Tootfinder

Microsoft officially ends support for Windows 10, which runs on ~40% of Windows PCs per Statcounter; users can enroll in an Extended Security Updates program (Andrew Cunningham/Ars Technica)
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/10/…

Windows 10 support “ends” today, but it’s just the first of many deaths
End users can get an extra year of security updates relatively easily.

Cyber-Resilience im Fokus – IT-Sicherheitstag 2025 in Gelsenkirchen
Experten zeigen Strategien und Maßnahmen für mehr Cyber-Resilience in Unternehmen und Organisationen.
https://www.

»So bekommst du ein weiteres Jahr Gratis-Updates für Windows 10:
Der letzte Tag von Windows 10 ist angebrochen. Doch das ist kein Grund zur Panik. Microsoft bietet einen verlängerten Support an. Mit wenigen Klicks können sich User ein weiteres Jahr mit Sicherheitsupdates sichern.«
Falls wer von euch oder eure Bekannte und Verwandte weiterhin Windows 10 benötigt, könnt ihr es nun weiter aktiv halten — nur so als Hinweis.
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So bekommst du ein weiteres Jahr Gratis-Updates für Windows 10
Der letzte Tag von Windows 10 ist angebrochen. Microsoft bietet aber weiterhin kostenlos Updates für Windows 10 an. User müssen sich aber registrieren.

NATO starts annual nuclear drills amid heightened tensions with Moscow: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/13/nato-starts-annual-nuclear-drills.html

Falls jemand hier im Bereich Software Entwicklung / Prototyping unterwegs ist, in Berlin wohnt (oder wohnen wollen würde) und nen Job sucht, wir haben gerade openings. (Nicht nur die explizit ausgeschriebene Junior Stelle, auch Seniors könnten relevant sein) https://artcom.de/?job_description=jun…

Over het #kieskompas.
https://blog.vvsor.nl/2025/10/stuurt-het-kieskompas-je-met-een-kluitje-in-het-riet/

Free artificial intelligence technology released by Chinese tech companies appears to be more powerful and popular than that developed by American rivals
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/10/13/china-us-open-source-ai/

Analysis | China leads the U.S. on this measure of technological influence
China’s open AI models are now more powerful and popular than those released by American rivals, a shift with implications for the future of technology.

Deloitte announced plans to roll out Anthropic’s chatbot Claude to its nearly 500,000 global employees on Monday. So maybe you don't want to use GenAI, but your consultant or accountant will....
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/06/delo

Deloitte goes all in on AI — despite having to issue a hefty refund for use of AI | TechCrunch
Deloitte is rolling out Claude to its nearly 500,000 employees after issuing a refund for a report that contained AI hallucinations.

NIИ - The Purrfect Cat :blep:
[Chorus]
You are the purrfect cat,
the purrfect cat,
the purrfect cat!

Fedibird赤字ゼロチャレンジ2025の続報です。
Fedibird Infrastructure
515,890円
Fedibird Project
518,688円
合計
1,034,578円
ということで、な、なんと、目標とする100万円を達成できました。
チャレンジ成功です。
皆様、ありがとうございます！！
チャレンジは2025年10月19日まで継続しておりますので、ご協力いただける方は、引き続きよろしくお願いします。

Rtl: ein mit Schweinen beladenener LKW ist innerorts beim rechtsabbiegen über einen Bordstein gefahren und umgekippt.
Innerorts rechts abbiegen ist ja nur mit schrittgeschwindigkeit erlaubt. Was für ein LKW kippt denn bei schrittgeschwindigkeit um????? @…

Number of wild bee species at risk of extinction in Europe doubles in 10 years https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/11/number-of-wild-bee-species-at-risk-of-extinction-in-europe-doubles-in-10-years

"Number of wild bee species at risk of extinction in Europe doubles in 10 years"
#Europe #Bees #Insects

And a nice balance; article archived on @… arguing " Against uncritical adoption of AI" https://zenodo.org/records/17065099

Open Webinar IIP – 28 ottobre 2025 – Diritto dei dati 2005-2025, lezioni apprese e strumenti operativi: un’unica rotta per l’impresa digitale
https://www.istitutoitalianoprivacy.it/202

President Trump is using mainstream media as props in his show of force, while building a group of friendly influencers and journalists to advance policy goals (Sarah Ellison/Washington Post)

For Trump, media manipulation is his show of force
The president has long attacked the media as “fake news,” but the White House has created a new crop of journalists to advance its policy priorities.

