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Unpatched Windows 11 Privilege Escalation Exploit Grants SYSTEM Access Despite Microsoft’s 5-Year-Old Security Fix
Founder News Team May 18, 2026 0

A Windows privilege escalation exploit called MiniPlasma, disclosed by researcher Chaotic Eclipse, allows standard users to gain SYSTEM-level access on…

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Mistral’s Arthur Mensch warns Europe has two years to stop AI dependence
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Europe Has Two Years to Build Its Own AI Future Before It’s Too Late
Founder News Team May 17, 2026 0

Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch has issued an urgent warning that Europe has roughly two years to build a credible, homegrown…

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The UK just showed startups how to beat Palantir in government deals
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UK Government Ditches Palantir’s £10M Refugee System and Builds Its Own, Saving Millions While Reclaiming Full Data Control
Founder News Team May 17, 2026 0

The UK government has replaced a Palantir system managing the Homes for Ukraine refugee scheme with an in-house platform, saving…

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Europe's age checks are putting VPNs in the regulatory spotlight
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Europe’s Race to Verify Ages Online Without Killing Privacy Leaves a Gaping VPN Loophole
Founder News Team May 9, 2026 0

The EU is advancing age-verification technology to restrict minors from adult content without compromising user privacy, targeting full deployment across…

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DeepL's 25 percent staff cut is Europe's AI translation leader adapting to generalist model pressure
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DeepL Cuts 25% of Its Workforce to Fight Off OpenAI and Google as AI Rivals Close the Translation Gap
Founder News Team May 8, 2026 0

Cologne-based AI translation company DeepL, valued at €2 billion after a €300 million funding round last year, announced plans to…

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The world is trying to log off U.S. tech and founders need to take that seriously
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Europe Is Breaking Up With U.S. Tech and Turning It Into Law
Founder News Team May 8, 2026 0

European governments and enterprises are accelerating efforts to reduce dependence on U.S. cloud, software, and AI platforms, transforming digital sovereignty…

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Tech layoffs are funding AI capex, and the labor market reset is creating startup opportunity on both sides
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Tech layoffs are funding AI capex, and the labor market reset is creating startup opportunity on both sides – Startup Fortune
Founder News Team May 7, 2026 0

Tech sector job cuts surpassed 92,000 in the first four months of 2026 at an average of 882 per day,…

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A Chinese court just ruled that AI is not a valid reason to fire someone and the implications reach far beyond China
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A Chinese court just ruled that AI is not a valid reason to fire someone and the implications reach far beyond China – Startup Fortune
Founder News Team May 3, 2026 0

A Chinese court has ruled that companies cannot justify laying off workers simply by citing AI replacement, and the decision…

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Getting Rich Is a Bad Reason to Start a Startup and the AI Boom Is Making More People Make That Mistake
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Getting Rich Is a Bad Reason to Start a Startup and the AI Boom Is Making More People Make That Mistake – Startup Fortune
Founder News Team May 3, 2026 0

A r/startups thread arguing that wealth creation is a weak primary motivation for founding a tech company has drawn 44…

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The software engineer is not disappearing but the job description is being rewritten faster than most hiring managers realize
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The software engineer is not disappearing but the job description is being rewritten rapider than most hiring managers realize – Startup Fortune
Founder News Team May 2, 2026 0

Bloomberg Technology’s examination of the vibe coding boom lands a clear verdict: AI coding tools are compressing implementation timelines without…

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