Acquisition
Apple Top Exec Considers Buying Perplexity
Perplexity’s price tag would dwarf Apple’s $3 billion Beats deal from 2014.
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Research
Most AI Models Will Resort to Blackmailing: Research
In at least some cases, models from all developers resorted to malicious insider behaviors.
Cybersecurity
Biggest Data Breach in History: 16 bn Records Exposed in Massive Leak
The data appears to have been collected using various infostealer malware.
SaaS
Salesforce Hikes Prices by 6% Citing AI Integration
Starter, Pro, and Foundations editions remain unaffected.
Cybersecurity
Cloudflare Blocked the Biggest DDoS Attack Ever
Originating from over 122,000 IP addresses across 5,400+ autonomous systems worldwide, nearly half of the malicious traffic came from Brazil and Vietnam.
AI News
Google Confirms Using YouTube Videos to Train Veo 3 AI
Other tech giants like Apple, Anthropic, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft also access YouTube data for AI model training.
Chips
AWS to Unveil Graviton4 Update with Industry-Leading 600 Gbps Cloud Network Speed by June End
Graviton4-powered instances currently offer network speeds of up to 50 Gbps.
Delivery
Amazon Announces $233 mn Investments in India
The company said the funding will also help it reach all pin codes in the country.
Developer's Corner
Cloudflare Announces General Availability of Log Explorer
Log Explorer has been previewed by over 500 hundred customers
AI News
IEA Launches Energy and AI Observatory to Tackle Growing Strain on Power Systems
The observatory currently features 20 case studies of AI deployment across the energy sector.
SaaS
Salesforce to Power Jaquar Group’s Digital Transformation with AI-Driven CRM Platform
aquar Group will implement a range of Salesforce products, including Consumer Goods Cloud.
Indian IT
LTIMindtree Launches BlueVerse to Drive Enterprise AI Adoption
The platform includes a marketplace of over 300 AI agents, tailored to specific industries and functions.