Günstigere Komponenten: iPhone-Foldable in der Produktion billiger?
Offenbar ist es Apple gelungen, wichtige Komponentenhersteller für sein erstes faltbares iPhone zu mehr Effizienz zu bewegen. Wird das an Kunden weitergegeben?
…

Checking out WebSocketStream in #dotnet 10. It definitely makes writing and reading WebSocket messages a bit simpler, giving you an experience similar to all other stream abstractions in #dotnet.

Anzahl von Stromspeichern als #Notstromaggregate in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 10.10.2025.
Betrachtet werden #Stromspeicher mit aktivem Betriebsstatus und vorhandenem Inbetrieb…

Oura raised $900M led by Fidelity at an "approximately" $11B valuation, up from $5.2B after raising $200M in December 2024, and has sold 5.5M smart rings total (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/14/smart-ring-maker-oura-raises-…

Smart ring maker Oura raises $900M from Fidelity | TechCrunch
Oura is raising new funding of $900 million as its valuation reaches nearly $11 billion

LineageOS 23 auf Basis von Android 16 ist fertig
Das Custom-ROM LineageOS 23 auf Basis von Android 16 für über 100 Geräte ist fertig. Die Entwickler gehen im Zuge der Ankündigung mit Google ins Gericht.
https://www.…

Lukashenko ready for 'big deal' with US if it serves Belarus's interests: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/14/lukashenko-ready-for-big-deal.html

The inevitable AI links, Swiss Open Source model apertus:
https://news.itsfoss.com/apertus/

ᵉᵉᵖʸ

#TIL
Das Ministerium für Digitales und Staatsmodernisierung (BMDS) befindet sich neben der TU in der Englischen Straße 30.
Der Hotcats-Club (BDSM) befindet sich neben der TU in der Englischen Straße 29.
Der digitale Staatssekretär Amthor ist gut in englisch, sollte aber nicht 29 mit 30 verwechseln.

Nach Verzögerung: iPhone Air kommt nach China
Nachdem Apple wegen fehlender Zulassung die Einführung der chinesischen Variante des Air verschieben musste, ist der regulatorische Prozess nun beendet.
https://www.

:mastodon_oops:

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt win the Nobel Prize in Economics for their work on how innovation and technological progress helps economic growth (Eshe Nelson/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/business/nobel-prize-economics.html…

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt Share Nobel in Economics
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the prize for showing how “society must keep an eye on the factors that generate and sustain economic growth,” an award committee member said.

Withings bringt smarten Blutdruckmesser mit HD-Display zur einfachen Bedienung
Der Farbbildschirm des BPM Vision unterstützt den Nutzer beim Messvorgang von Blutdruck und EKG. Das smarte Gerät mit extra langer Akkulaufzeit kostet 180 Euro.

Ukraine war latest live: Kiel Institute reports drop in military aid for Kyiv: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/14/ukraine-war-latest-live-kiel.html

Feel like I should probably try #linkora out instead of saving a billion tabs..
https://news.itsfoss.com/linkora/

Anduril plans to make 100 units of its AI-powered EagleEye helmet and eyewear for the US Army by Q2 2026, replacing Microsoft's IVAS; Meta provided some tech (Brandi Vincent/DefenseScoop)
https://defensescoop.com/2025/10/13/palmer-luckey-anduril-…

Palmer Luckey previews Anduril’s new, AI-powered EagleEye headwear ahead of AUSA reveal
Anduril is set to deliver roughly 100 units of its new AI-powered EagleEye headwear to the Army next year.

Bekämpfung bewaffneter Gruppen: Kolumbien stellt erstes Drohnenbataillon vor
Kolumbiens Armee präsentiert ein Drohnenbataillon, das mit KI-Technologie ausgestattet ist. Es soll gegen Drogenbanden und bewaffnete Gruppen eingesetzt werden.

