A spyware investigator exposed Russian government hackers trying to hijack Signal accounts

A group of likely Russian government hackers tried to hack a security researcher who investigates spyware attacks. He was then able to turn the tables on the hackers and reveal details of their espionage campaign.

Cisco cuts nearly 4,000 jobs to spend more on AI, reports ‘record quarterly revenue’

This is Cisco’s latest layoff in recent years, while the company’s chief executive touts record revenue and growth.

Two weeks left: Startup Battlefield 200 applications close May 27

Your shot at VC access, global visibility, TechCrunch coverage, and $100K equity-free funding is running out. Deadline to apply is May 27. Apply now.

Anthropic’s Cat Wu says that, in the future, AI will anticipate your needs before you know what they are

The head of product for Claude Code and Cowork says that the next big step for AI is proactivity.

Musk’s xAI is running nearly 50 gas turbines unchecked at its Mississippi data center

Gas turbines at xAI’s Colossus 2 data center have drawn a lawsuit over the company’s use of “mobile” gas turbines as power plants.

Clio’s $500M milestone arrives just as Anthropic ups the ante

Legal tech startups, including Clio, which just hit $500 million in ARR, are seeing massive customer adoption.

Notion just turned its workspace into a hub for AI agents

Notion’s new developer platform lets teams connect AI agents, external data sources, and custom code directly into their workspace as the company pushes deeper into agentic productivity software.

Who decides what AI tells you? Campbell Brown, once Meta’s news chief, has thoughts

“The conversation is sort of happening in Silicon Valley around one thing, and a totally different conversation is happening among consumers.”

This is what some of the world’s largest banks of malware look like stacked as hard drives

What would some of the world’s largest repositories of malware look like if they were stacked as hard drives, one on top of the other?

Ransomware hackers claim breach at Foxconn, a major electronics manufacturer for Apple, Google, and Nvidia

A ransomware group has claimed responsibility for hacking the electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn and is attempting to extort the company.