuit Settlement (5 days ago). 👉 reclaimthenet.org
- Fortune reports OpenAI rolls out ‘instant’ purchases directly from ChatGPT, in a radical shift to e-commerce and a direct challenge to Google. 👉 fortune.com
AI in Business and Finance:
- Benzinga reports Leading Game Maker EA Gets Acquired In Largest All-Cash Take-Private Deal (5 days ago). 👉 benzinga.com
- Financial Times reports Video games maker Electronic Arts strikes $55bn deal to go private (5 days ago). 👉 ft.com^$
- Reuters reports Electronic Arts to go private in $55 billion deal with PIF, Silver Lake (5 days ago). 👉 reuters.com
- Cybernews editorial reports The rotten umbilical cord connecting us to tech: Are you ready to cut it?. 👉 cybernews.com
- Mashable reports EA announces buyout from Trump's son-in-law, Saudi-backed investors (5 days ago). 👉 mashable.com
- Variety reports Electronic Arts Goes Private in $55 Billion Deal Backed by Saudi Arabia, Silver Lake and Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners (5 days ago). 👉 variety.com
- Times of India reports EA to go private in $55 billion buyout: Silver Lake, PIF, and Affinity Partners lead historic deal; ends 36-year public listing (5 days ago). 👉 timesofindia.indiatimes.com
- Fortune reports OpenAI rolls out ‘instant’ purchases directly from ChatGPT, in a radical shift to e-commerce and a direct challenge to Google (5 days ago). 👉 fortune.com
- Variety reports YouTube Will Pay $24.5 Million to Settle Trump Lawsuit Over His 2021 Account Suspension (5 days ago). 👉 variety.com
Emerging Technology:
- Google rolls out its new gradient “G” icon company-wide. 👉 9to5google.com
- China wants concession on Taiwan for deal and opposition from USA. 👉 reddit.com
- The USSun reports Video game giant confirms historic $55 billion buyout in record-shattering takeover (5 days ago). 👉 the-sun.com
- Kotaku reports EA Announces Unprecedented $55 Billion Sale To Saudi Arabia, Jared Kushner's Private Equity Group, And Others (5 days ago). 👉 kotaku.com
- USA Today reports What games does EA make? Can I still play? EA sold to Jared Kusher, Affinity, Silver Lake (5 days ago). 👉 usatoday.com
- MarketWatch reports EA going private in record-breaking $55B deal that will pay shareholders $210 a share (5 days ago). 👉 nypost.com
- TheMotley Fool reports Why Investors Were Piling Into Shopify Stock Today (5 days ago). 👉 fool.com
Web Security:
- Microsoft is launching what it calls “vibe working” in Excel and Word today. 👉 theverge.com
- Msmash / Slashdot: Microsoft Launches ‘Vibe Working’ in Excel and Word (5 days ago). 👉 slashdot.org
Social Media:
- YouTube to pay $24 million after banning Trump's account following Capitol riot. 👉 thedesk.net
- Reuters reports OpenAI partners with Etsy, Shopify on ChatGPT checkout (5 days ago). 👉 reuters.com
- Newsweek reports Trump Gets $24.5M Settlement from YouTube Over Account Suspension (5 days ago). 👉 newsweek.com
- Bleeping Computer is reporting Fake Microsoft Teams installers push Oyster malware via malvertising (5 days ago). 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- TheVerge reports YouTube caves to Trump with $24.5 million settlement (5 days ago). 👉 theverge.com
Business:
- Sky News reports Video game maker Electronic Arts agrees record $55bn buyout to go private (5 days ago). 👉 sky.com
- TheStreet reports S&P 500 stock up over 278% gets a shocking downgrade (5 days ago). [thestreet.com](👉 thestreet.com

Tech News

AI Security:

Microsoft warns of AI-driven phishing attacks using LLM-crafted SVG files to evade email security, targeting U.S. organizations. 👉 thehackernews.com
OpenAI is routing GPT-4o to safety models when it detects harmful activities. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com

AI Models:

