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Photo (2005): Carol M. Highsmith, Library of Congress, via Wikimedia Commons (public domain). Cropped and resized.NewsFTC and states sue Toast, alleging hidden fees and hard-to-cancel subscriptions
A federal and state complaint alleges the restaurant software company charged fees it didn't clearly disclose, enrolled customers in add-ons they didn't want, and made cancelling difficult. The allegations haven't been proven in court, and Toast says it will fight the case.
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Photo: Markus Spiske via Wikimedia Commons, CC0 (public domain dedication). Cropped and resized.NewsCISA adds 'php2shell' PHP flaws to its exploited-vulnerabilities catalog and urges immediate patching
The two critical bugs let attackers run code on PHP web servers without logging in. Fixed versions have been out since Oct 21.
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Illustration generated with AI for Funded Weekly. Not a depiction of a real product.NewsGoogle unveils Gemini 4 Carbon, starting with cyber defenders only
Google calls Carbon its strongest model so far and is limiting early access while it tests guardrails. Developers and consumers will get it later.
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Photo (2013): Austin McKinley via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0. Cropped and resized.NewsGoogle Cloud revenue doubles as Alphabet's quarterly sales hit $127.6 billion
Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) grew revenue 25% in the third quarter. Net income fell 25%, which the company tied to an $8.7 billion loss on equity securities.
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Photo (2015): Jiaqian AirplaneFan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0. Cropped and resized.NewsMicrosoft's Azure revenue grows 48% as quarterly sales reach $92.3 billion
Microsoft (MSFT) said revenue rose 19% in its fiscal first quarter, ended Sep 30, 2026. Its commercial backlog grew 73% to $677 billion.
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