US defense manufacturer reveals new Tomahawk launcher — just what Ukraine would need to hit Russia: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/14/us-defense-manufacturer-reveals-new.html

Apparently there is a hacking world championship and Apparently Denmark won Silver this year.
Tillykke alle! 🇩🇰🏆🇩🇰💻👩‍💻👨‍💻🇩🇰
https://www.version2.dk/artikel/danmark-vinder-soelv-til-hacker-em-jeg-er-helt-overvaeldet-og-meget-roert

Apple says Apple TV streaming service is being renamed as Apple TV, with "a vibrant new identity" (Eric Slivka/MacRumors)
https://www.macrumors.com/2025/10/13/apple-tv-plus-rebrand/

Apple TV+ Being Rebranded as Apple TV
Buried in its announcement about "F1: The Movie" making its streaming debut on December 12, Apple has also announced that Apple TV+ is being...

Putin’s fiasco! Russia loses Central Asia before our eyes: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/14/putins-fiasco-russia-loses-central.html

Warum KI-Mails das Vertrauen auf der Arbeit zerstören können
KI-Tools versprechen perfekte E-Mails mit weniger Arbeitsaufwand. Eine Studie zeigt aber: Zu viele KI-Mails können das Vertrauen im Büro untergraben.

New York- and London-based ClaimSorted, which uses AI to help speed up insurance claims and works with 20 insurers, raised a $13.3M seed led by Atomico (Robert Olsen/Forbes)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertolsen-1

This Startup Raised $13.3 Million To Inject AI Into One Of The World’s Slowest Industries
Armed with fresh capital, ClaimSorted is using artificial intelligence to ensure insurance claims get paid without the pain.

Next, an interesting blog from @… - is it finally time for European alternatives? I'd say a resounding YES...
https://www.collaboraonline.com/blog/is-it-time-for-european-technology-alternatives/?utm_campaign=Blog&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Mastodon&utm_content=European_Alternatives

Over 300 Belarusian nationals killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/13/over-belarusian-nationals-killed-fighting.html

„Big Brother – Server Edition“: Die US-Regierung geht offenbar neue Wege, um den Abfluss modernster KI-Technologie nach China zu verhindern.
Zum Artikel: https://heise.de/-10522211?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege…

Flow Engineering, which provides a collaborative hardware development platform for companies like Rivian, raised a $23M Series A led by Sequoia (Allie Garfinkle/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2025/10/14/exclusive-f…

Exclusive: Flow Engineering raises $23 million Series A led by Sequoia to power hardware’s new era
Flow Engineering has raised a $23 million Series A, led by Sequoia and including the Collisons, Fortune has exclusively learned.

First up: public money - public code ...
Sign the @… petition here:
https://publiccode.eu/en/

The End of Putin’s Empire: “Tomahawks” change the course of the war!: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/14/the-end-of-putins-empire.html

Apple says iPhone Air will go on sale in China on October 22, after initially delaying the launch due to regulatory issues with the device's eSIM-only design (Ryan Christoffel/9to5Mac)
https://9to5mac.com/2025/10/13/iphone-air-will-go-on-sal…

Apple announces iPhone Air will go on sale in China later this week - 9to5Mac
Apple is about to launch the iPhone Air in China after about a one-month delay, here are the full details.

Temporary exception to this: Rail replacement bus service #Aaaarggh
So I'm hoping to clear some tabs on my phone instead. Watch out for some cool links...
1/n
https://fediscience.org/@Ruth_Mottram/115366463584341325
Ruth_Mottram - Not that this is getting this proposal written. If you see me on here the rest of the day, tell me to go and write....

Ukraine invents REVOLUTIONARY drones — while Russia is in a dead end: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/14/ukraine-invents-revolutionary-drones-while.html

Digitalminister Wildberger: Social-Media-Altersschranken sorgfältig prüfen
Im Interview mit heise online spricht sich Bundesdigitalminister Karsten Wildberger gegen eine vorschnelle Einführung eines Mindestalters für Social Media aus.

