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Clop, the ransomware gang responsible for exploiting a critical security vulnerability in a popular corporate file transfer tool, has begun listing victims of the mass-hacks, including a number of U.S. banks and universities. The Russia-linked ransomware gang has been exploiting the security flaw in MOVEit Transfer, a tool used by corporations and enterprises to share. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Toyota plans to introduce a high-performance lithium-ion battery to its next-generation electric vehicles by 2026, part of the automaker’s new technology roadmap revealed Tuesday. The batteries will deliver quicker charging and around 620 miles (1,000 kilometers) of range, which would put Toyota’s vehicles ahead of the competition. Toyota has historically trailed behind other major automakers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Uber has led a $20 million round into Everest Fleet, a Mumbai-based fleet management company that boasts over 10,000 vehicles running on rideshare platforms Uber and Ola throughout India. The company will use the funds to accelerate its transition to electric vehicles, with a goal of having 10,000 EVs in its fleet by 2026.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

MLOps, or DevOps for those working with machine learning models, has seen a boom of interest in the last year, and that should come as no surprise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A newly declassified government report confirms for the first time that U.S. intelligence and spy agencies purchase vast amounts of commercially available information on Americans, including data from connected vehicles, web browsing data, and smartphones.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

US VC giant Andreessen Horowitz — which has about $35bn in assets under management — is to open its first (yes, the first) international office in London, led by one of the firm’s general partners, Sriram Krishnan.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Barracuda Networks has told customers they must replace vulnerable email gateway appliances following the disclosure of a critical security flaw.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nasdaq today revealed that it’s doling out $10.5 billion to acquire Adenza, a company that develops risk-management and related regulatory software for the financial services market.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meta is set to appeal Kenya’s court decision declaring it as the primary employer of the moderators that review content on its platforms in sub-Saharan Africa.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adobe today announced that it is bringing its Firefly generative image generator to its enterprise customers and allowing them to customize the model with their own branded assets.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices