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20 July 2025 Vol 19
Cursor snaps up enterprise startup Koala in challenge to GitHub Copilot

Cursor snaps up enterprise startup Koala in challenge to GitHub Copilot

The startup behind the viral AI coding app Cursor is snapping up top talent from AI enterprise startups in a…
RealPage goes from setting rent to collecting it

RealPage goes from setting rent to collecting it

RealPage, the algorithmic rent-setting software company, has announced plans to acquire Livble, a service that lets people pay their monthly…
A surveillance vendor was caught exploiting a new SS7 attack to track people’s phone locations

A surveillance vendor was caught exploiting a new SS7 attack to track people’s phone locations

Security researchers say they have caught a surveillance company in the Middle East exploiting a new attack capable of tricking…
SpaceX worker injury rates at Starbase outpace industry rivals

SpaceX worker injury rates at Starbase outpace industry rivals

SpaceX employees are more likely to be injured while working at Starbase than any of its other manufacturing facilities, according…
Netflix admits it used generative AI in a big sci-fi hit to cut costs

Netflix admits it used generative AI in a big sci-fi hit to cut costs

Netflix used generative AI to create a scene in the Argentinian sci-fi series The Eternaut — a first for one…
How China’s Patriotic ‘Honkers’ Became the Nation’s Elite Cyber Spies

How China’s Patriotic ‘Honkers’ Became the Nation’s Elite Cyber Spies

Topsec and Venustech were two firms alleged to have assisted these efforts. Topsec employed a number of former Honkers, including…
Starbase injury rates outpace rivals as SpaceX chases its Mars moonshot

Starbase injury rates outpace rivals as SpaceX chases its Mars moonshot

SpaceX employees are more likely to be injured while working at Starbase than any of its other manufacturing facilities, according…
With her app Smash, Kesha can be whoever she wants – even a tech CEO

With her app Smash, Kesha can be whoever she wants – even a tech CEO

Kesha – yes, brush my teeth with a bottle of Jack Kesha – is now a startup founder. But if…
A major AI training data set contains millions of examples of personal data

A major AI training data set contains millions of examples of personal data

The bottom line, says William Agnew, a postdoctoral fellow in AI ethics at Carnegie Mellon University and one of the…
Lettuce Grow Indoor Farmstand Review: Grow Your Own

Lettuce Grow Indoor Farmstand Review: Grow Your Own

Upon receiving the Lettuce Grow Indoor Farmstand in the mail, I did not expect that I’d be enjoying some tea…