
Meta just bought Manus, an AI startup everyone has been talking about
30/12/2025 | 3 min
Meta Platforms is acquiring Manus, a Singapore-based AI startup that’s become the talk of Silicon Valley since it debuted last spring with a demo video that showed an AI agent doing things like screening job candidates, planning vacations, and analyzing stock portfolios. Manus claimed at the time that it outperformed OpenAI’s Deep Research. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Why the electrical grid needs more software
30/12/2025 | 5 min
The electrical grid is facing unprecedented stress from the addition of new data centers. Software could offer a cost-effective way to boost reliability and capacity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You’ve been targeted by government spyware. Now what?
29/12/2025 | 8 min
Tech companies are increasingly warning their customers that they have been targeted by governments with advanced government spyware, such as NSO's Pegasus or Paragon's Graphite. What happens after receiving a threat notification? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meet the team that investigates when journalists and activists get hacked with government spyware
29/12/2025 | 6 min
For years, Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline has been aiding journalists and dissidents who have been targeted with government spyware. This is how they operate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ is expanding fast, and that should worry everyone
26/12/2025 | 14 min
As Nigel Morris watches his BNPL investments from the other side of the table, he seems to understand the warning signs better than most. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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