Marquis sues firewall provider SonicWall, alleges security failings with its firewall backup led to ransomware attack
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Fintech giant Marquis is suing its firewall provider SonicWall, claiming that an earlier breach with SonicWall allowed hackers to deploy ransomware on Marquis' network.

Samsung’s artsy Frame TV has dropped to a record-low price for a limited time
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While the steepest discount is on the 43-inch model, other sizes are on sale as well. Not everybody wants their living room to be dominated by a big, hulking TV screen. Luckily, Samsung’s 2025 Frame

Ukraine’s startups keep building
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In the four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of their country, Ukrainian startups have done more than survive: they are still building and growing.

ADT just bought the company that invented Wi-Fi motion sensing
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ADT, the 150-year-old company best known for home security, has acquired Origin Wireless in a $170 million deal to expand the capabilities of its security and smart home offerings. Origin Wireless dev

Meta strikes up to $100B AMD chip deal as it chases ‘personal superintelligence’
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Meta is buying billions of dollars in AMD AI chips in a multiyear deal tied to a 160 million-share warrant, deepening its push to diversify beyond Nvidia and expand data center capacity.

Oura launches a proprietary AI model focused on women’s health
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The model supports questions spanning the full reproductive health spectrum, from early menstrual cycles through menopause.

Final 4 days to save up to $680 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass
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Just 4 days left before savings of up to $680 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass end on February 27 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Register to save at one of the most anticipated tech events of the year.

Anthropic launches new push for enterprise agents with plugins for finance, engineering, and design
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It's a major opportunity to grow Anthropic’s enterprise client base — and a significant threat to SaaS products currently performing those functions.

How Claude Code Claude Codes
The Verge · · Original

Claude Code is a developer tool for developers. And yet, over the last year and especially the last few months, the team at Anthropic has seen a huge number of people, across industries and discipline

Meta could end up owning 10% of AMD in new chip deal
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AMD will supply 6 gigawatts' worth of chips to buttress Meta's AI efforts.

Conduent data breach grows, affecting at least 25M people
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The number of people affected by a data breach at government contractor giant Conduent is growing, as millions of people continue to receive notices warning them that hackers stole their personal data

Scientists crack the case of "screeching" Scotch tape
Ars Technica · · Original

Micro-cracks travel along the peeling tape at supersonic speeds, producing shock waves and sound pulses.

Mogul says it has tracked $1.5B in music royalties, raised $5M in funding
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Mogul, which helps artists track royalties and value their catalogs, raised $5 million in a round led by the Yamaha Music Innovations Fund.

It’s time to pull the plug on plug-in hybrids
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Plug-in hybrid vehicles are rarely charged, according to a new study. Why are automakers still producing them?

New Relic launches new AI agent platform and OpenTelemetry tools
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New Relic is giving enterprises more observability tools, letting them create and manage AI agents, and better integrate OTel data streams.

Apple Unveils New M4 Ultra Chip for Mac Studio
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Apple has announced the M4 Ultra chip, featuring a 32-core CPU and 80-core GPU. The new chip powers the updated Mac Studio, offering significant performance gains for professional workflows.

Firefox 135 Ships with Built-in AI Translation
The Verge · · Original

Mozilla's latest Firefox release includes on-device AI translation supporting 20 languages. The feature runs entirely locally, addressing privacy concerns with cloud-based alternatives.

Linux Kernel 7.0 Released with Major Performance Improvements
Ars Technica · · Original

The Linux 7.0 kernel brings a new scheduler, improved memory management, and better support for ARM64 platforms. Early benchmarks show up to 15% improvement in server workloads.