Anthropic debuts Claude Sonnet 4.5, claiming it is the world's best coding model and strongest for building complex agents. 👉 anthropic.com 👉 arstechnica.com 👉 siliconangle.com 👉 engadget.com 👉 techcrunch.com
DeepSeek releases DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp, built using DeepSeek Sparse Attention, halving the pricing of its tools. 👉 bloomberg.com^$ 👉 huggingface.co 👉 techcrunch.com
Anthropic announces upgrades to Claude Code: a native VS Code extension, a new terminal interface, and checkpoints for autonomous operation. 👉 anthropic.com 👉 implicator.ai
OpenAI plans to release a new version of its Sora video generator, requiring copyright holders to opt out of having their material appear in videos. 👉 wsj.com^$ 👉 reuters.com
DeepMind says video models like Veo 3 could become general purpose foundation models for vision, like LLMs for text, using zero-shot “chain-of-frames” reasoning. 👉 simonwillison.net 👉 video-zero-shot.github.io

Data Breaches and Security Incidents:

UK convicts "Bitcoin Queen" (3 days ago) in world’s largest cryptocurrency seizure, valued at over $7.3 billion. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Harrods suffers new data breach exposing 430,000 customer records from a third-party supplier. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Researchers find that Tile tags broadcast unencrypted MAC addresses and unique IDs, potentially enabling stalkers to track users. 👉 wired.com
A data breach at a student loan servicer exposes the records of 2.5 million people. 👉 threatpost.com
Meta’s Llama 4-based AI chatbot was tricked into providing instructions on making a Molotov cocktail. 👉 cybernews.com

Government and Regulation:

California Governor Gavin Newsom signs SB 53, an AI safety law requiring AI companies to disclose their safety testing regimes. 👉 politico.com 👉 theverge.com 👉 gov.ca.gov
YouTube will pay $24.5M to settle a 2021 lawsuit brought by Trump over suspending his account after Jan. 6. 👉 wsj.com^$ 👉 engadget.com 👉 npr.org
The UK government will underwrite a $2 billion loan guarantee to Jaguar Land Rover after a cyber-attack halted production (1 week ago). 👉 bbc.com
US Commerce Secretary says the US aims for "maybe 50% market share" of chip and wafer production to offset Beijing's threats to invade Taiwan. 👉 bloomberg.com^$
US expands export blacklist targeting Chinese subsidiaries. 👉 wsj.com^$

Cybersecurity and Malware:

Scattered Spider group member, Noah Michael Urban, sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for SIM-swapping and wire fraud (1 week ago). 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
U.S. prosecutors levy criminal hacking charges against Thalha Jubair, 19, a U.K. national allegedly a core member of Scattered Spider. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
Microsoft is unifying its key Windows engineering teams under a single organization to support AI. 👉 theverge.com
Ongoing Akira ransomware attacks are breaching MFA-protected SonicWall VPN accounts. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Fake Microsoft Teams installers are pushing Oyster malware via malvertising. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Trend Micro reports on EvilAI malware which masquerades as AI tools to infiltrate global organizations. 👉 thehackernews.com
Two Dutch teens were arrested for allegedly spying on Europol for Russia by sniffing WiFi traffic. 👉 cybernews.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Japan's largest brewer, Asahi, suspends operations due to a cyberattack (1 day ago). 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
F-Droid warns that Google's upcoming developer verification program will kill the free and open-source app repository (4 days ago). 👉 f-droid.org

Vulnerabilities and Patches:

Microsoft releases security updates to fix over 80 vulnerabilities in Windows, with 13 rated as "critical." 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
SonicWall releases SMA100 firmware update to wipe rootkit malware. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Fortra releases a critical patch for a CVSS 10.0 vulnerability in GoAnywhere MFT exploited as a zero-day before public disclosure (4 days ago). 👉 thehackernews.com

Email Security:

First malicious MCP server discovered stealing emails in rogue Postmark-MCP package. 👉 thehackernews.com
Microsoft shares a temporary fix for Outlook encrypted email errors. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
GOP cries censorship over spam filters that work. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com

AI and Innovation:

OpenAI rolls out Instant Checkout, enabling users to make single-item purchases directly in ChatGPT with Etsy and Shopify. 👉 cnbc.com
Simon Willison: Anthropic prices Claude Sonnet 4.5 at $3/1M input and $15/1M output tokens. 👉 simonwillison.net
Microsoft launches Agent Mode in Excel and Word, using GPT-5 to generate complex spreadsheets and documents. 👉 theverge.com
OpenAI is open sourcing the Agentic Commerce Protocol, a standard for AI commerce, co-developed with Stripe. 👉 zdnet.com
Wired reports that OpenAI plans a stand-alone social app powered by Sora 2, featuring a TikTok-like vertical feed with entirely AI-generated videos. 👉 wired.com

