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Meta Ordered to Pay $25 Billion Over Cambridge Analytica Privacy Violations
The penalty, one of the largest levied against a tech giant, stemmed from a lawsuit by New Mexico claiming the social media company had misled users about their data privacy.
Blackstone’s Jas Khaira says fears over AI-buildout debt are overblown
Blackstone’s AI head on why the PE giant isn't panicked by market jitters.
Meta wants to pay for its broad AI buildout with a newly created class of stock
The social media giant is planning a new stock strategy to help power its broad investments in AI models and services.
Anthropic Joins the A.I. Agent Race With Claude Duet
The tool, which is not yet widely available, will compete with OpenAI’s dots and Meta’s Muse. It is built for work and not personal errands.
Meta Earnings Show Increased A.I. Spending, Even as Cash Pressures Grow
The spending has hurt the Silicon Valley giant’s cash flow, which turned negative. Meta said it would issue a new class of stock to help it raise more money.
Airbnb limits chores for guests, sparking backlash from hosts
Hosts are threatening to leave the platform after Airbnb says that they can no longer require guests to strip beds or do other time-consuming cleaning chores.
Websites pulled offline worldwide as AI finds critical security flaws
Government agencies and companies around the world shut down websites as they raced Thursday to protect themselves from hacks after artificial intelligence uncovered critical flaws in a widely used programming language called PHP. Wiz, one of the cybersecurity firms that found the two flaws, estimated that PHP code helps run about 70 per cent of the world’s websites – from online stores and news outlets to government services. It called the flaws “among the most severe vulnerabilities discovered...
Why is a peat fire so bad? BBC is in Indonesia to find out
The BBC's Liza Tambunan is in central Kalimantan, to explain what peat is and why Indonesia is facing its worst wildfire season in a decade.
Carney appoints astronaut Jeremy Hansen to advise government on new space strategy
Prime Minister Mark Carney has appointed Jeremy Hansen as a special adviser on space — just as the United States takes note of Canada's efforts to shift its space partnerships toward Europe.
TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026: Everything you need to know
TechCrunch Founder Summit is a full-day gathering in Boston on November 4 where founders across all stages connect with top VCs and experienced entrepreneurs to gain tactical insights on building and scaling their companies.