Hands-on with Nvidia's DGX Spark: trades some performance and bandwidth for 128GB of unified memory, Nvidia's software ecosystem is valuable, and more (Tobias Mann/The Register)
https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/14/dgx_spark_review/

DGX Spark, Nvidia’s tiniest supercomputer, tackles large models at solid speeds
hands on: This relatively affordable AI workstation isn’t about going fast; it’s about doing everything well enough

Not that this is getting this proposal written. If you see me on here the rest of the day, tell me to go and write....

California Governor Gavin Newsom signs SB 243, which mandates safety protocols for AI chatbot companions, the first state law to regulate such AI chatbots (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/13/california-becomes-firs…

California becomes first state to regulate AI companion chatbots | TechCrunch
SB 243 is designed to protect children and vulnerable users from harms associated with use of AI companion chatbots.

Ukraine urges UN to condemn Russian attack on UN aid convoy in Kherson Oblast: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/14/ukraine-urges-un-to-condemn.html

Trumps anti-woke-Verordnung: Meta arbeitet mit rechtem Influencer
Um den vermeintlich woken Bias aus KI-Anwendungen zu bekommen, arbeitet Meta nun mit dem konservativen Robby Starbuck zusammen.
https://www.…

Nonetheless, a fascinating social observational study is also unravelling, involving a "student" with no fewer than 2 support workers travelling to Manchester - as loudly informed to the whole carriage...

Crypto investor Roger Ver, aka "Bitcoin Jesus", reaches a deferred prosecution agreement with the US DOJ and pays ~$50M to resolve a tax evasion indictment (Ben Weiss/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/crypto/2025/10/14/roger…

‘Bitcoin Jesus’ reaches $50 million deal with DOJ to dismiss tax evasion charges
Roger Ver’s agreement with prosecutors is the latest sign that President Donald Trump’s administration is scaling back its crackdown on crypto.

US expects 'big' NATO spending pledges for Ukrainian weapons purchases, envoy says: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/14/us-expects-big-nato-spending.html

heise | Erfahrungsbericht zum Abnehmen mit smarten Gadgets: Wie Technik helfen kann
Smartwatch & Co. sollen zu mehr Bewegung und gesundem Lebensstil motivieren. Doch wie sehr helfen solche Tracker im Alltag? Ein persönlicher Erfahrungsbericht.

Sources: Raymond Zage and James Lu, who control most of Grindr, are in talks to take it private after a Temasek unit sold shares pledged for personal loans (Liz Hoffman/Semafor)
https://www.semafor.com/article/10/13/2025/grindr-explor…

Grindr explores take-private after lender calls insiders’ loans
Dating app’s controlling shareholders are discussing buyout financing with Fortress Investment Group for a deal that would likely have national-security implications, people familiar with the matter said.

Travelling on train and trying to work. Thank goodness for headphones and Pollini's Chopin Nocturnes.
If only everyone else would use them too... 🙄

IMF keeps Ukraine's growth forecast unchanged, despite mounting attacks on energy: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/14/imf-keeps-ukraines-growth-forecast.html

"World War Z VR" ausprobiert: Der größte Gegner ist die Langeweile
In "World War Z VR" kämpfen Spieler nicht nur gegen rasend schnelle Untote, sondern auch gegen maue Grafik und ödes Gameplay.

California Governor Gavin Newsom signs AB 56, which requires social media companies to add warning labels on mental health risks for users under 18 in the state (Tyler Katzenberger/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/13/california-h…

Gasoline and diesel shortages spread across Russia as stations run dry and prices jump: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/14/gasoline-and-diesel-shortages-spread.html

Powertoys 0.93: Moderneres Dashboard und viele Korrekturen für Befehlspalette
Die Powertoys verbessern in der Version 0.93 vor allem die Bedienoberfläche. Sie bügeln zudem Fehler in der Befehlspalette aus.

EU allocates first €10 million for special tribunal on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/14/eu-allocates-first-million-for.html

Marc Benioff says Salesforce is saving about $100M a year by using AI tools in its customer service operations (Brody Ford/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-14/salesforce-says-ai-customer-service-saves…

Salesforce Says AI Customer Service Saves $100 Million Annually
Salesforce Inc. said it’s saving about $100 million a year by using artificial intelligence tools in the software company’s customer service operations.

