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Protego Ventures closes debut $125M fund for Israeli defense tech
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How a Chinese AI model was persuaded to ignore its rules and give dangerous advice.

Wired
OpenAI Gets Sued Over the Hugging Face Hack
A nonprofit in California is doing what Hugging Face has not—attempting to hold OpenAI legally accountable for the actions of its agents.
TechCrunch
More Ways to Disrupt: New 2026 Side Events from KOTRA, WayFounder, Enterprise Ireland, SafetyWing + Descope
Disrupt doesn’t end when you leave Moscone West. 👀 Founder dinners, investor meetups, happy hours, workshops, roundtables and more are taking over San Francisco during Disrupt Week. See what’s happening, find your people, and start building your calendar.
TechCrunch
Apple Pay set to launch in India with Axis Bank today, sources say
Some of India's largest banks are holding off on supporting Apple Pay initially.
TechCrunch
Here’s why OpenAI is absent from Nvidia’s industry-wide effort to end rogue AI agents
OpenAI isn't a public supporter of Nvidia's Open Agent Safety Platform, but it is privately working with Nvidia, TechCrunch has learned.

Ars Technica
NASA has a Dragon dilemma, and there appear to be no good answers
So is SpaceX just being selfish or what?