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A former Apple employee is facing serious legal trouble after the company presented what it calls shocking evidence of data theft. Apple alleges the ex-staffer deliberately destroyed evidence after learning he was under investigation — evidence that allegedly connects him to transferring proprietary company data to OpenAI. The case raises pointed questions about what employees carry with them when they cross from one tech giant to another.
On a very different note, a twenty-year-old founder is taking on one of engineering's most stubborn challenges — keeping an aircraft in the sky indefinitely. His startup, Alteon, is developing autonomous planes designed to harvest wind energy and remain aloft for several months at a stretch, potentially up to a year. Stripe co-founder Lachy Groom is among those backing the bet, which tells you something about how seriously some are taking it.
And if you're carrying an Android phone, a timely reminder that the security tools you need are probably already sitting in your settings, unused. From blocking malicious apps to filtering scam calls, Android has built up a solid layer of protection — but it only works if you actually turn it on.
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