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The Dune keypad device can be your meeting controller and more

The Dune keypad’s three physical buttons automatically re‑map themselves to the most common meeting controls—mute, video on/off, and window‑focus—whenever a video‑conference app is active. By putting these actions on tactile hardware, it eliminates menu‑hopping and lets remote workers manage calls instantly, no matter which platform they’re using.

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Politician who investigated spyware abuses had his phone hacked with Pegasus spyware

The EU committee member tasked with probing Pegasus was himself compromised when a government client of NSO Group used the spyware to infiltrate his phone. This clash of interest highlights how the very tool under investigation can be turned against the investigators, threatening the credibility of oversight and prompting calls for stricter transparency and accountability in state‑level spyware procurement.

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OpenAI proposed donating 5% of its equity to a US sovereign wealth fund

OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman has floated a proposal to allocate 5 % of the company’s equity to a U.S. sovereign wealth fund, sparking debate over public participation in the AI boom’s upside. If implemented, the plan could reshape OpenAI’s ownership, blend public and private financing, and signal a new policy direction for regulating AI‑driven wealth creation.

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Ashton Kutcher leaving Sound Ventures to launch new VC firm with Morgan Beller

Ashton Kutcher is exiting Sound Ventures to co‑found a new venture‑capital firm with Morgan Beller, shifting his focus from backing headline AI labs to financing the underlying compute, data‑pipeline, and energy infrastructure that powers them. This pivot could unlock early‑stage capital for the “layer underneath” AI, offering startups a fresh source of support for scaling their models sustainably.