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Hand-picked headlines on software, SaaS, AI and the tech job market. Short summaries, with links to the original reporting.
FinCEN issued an order that would bar US financial institutions from transacting with MEXC, citing at least $16B in alleged illicit flows. MEXC says it is operating normally and reviewing the order.
via CoinDesk →
Twenty Indian startups raised a combined $255M between 2 and 6 November, up 96% week on week even as deal count fell 38%. Ecommerce was the top sector.
via Inc42 →
Democratic midterm wins and voter rejection of data-centre ballot measures point to more obstacles for new facilities. OpenAI has also reportedly dropped NDAs in data-centre deals.
via TechCrunch →
Binance's CFO Kaiser Ng is leaving and Justin Yek will replace him. The change comes roughly a week after a $6.3B theft that Binance and the FBI attributed to a North Korean group.
via TechCrunch →
The CEO said AI buyers absorbed manufacturing capacity, with standard lead times reportedly stretching to as long as 32 weeks.
via 24/7 Wall St. →
The Enforcement Directorate searched three locations linked to the two crypto exchanges' parent firms under FEMA, alleging transactions worth thousands of crores.
via Inc42 →
Google plans a $17B investment in the campus; the sale price was not disclosed.
via TechCrunch →
The deal finished ahead of the first-half 2027 timeline set in June, giving Fox access to Roku's 100M+ households.
via TechCrunch →
The deal at a $5.2B pre-money valuation lifts Axon's stake from about 15% to about 37% once tranches close.
via DroneXL →
Police detained 150-200 people at the construction site during a two-day Europe-wide protest against data centres.
via Al Jazeera →
The agency says a threat actor it calls CRAFTY FALCON is escalating attacks during low-monitoring windows, using tiny test payments and targeting crypto wallet keys.
via The Register →
An amendment to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill would let ministers regulate agentic AI via secondary legislation, covering operators like cloud and managed service providers.
via The Register →
A server move left an internal system online from early 2025; unauthorized access to archived records happened in mid-2026 and may include identity documents. Core certificate services were unaffected.
via The Register →
The travel platform bought into a new entity holding Quick Ride's pooling business for an undisclosed sum, with Quick Ride's promoters continuing to run it.
via Inc42 →
Backed by a €40M growth investment from AshGrove within a package of up to €65M, the combined firm projects 115 million verifications this year across 50+ countries.
via Tech.eu →
The task force coordinates AI-related criminal and civil investigations and takes over efforts to challenge state AI laws. It creates no new legal requirements for companies.
via The Neuron →
Spaces are persistent, topic-based conversations such as trip planners or project boards that Muse builds on request and can update in the background. Meta says Muse has about 10M users in the US and Canada.
via TechCrunch →
Citing Bloomberg, the round has not closed and could reach about $20B, below an earlier $30B target. It is expected to wrap up within weeks.
via TechCrunch →
The plan was set out in Airbnb's Q3 shareholder letter, with the agent meant to handle trip changes, refunds and safety support. Revenue grew 19% and full-year growth guidance was raised.
via TechCrunch →
The contact-center software firm agreed to an all-cash purchase of Level AI, using a large share of its cash reserves. Its shares fell sharply in late trading despite beating third-quarter estimates.
via SiliconANGLE →