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ID verification giant IDScan confirms data breach with more than 150 million driver's licenses stolen: The ID checking company said the data breach included people's full names and driver's licenses and other government-issued identity documents. Read More

Bending Spoons to buy collaboration tools maker Miro for $1.36B, 90% less than its 2022 valuation: Bending Spoons is buying Miro for $1.36 billion, a huge dip in valuation for the workplace collaboration startup, which was valued at $17.5 billion in late 2021. Read More

Meta's AI agent Muse is now the No. 2 app in the US: Meta's newest app Muse is off to a slower start than the company's other apps, like Meta AI or Threads. Read More

Afternoon Must-Reads

Defense tech Mach Industries doubles valuation to $3.7B in 3 months: The buzzy startup raised another $600 million in a Series C extension round, bringing the total of the round to $900 million. Read More

OpenAI puts Pro subscriptions on hold due to Astra demand: The company said Pro subscriptions put the most strain on its systems, so it's pausing sign-ups while adding more capacity. Read More

Maven Robotics wants to steal your robot deployment deal: Maven Robotics emerged from stealth today with a $100 million Series A and active deployments. Read More

Snapchat takes aim at Partiful with new event-planning features: Snapchat says the new features can be used to organize everything from birthday celebrations and sporting events to study sessions and weekend hangouts. Read More

Anthropic details distillation campaigns from Alibaba, Moonshot AI, and DeepSeek: A new report released Thursday by Anthropic alleges persistent distillation attacks by China-based AI companies, which have escalated in recent months as competition in the space has intensified. Read More

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Last but Not Least

Amazon makes it easier to buy what you see on Prime Video: Amazon is expanding shopping integrations across Prime Video, letting viewers discover products tied to thousands of shows, movies, and live sports through X-Ray, its shopping app, and a new Lens-powered “Shop the Scene” feature. Read More