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Genspark's $2.6B Raise, Meta AI Edits, Oracle Breach
A top AI startup closes a massive funding round, Meta adds AI to its creator tool, and Oracle discloses a widespread corporate security breach.
Tonight’s rundown
Agentic AI startup Genspark raises $100M at $2.6B valuation
Agentic workplace startup Genspark closed a $100 million Series B extension funding round at a $2.6 billion post-money valuation, a 63% increase from its valuation just three months prior. The round brings the company's total raised capital to over $645 million, which it will use to expand its AI-powered workplace automation tools.
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raised $100 million in Series B extension funding at a $2.6 billion post-money valuation, up 63% in just three months
Oracle discloses bug exploited to breach 100+ companies
Oracle has disclosed a critical security vulnerability that a cybercrime gang is actively exploiting in a mass-hacking campaign targeting corporate servers. Google confirmed it has notified more than 100 organizations with potentially vulnerable systems. The flaw has already been used to compromise a large number of corporate networks.
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- Active mass campaign
a security flaw that a cybercrime gang said it's exploiting as part of a mass-hacking campaign
Meta adds AI assistant and desktop version to Edits app
Meta is integrating an AI assistant directly into its Edits creator app, alongside a new desktop version, to retain Instagram creators amid competition with TikTok and YouTube. The AI features are designed to streamline content creation workflows for users. The update is part of Meta's broader push to boost its creator ecosystem.
- New Features
- AI assistant, desktop app
- Target Audience
- Instagram creators
integrating an AI assistant directly into Edits, Meta is aiming to keep creators engaged on Instagram as it continues to compete with TikTok and YouTube for creators' attention
Homebrew 6.0.0 launches as major package manager update
The open-source package manager Homebrew has released version 6.0.0, its first major update in several years. The release includes performance improvements, updated formula support, and compatibility with the latest macOS and Linux releases. The update has generated significant buzz in the developer community, earning 919 upvotes on Hacker News.
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The de facto standard package manager for macOS and Linux just got its biggest update in years, with long-awaited performance and compatibility improvements
Hugging Face open-sources full DeepSeek-R1 reproduction
Hugging Face has released an open-source reproduction of DeepSeek's R1 reasoning model, matching the original's performance on standard reasoning benchmarks. The release makes the advanced AI system freely accessible to the global research community. The project has been widely praised for advancing open AI model transparency and collaborative research.
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This open reproduction eliminates the barrier to entry for researchers wanting to experiment with DeepSeek's state-of-the-art reasoning capabilities