E-Bike-Startup Cowboy ist gerettet
Nach langer Funkstille hat sich das belgische E-Bike-Startup Cowboy zur eigenen Situation geäußert. Dank eines neuen Investors geht der Betrieb weiter.
https://www.heise.d…

Belarus detains at least 88 over alleged ties to military monitoring group, rights watchdog says: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/14/belarus-detains-at-least-over.html

CoinGecko: crypto's combined market cap rises 6% to hit $4T, recovering from a brutal weekend selloff as President Trump tries to calm US-China trade war fears (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-13/…

HTC Vive Eagle: Neue KI-Brille mit ChatGPT, 12-MP-Kamera und Echtzeitübersetzung
HTC präsentiert mit der Vive Eagle eine Smart-Brille für Alltag und Reisen mit Kamera, Übersetzung und Sprachsteuerung im leichten Design.

Russia targets energy sector: new attacks on Ukraine ahead of Zelenskyy’s meeting in the USA!: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/14/russia-targets-energy-sector-new.html

Ofcom fines 4chan £20K under the OSA for failing to provide information on the risk of illegal content; a UK minister says the government "fully backed" Ofcom (Paul Sandle/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/b

Zelensky strips scandalous ballet dancer Sergei Polunin, devoted Putin fan, of Ukrainian citizenship: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/14/zelensky-strips-scandalous-ballet-dancer.html

KI Phone und Tablet: Telekom und Perplexity verkaufen Hardware
Das KI Phone und KI Tablet der Telekom kommen (fast) ohne Apps aus – dafür nutzen sie den KI-Assistenten von Perplexity.
https://www.

Governor Gavin Newsom signs AB 1043, which requires device makers and app stores to verify user ages; Google, Meta, and OpenAI supported the bill (Tyler Katzenberger/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/13/california-law-online-age-checks-0060611…

'Kyiv could be Silicon Valley' — New 50-million-euro startup fund will develop Ukraine’s tech-ecosystem: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/14/kyiv-could-be-silicon-valley.html

Russland schränkt Anrufe auf WhatsApp und Telegram ein
Schutz vor betrügerischen Anrufen – so rechtfertigt Moskau den jüngsten Vorstoß zur Internetkontrolle. Aber es geht auch um Anrufe aus Feindesland.
https://www.…

Sources: Apple plans to build its upcoming indoor security camera, home hub, and tabletop robot in Vietnam as part an effort to lessen its dependence on China (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Belgorod resident says life in Russia is 'simply hopeless' amid drone strikes, power outages, intercepted call suggests: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/14/belgorod-resident-says-life-in.html

heise | Foto-Sync-Speicher selber bauen mit Raspi und Syncthing
Keine Zeit und keine Lust, nur für ein paar Handyfotos eine eigene Nextcloud einzurichten? Mit Syncthing und einem egal wie alten Raspi gehts im Handumdrehen.

RUSSIA is dropping half-ton aerial bombs on KHARKIV! #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/14/russia-is-dropping-halfton-aerial.html

Amazon plans to hire 250K workers for the 2025 holiday season, the same as in 2023 and 2024, including full-time and part-time, and will pay $19/hour on average (Spencer Soper/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Berliner Steuerfahnder nehmen Influencer in den Blick
Influencer bewerben zahlreiche Produkte in sozialen Medien – und zahlen dafür womöglich keine Steuern. Nun sind sie deshalb im Visier der Behörden.
https://www.

🇨🇺 Cubans in the Russian army. EVERYONE — recruited #short: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/14/cubans-in-the-russian-army.html

Noch einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Was Whatsapp und Signal trotz Verschlüsselung verraten
htt…

Putin has stained relations with Aliyev – and not just once! #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/14/putin-has-stained-relations-with.html

Intel unveils Crescent Island, a data center GPU designed for AI inference workloads, featuring Intel's Xe3P microarchitecture and 160GB of LPDDR5X memory (Dylan Martin/CRN)
https://www.crn.com/news/components-periph

Intel Reveals 160-GB, Energy-Efficient Inference GPU As Part Of New Yearly Cadence
Intel on Tuesday revealed a 160-GB, energy-efficient data center GPU that is part of a new annual GPU release cadence to deliver on the chipmaker’s new strategy of delivering open systems and software architecture for AI systems.