Business and Finance:

EA to be acquired by Saudi Arabia's PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners for $210 per share, taking it private at a ~$55B valuation. 👉 news.ea.com 👉 arstechnica.com
Saudi Arabia's PIF is the largest contributor to the $36B in equity used to finance the EA deal. 👉 bloomberg.com^$
Simon Willison: Anthropic prices Claude Sonnet 4.5 at $3/1M input and $15/1M output tokens, same as Sonnet 4, cheaper than Opus at $15/$75 but higher than GPT-5 at $1.25/$10. 👉 simonwillison.net

Finance News:

Robinhood Prediction Markets crossed 4B event contracts traded all-time, with over 2B in Q3 alone; HOOD closes up 12.27%. 👉 bloomberg.com^$
Flying Tulip, founded by DeFi veteran Andre Cronje, raised a $200M seed at a $1B token valuation. 👉 theblock.co
Automated financial advisory startup Wealthfront files publicly for an IPO and reports net income of $60.7M in H1 2025. 👉 bloomberg.com^$
Sources say asset manager Vanguard prepares to allow access to crypto ETFs on its brokerage platform. 👉 cryptoinamerica.com

Blockchain and Cryptocurrency:

Swift says it is building a blockchain-based ledger with over 30 financial institutions. 👉 bloomberg.com^$
Chinese woman pleads guilty in a London court to laundering bitcoin linked to a £5B Chinese investment scheme (4 days ago). 👉 wsj.com^$ 👉 bleepingcomputer.com

Microsoft Security:

Microsoft is unifying its key Windows engineering teams under a single organization led by Windows chief Pavan Davuluri, reversing a 2018 split. 👉 theverge.com
Microsoft is launching Agent Mode in Excel and Word. 👉 theverge.com
Microsoft Edge to block malicious sideloaded extensions. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com

Other News:

Marissa Mayer to dissolve her old startup Sunshine, founded in 2018, and sell its assets to her new company Dazzle. 👉 wired.com
Snapchat announces it will limit storage for its Memories feature to 5GB for free users and launches paid storage plans. 👉 engadget.com
Brave launches 'Ask Brave' feature to fuse AI with traditional search. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com

Software Supply Chain Attacks:

Self-replicating worm hits 180+ npm packages to steal credentials (1 day ago). 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
A security advisory revealed that Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT software, long favored by APT groups, suffered a CVSS 10.0 vulnerability since at least September 10. 👉 thehackernews.com

VPN Security:

Experts discuss whether VPNs can bypass web hosting firewalls. 👉 cybernews.com

Cyber Espionage:

Ongoing campaign distributing a new variant of PlugX malware targets telecommunications and manufacturing sectors in Central and South Asia (3 days ago). 👉 thehackernews.com

New Attack Vectors:

Ongoing Akira ransomware attacks targeting SonicWall SSL VPN devices continue to evolve. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Fake Microsoft Teams installers push Oyster malware via malvertising. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com

Threat Actor Activity:

New COLDRIVER malware campaign joins BO Team and Bearlyfy in Russia-focused cyberattacks (3 days ago). 👉 thehackernews.com

Phishing Attacks:

Researchers Expose Phishing Threats Distributing CountLoader and PureRAT. 👉 thehackernews.com
Github notifications are being abused to impersonate Y Combinator for crypto theft. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com

Cloud Security:

The AI Collaboration Index. 👉 techmeme.com

Web Browser Security:

Microsoft Edge to block malicious sideloaded extensions. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com

Economic News:

