Proofpoint Varonis Acquisition: $6.3B Deal Prices AI Data Access Control
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The Evening Update: Salesforce Braze Acquisition Puts $5.66B Customer Data Under Agentforce
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Character.AI Bankruptcy: 40 States Set Nine Conditions on Any Sale of App and Chats
Character.AI bankruptcy: 40 state attorneys general set nine conditions on any sale of the app and user chats, with bids due November 20.
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Anthropic Q3 Revenue Hits $16.8B, Unaudited Margins Carry $2T Case
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Massachusetts Senate bill would require independent AI evaluations of frontier models every 120 days, with developers paying reviewers. Still under negotiation.
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Apple Updates App Store Rules to Ban Nudify Apps and Hidden Features
Apple's updated App Review Guidelines ban nudify apps and hidden features, with removal from the App Store and Developer Program as penalties.
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AI Job Loss Fears Hit a 13-Year High as Capital Flows to Compute
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GitHub Copilot Puts GPT-6 Astra Behind Premium Tiers
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