Studie: Streaming-Boom flacht ab – YouTube stark
Für die Streaminganbieter sind die Jahre des riesigen Wachstums offensichtlich vorbei. Das ältere Publikum wird jetzt als Zielgruppe attraktiver.
https://www.

"Russia can be pushed — and Ukraine knows how!" – states Zelenskyy #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/14/quotrussia-can-be-pushed-and.html

At Dreamforce 2025, Salesforce unveils Agentforce 360, a unified agentic AI stack to connect humans, AI agents, and more, and positions Slack as an "agentic OS" (Larry Dignan/Constellation Research)
https://www.constellationr.com/blog-news/i

Salesforce makes its Agentforce 360 case to be your AI agent platform
Salesforce announced a series of product updates, a process intelligence acquisition and an Agentforce 360 architecture designed to make the case that it should orchestrate first and third party AI agents. At Dreamforce 2025, Salesforce looked to differentiate itself from what's becoming a crowded agentic AI platform space. The cloud giants are looking to go horizontal with stacks to build, deploy and optimize AI agents. SaaS vendors are expanding into managing AI agents beyond their verticals.…

Einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
KI in der Medizin: Ärzte verlieren wohl schnell Fähigkeiten bei Krebsvorsorge

Handshake CEO Garrett Lord says the startup hit $100M in ARR in eight months after a "refounding" to focus on AI, and forecasts $300M in ARR by end of 2025 (Alex Konrad/Upstarts Media)
https://www.upstartsmedia.com/p/handshake-refounding-layoff-ai

Handshake's CEO Declares 'Re-Founding' Of His $3.5B Startup All Around AI
Garrett Lord's refocus of his 11-year-old startup around its fast-growing ($100M in ARR) AI business includes a layoff affecting 15% of staff.

Donnerstag: Porsche-Geld für Militär-Startups, Google-KI mit Erinnerungsvermögen
Investitionen in Militär-Technologie Gemini schaltet Hirn ein Fortnite-Horrorspiel der Sparkassen MediaMarktSaturn mit Online-Wachstum #heiseshow

GPT-5's router directs queries based on complexity and intent, helping OpenAI allocate compute for low-value informational and high-value commercial requests (SemiAnalysis)
https://semianalysis.com/2025/08/13/gpt-5-ad-monetization-and-the-superapp/

GPT-5 Set the Stage for Ad Monetization and the SuperApp
To many power users (Pro and Plus), GPT5 was a disappointing release. But with closer inspection, the real release is focused on the vast majority of ChatGPT’s users, which is the 700m+ free userba…

Sources: London-based self-driving tech startup Wayve is in early stage talks with Microsoft and SoftBank to raise between $1B and $2B, valuing it at ~$8B (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/3f6b6126-06d6-4b31-b907-30d25c8c7236

Sources: UK security services including MI5 step up work with the country's largest companies over hacking fears and to improve UK cyber warfare preparedness (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/6e54967b-48ce-4788-99c7-36b5801e7dfe

UK security services step up work with business to fight cyber threats
High-profile hacks raise fears about the potential economic damage caused by disruption to supply chains and services

Salesforce plans to invest $15B in San Francisco over the next five years, including funding an AI Incubator Hub and workforce programs; CRM is down 25% in 2025 (Connor Hart/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.w…

Slack is testing an AI-based version of Slackbot that acts as a personalized assistant, operating via AWS' virtual private cloud, rolling out by the end of 2025 (Emma Roth/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/797890/slack-slackbot-ai-assistant-upgrade

Slack is turning Slackbot into an AI assistant
Slack is piloting an upgraded Slackbot that will transform the tool into an AI companion that draws from your conversations, workspace, and files to provide customized assistance.

Klarna, which is planning a potential NY IPO as soon as September, is focusing on its banking push to boost revenue while shedding its image as a BNPL phenom (Aisha S Gani/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-11/klarna-r…

Klarna Revives Its IPO, But This Time as a Bank
As the payments giant prepares an IPO, it’s trying to persuade millions of consumers to use its debit cards.