Reuters: Electronic Arts to go private in $55 billion deal with PIF, Silver Lake. 👉 reuters.com
Bloomberg: Electronic Arts buyout shows how the private equity game has changed. 👉 ft.com^$
Reuters: Electronic Arts to go private in $55 billion deal with PIF, Silver Lake. 👉 reuters.com
Tom Gerken: Gaming giant Electronic Arts bought in unprecedented $55bn deal. 👉 bbc.com
Bloomberg: Electronic Arts buyout shows how the private equity game has changed. 👉 ft.com^$
Video game maker Electronic Arts strikes $55bn deal to go private. 👉 ft.com^$
The Wall Street Journal reports the Electronic Arts, Inc. (EA) agreement to be acquired and go private (5 days ago). 👉 wsj.com^$
WinBuzzer reports that Saudi PIF and Silver Lake lead Electronic Arts in landmark $55 Billion Deal (5 days ago). 👉 winbuzzer.com
Insider reports Google to Pay $22 Million to Trump to Settle Post-January 6 Ban Case (5 days ago). 👉 businessinsider.com^$
Reclaim The Net reports YouTube to Pay Trump $24.5M in Censorship Lawsuit Settlement (5 days ago). 👉 reclaimthenet.org
Fortune reports OpenAI rolls out ‘instant’ purchases directly from ChatGPT, in a radical shift to e-commerce and a direct challenge to Google. 👉 fortune.com

AI in Business and Finance:

Benzinga reports Leading Game Maker EA Gets Acquired In Largest All-Cash Take-Private Deal (5 days ago). 👉 benzinga.com
Financial Times reports Video games maker Electronic Arts strikes $55bn deal to go private (5 days ago). 👉 ft.com^$
Reuters reports Electronic Arts to go private in $55 billion deal with PIF, Silver Lake (5 days ago). 👉 reuters.com
Cybernews editorial reports The rotten umbilical cord connecting us to tech: Are you ready to cut it?. 👉 cybernews.com
Mashable reports EA announces buyout from Trump's son-in-law, Saudi-backed investors (5 days ago). 👉 mashable.com
Variety reports Electronic Arts Goes Private in $55 Billion Deal Backed by Saudi Arabia, Silver Lake and Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners (5 days ago). 👉 variety.com
Times of India reports EA to go private in $55 billion buyout: Silver Lake, PIF, and Affinity Partners lead historic deal; ends 36-year public listing (5 days ago). 👉 timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Fortune reports OpenAI rolls out ‘instant’ purchases directly from ChatGPT, in a radical shift to e-commerce and a direct challenge to Google (5 days ago). 👉 fortune.com
Variety reports YouTube Will Pay $24.5 Million to Settle Trump Lawsuit Over His 2021 Account Suspension (5 days ago). 👉 variety.com

Emerging Technology:

Google rolls out its new gradient “G” icon company-wide. 👉 9to5google.com
China wants concession on Taiwan for deal and opposition from USA. 👉 reddit.com
The USSun reports Video game giant confirms historic $55 billion buyout in record-shattering takeover (5 days ago). 👉 the-sun.com
Kotaku reports EA Announces Unprecedented $55 Billion Sale To Saudi Arabia, Jared Kushner's Private Equity Group, And Others (5 days ago). 👉 kotaku.com
USA Today reports What games does EA make? Can I still play? EA sold to Jared Kusher, Affinity, Silver Lake (5 days ago). 👉 usatoday.com
MarketWatch reports EA going private in record-breaking $55B deal that will pay shareholders $210 a share (5 days ago). 👉 nypost.com
TheMotley Fool reports Why Investors Were Piling Into Shopify Stock Today (5 days ago). 👉 fool.com

Web Security:

Microsoft is launching what it calls “vibe working” in Excel and Word today. 👉 theverge.com
Msmash / Slashdot: Microsoft Launches ‘Vibe Working’ in Excel and Word (5 days ago). 👉 slashdot.org

Social Media:

YouTube to pay $24 million after banning Trump's account following Capitol riot. 👉 thedesk.net
Reuters reports OpenAI partners with Etsy, Shopify on ChatGPT checkout (5 days ago). 👉 reuters.com
Newsweek reports Trump Gets $24.5M Settlement from YouTube Over Account Suspension (5 days ago). 👉 newsweek.com
Bleeping Computer is reporting Fake Microsoft Teams installers push Oyster malware via malvertising (5 days ago). 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
TheVerge reports YouTube caves to Trump with $24.5 million settlement (5 days ago). 👉 theverge.com

Business:

Sky News reports Video game maker Electronic Arts agrees record $55bn buyout to go private (5 days ago). 👉 sky.com
TheStreet reports S&P 500 stock up over 278% gets a shocking downgrade (5 days ago). [thestreet.com](👉 thestreet.com