Guardio, which helps detect malicious code created with AI tools, raised $80M led by ION Crossover, and says it has 500K paying users and $100M in ARR in 2025 (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
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Guardio is leveraging its experience building browser extensions and apps that scan for malicious and phishing sites to build a tool that looks for...
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Guardio, which helps detect malicious code created with AI tools, raised $80M led by ION Crossover, and says it has 500K paying users and $100M in ARR in 2025
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AI music platform Suno raised $250M led by Menlo Ventures at a $2.45B valuation, up from ~$500M in 2024, and says its annual revenue has reached $200M (Katherine Sayre/Wall Street Journal) https://www.wsj.com/business/media/ai-music-platform-suno-valued-at-2-45-billion-b6bda919?st=Kvo5Wz&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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AI music platform Suno raised $250M led by Menlo Ventures at a $2.45B valuation, up from ~$500M in 2024, and says its annual revenue has reached $200M
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Meta warns of significant difficulties in identifying and removing underage users as it prepares for Australia's under-16 social media ban, set for December 10 (Angus Whitley/Bloomberg) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-19/meta-warns-of-compliance-errors-as-australian-under-16-ban-nears
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Meta warns of significant difficulties in identifying and removing underage users as it prepares for Australia
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Adobe plans to acquire NYSE-listed Semrush, which helps companies run search engine optimization as AI use rises, for $1.9B in cash, paying $12 per share (Lauren Thomas/Wall Street Journal) https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/adobe-nears-1-9-billion-deal-for-software-provider-semrush-b239845f?st=kfrHBt&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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Adobe says it will acquire NYSE-listed Semrush, which helps companies run search engine optimization as AI use rises, for $1.9B in cash, paying $12 per share
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The EU unveils proposed updates to GDPR, including simplifying cookie permission pop-ups, and plans to water down the AI Act, after US and tech company pressure (The Verge)
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Europe is scaling back its landmark privacy and AI laws
The EU folds under Big Tech’s pressure.
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The EU proposes changes to GDPR, including simplifying cookie permission pop-ups, and watering down a key part of the AI Act, after US and tech company pressure
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Ubisoft says it will release results for the fiscal first half before trading opens on November 21, after unexpectedly postponing their publication last week (Bloomberg) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-19/ubisoft-to-release-delayed-earnings-resume-trading-by-friday
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Ubisoft says it will release results for the fiscal first half before trading opens on November 21, after unexpectedly postponing their publication last week
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Sources: Adobe nears a $1.9B deal to acquire NYSE-listed Semrush, which helps companies run search engine optimization as AI use increases, paying $12 per share (Lauren Thomas/Wall Street Journal) https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/adobe-nears-1-9-billion-deal-for-software-provider-semrush-b239845f?st=kfrHBt&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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Adobe says it will acquire NYSE-listed Semrush, which helps companies run search engine optimization as AI use rises, for $1.9B in cash, paying $12 per share
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Meta's win over the US FTC may mean Meta, Google, Microsoft, and others can resume buying startups to stay ahead of the pack, after a slowdown under Lina Khan (New York Times)
Meta’s Victory Opens the Way for Silicon Valley to Go Deal Shopping
To avoid regulatory scrutiny, big tech companies had steered clear of buying start-ups outright. Meta’s antitrust win may change that thinking.
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Larry Summers and OpenAI say he has resigned from the OpenAI board, after a US House committee released his emails with Jeffrey Epstein (Ben Berkowitz/Axios) https://www.axios.com/2025/11/19/epstein-larry-summers-openai
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Ex-US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers and OpenAI say he has resigned from OpenAI
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The EU's General Court dismisses Amazon's request to remove its designation as a Very Large Online Platform under the DSA; platforms with 45M+ users qualify (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/eu-court-dismisses-amazons-request-scrap-eu-tech-label-2025-11-19/
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