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Chinese hackers spied on thousands of companies after breaching IT giant ConnectWise.
Source: TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/chinese-hackers-spied-on-thousands-of-companies-after-breaching-it-giant-connectwise/
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The investment will provide a much needed financial boost as the company seeks to cut costs and lift its stock price. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/elon-musk-made-a-1-billion-investment-in-skydance-report-says/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The European Union has raised concerns about artificial intelligence-generated fake news ahead of Nigeria's 2027 general elections.
Source: The Punch
https://punchng.com/2027-elections-eu-raises-the-alarm-over-ai-generated-fake-news/?utm_source=rss.punchng.com&utm_medium=web
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Analysts estimate that almost two thirds of announced data center capacity may never be built, blaming the industry's "bragawatts."
Source: Business Insider
https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-data-centers-never-built-bragawatts-kevin-oleary-2026-10
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Microsoft points the blame for ConnectWise's breach at a China-aligned hacker, which relied on AI agents to rapidly hack into thousands of its customers. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/chinese-hackers-spied-on-thousands-of-companies-after-breaching-it-giant-connectwise/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Among the Startup Battlefield 200 were many industry-defining companies exhibiting and pitching on the Showcase Stage. Here are the standouts. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/techcrunch-disrupt-2026-startup-battlefield-200-celebrating-outstanding-achievements/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The ride share giant previously deployed a much smaller pilot for ChatGPT Work, but is now taking the enterprise agent company-wide. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/uber-puts-all-30000-employees-on-chatgpt-work/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Emergency powers planned to protect UK's undersea cables
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwe8lz45d820o?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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The company is looking to roll the gold two-seater robotaxis out to other U.S. cities this year, even as it goes mum on the number of paid rides. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/tesla-is-prepping-a-cybercab-onslaught/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Barclays plans to cut 5,000 jobs as it seeks to reduce costs with AI, with roughly 60% of the reductions coming from support functions, affecting developers and other professionals.
Source: Silicon Republic
https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/barclays-cut-5000-jobs-reduce-costs-ai-banking-finance
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Meta has signed up to about $825 billion in future leases and contracts, mainly for data centres and computing power supporting its AI efforts.
Source: The Next Web
https://thenextweb.com/news/meta-825b-future-spending-commitments
#AI #Meta

Spotify told investors its roll out of QR code verification to ensure Family Plan members live in the same household is not a "crackdown," just a routine improvement. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/spotify-confirms-family-plan-crackdown-but-calls-it-a-routine-improvement/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Raising a Series A these days isn't so simple — top investors break down what founders need to know now. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/investors-break-down-how-founders-can-raise-a-series-a-today/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Spotify co-CEO Gustav Söderström explains why the rise of AI agents could be good news for the music service. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/spotifys-current-ai-bet-is-about-being-the-music-service-that-agents-choose/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

TSMC is looking for factory automation equipment with motors that do not require rare-earth materials, aiming to cut reliance on China-dominated supplies and avoid disruptions from export controls.
Source: Tom's Hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/tsmc-is-seeking-chipmaking-equipment-that-doesnt-contain-chinese-rare-earth-magnets-asks-suppliers-to-provide-alternative-motors-as-export-controls-threaten-fab-operations
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Helion now has another $225 million to help speed development of its first fusion power plant, due to provide Microsoft with electricity in 2028. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/fusion-startup-helion-is-developing-new-semiconductors-that-could-double-output-of-its-power-plants/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

1Password launched 1Password for Agents, a platform that lets personal AI agents sign in to accounts without seeing passwords.
Source: The Next Web
https://thenextweb.com/news/1password-for-agents-ai-agent-logins
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Companies and governments worldwide rushed on Thursday to patch critical flaws in the PHP programming language after a cybersecurity firm reported millions of hacking attempts.
Source: Free Malaysia Today
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/10/22/millions-of-hacking-attempts-as-companies-governments-rush-to-patch-php-flaws
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Researchers gathered around a small metal device recovered from a Russian Geran drone in a government office. Its purpose is to measure the Earth's magnetic field for navigation.
Source: The Kyiv Independent
https://kyivindependent.com/inside-the-institution-where-ukraine-races-to-counter-russias-evolving-drones/
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The vibe-coding platform said all of its customers should revoke and rotate their private keys, after hackers were able to decrypt some customer secrets. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/developer-platform-railway-urges-all-users-to-revoke-secret-keys-after-cyberattack/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon