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Nevada-based identity verification and fraud prevention startup Socure raised $156M at a $5.2B valuation and acquires Austin-based agentic AI startup Fravity (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)
https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/socure-raises-acquires-a…

Socure Secures $156M at $5.2B Valuation, Acquires AI Fraud Investigation Startup Fravity
Identity verification and fraud prevention company Socure announced Thursday that it raised $156 million in a strategic growth investment valuing it at $5.2 billion. The Incline Village, Nevada-based company also says it is acquiring agentic AI startup Fravity, which will be incorporated into its RiskOS platform as RiskOS_Agents.

Extreme fire conditions are forecast through this weekend across the interior western United States,
adding to the wildfires that have erupted across the region recently.
Multiple wildfires, most notably the Cottonwood and Iron fires in Utah, have erupted across the Southwest in recent days
amid hot, dry and breezy conditions.
The Cottonwood Fire has consumed 71,000 acres and was 0% contained as of Thursday night.

Take advantage of a relatively calm news day to check out today's Metacurity for the most crucial infosec developments you should know, including
--UK spy chief warns of escalating Russian cyber aggression,
--India's banking and government institutions are testing Mythos,
--Charter confirms breach claimed by ShinyHunters,
--Play ransomware gang hit Mike Lindell's MyPillow,
--Fake UK visa portal exposes passports and selfies,
--CrowdStrike shutte…

UK spy chief warns of escalating Russian cyber aggression
India's banking and government institutions are testing Mythos, Charter confirms breach claimed by ShinyHunters, Play ransomware gang hit Mike Lindell's MyPillow, Fake UK visa portal exposes passports and selfies, CrowdStrike shuttered C2 for Glassworm botnet, much more

heise | KI-Überwachung in der Straßenbahn: Mehr Sicherheit im Fahrgastraum?
Aggression frühzeitig erkennen: Die Bremer Straßenbahn AG testet ein KI-Überwachungssystem. Ein Videobeitrag zu „AI Watch“.

KI-Überwachung in der Straßenbahn: Mehr Sicherheit im Fahrgastraum?
Aggression frühzeitig erkennen: Die Bremer Straßenbahn AG testet ein KI-Überwachungssystem. Ein Videobeitrag zu „AI Watch“.

Advancing Regenerative Agriculture and Strengthening American Farm Resilience (The White House)
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/06/advancing-regenerative-agriculture-and-strengthening-american-farm-resilience/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260625/p135#a260625p135

"8 Acres of Rewilding Completed Along Santa Monica Coastline: ‘It’s Still Your Beach, Only Better’'"
#Environment #Nature #LosAngeles

8 Acres of Rewilding Completed Along Santa Monica Coastline: 'It's Still Your Beach, Only Better'
It's part of The Bay Foundation's effort to rebuild the ecosystems of Southern California's dune landscapes, lost, but not forgotten.

Source: Nvidia has agreed to buy Hugging Face for $12.9B (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/nvidia-agrees-buy-open-source-model-repository-hugging-face-12-9-billion

Nvidia Agrees to Buy Open Source Model Repository Hugging Face For $12.9 Billion
Nvidia has agreed to buy Hugging Face, a company known for its GitHub-like repository of open-source AI models, for $12.9 billion, according to a person with knowledge of the agreement. The move will put Nvidia in charge of a strategic asset in the race among open-source model developers to ...

OpenAI-Abschlussbericht: Rund 700 Agenten griffen Hugging Face an
OpenAIs Bericht zum Hugging-Face-Vorfall zeigt, dass riskante Verhaltensmuster schon beim Training auftraten und Warnsignale nicht ausreichend eskaliert wurden.

OpenAI-Abschlussbericht: Rund 700 Agenten griffen Hugging Face an
OpenAIs Bericht zum Hugging-Face-Vorfall zeigt, dass riskante Verhaltensmuster schon beim Training auftraten und Warnsignale nicht ausreichend eskaliert wurden.

Climate crisis is accelerating antibiotic resistance across world, study says (Andrew Gregory/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/26/climate-crisis-accelerating-antibiotic-resistance-across-world-salmonella-study
http://www.memeorandum.com/260527/p45#a260527p45

The rapid pace of AI progress has created a pervasive fear of missing out across Silicon Valley, fueling anxiety among founders, executives, employees, and VCs (Bloomberg)