Meta Platforms (META) is reportedly seeking a federal court contempt order against NSO Group, alleging it violated a permanent injunction barring it from targeting WhatsApp and its users

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"A military source informed Fars that Iran used the latest generation of Khyber-Shakan missiles in last night's attacks on the northern occupied territories", Fars reports

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Meta Platforms (META) is reportedly seeking a federal court contempt order against NSO Group, alleging it violated a permanent injunction barring it from targeting WhatsApp and its users

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A top US Senate Democrat is introducing a bill aimed at how the Pentagon uses AI; it would require the use of human oversight, WSJ reports

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Blackstone (BX) is reportedly attempting to offload more than USD 2bln of stakes it holds in private investment funds, the FT reports

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Meta added that WhatsApp caught and disrupted spear-phishing attempts linked to NSO, a spyware firm blacklisted by the US government.

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