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Japan internet giant GMO says hackers posted stolen customer data: Japan's GMO Internet is verifying alleged customer data posted by suspected hackers following a cloud service breach. Read More

Billionaire Palmer Luckey isn't leaving California over the wealth tax: "It's causing a lot of people to run who I don't want to be running," native Californian Palmer Luckey said. "But I'm planning on staying in California. I'm going to keep fighting it." Read More

Anduril, Qualcomm launch BlueChip, a new kind of US-made laptop: Anduril founder Palmer Luckey is vowing to bring computer manufacturing back to the U.S. and by that he doesn't just mean assembly, but every individual component, some of which are exclusively made in China today. Read More

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Morning Must-Reads

US government says hackers are now exploiting critical PHP web bugs: The U.S. government cyber agency warns that hackers have figured out a way to exploit the popular PHP software, used in 70% of the web's software. Read More

Apple unveils new 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 chip: The new MacBook Pro comes with 24 hours of battery life, and now features support for Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 connectivity. Read More

Apple rolls out iOS 27.2 with new Siri AI languages and security fixes: The latest Apple software update for iPhones and iPads includes new features and important security updates. Read More

Ford Fathom will be the cheapest American EV capable of powering a house: Ford is rolling out two new chargers capable of powering a home or the grid — so-called V2x capability. Read More

Cohere says Alibaba’s Qwen model tried to send a file to Beijing: An AI model said it wouldn’t use any tools, then tried to send something to a server in Beijing anyway, and while researchers say it’s probably a training quirk and not espionage, the whole thing has people asking how much to trust free Chinese AI. Read More

Last but Not Least

Nvidia backs Indian startup helping companies run AI models with fewer GPUs: Simplismart says its annualized revenue run rate has grown 14-fold in six months, with the U.S. accounting for more than half its revenue. Read More