Hacker stole personnel data about thousands of Homeland Security employees, including CBP and ICE agents

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View this email online in your browser  October 28, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 Hacker stole personnel data about thousands of Homeland Security employees, including CBP and ICE agents: A hacker obtained personally identifiable information about more than 40,000 Homeland Security staffers, which has since been published online. Read More Amazon debuts the Alexa Photo Frame and Echo Time smart clock, plus other upgraded devices: Amazon's other new devices include an upgraded Echo Dot, an Echo Studio with visual intelligence features, and the Echo Show 16. Read More AI execs may be too out of touch to build for the general public: Tech leaders are flaunting how out of touch they are when they brag about using AI to connect with their families. Read More A message from Fidelity Your equity data deserves a system you don’t have to second-guess. Does your equity management platform keep raising renewal costs and waving red flags around data practices? Switching to a new solution might seem overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be. With Fidelity Private Shares, transitioning is simple and fast. Our expert team guides you through every step, helping to ensure your equity data is migrated seamlessly and securely. Learn More Go Beyond the Bay Area, Join Us at Founder Summit At TechCrunch Founder Summit on November 4 in Boston, you can deepen your expertise on hiring, product market fit, pitching, founder leadership, and much more in a dynamic, intimate environment. Get ahead of the competition and show the world what the East Coast can build with a 25% discount using the code Daily25. Register Now Afternoon Must-Reads Apple launches its new touchscreen MacBook Pro: Apple's new touchscreen MacBook Pro starts at $2,899. Read More Anthropic just launched tools to show companies what their AI spending is buying: The frontier lab is lifting the curtain on how users spend money on its models ahead of a planned IPO. Read More Meta has a new AI pet app called Waddle World: Meta launched a new app called Waddle World, which essentially looks like a Tamagotchi clone, but with AI. Read More Microsoft hits 10 quarters of record- breaking revenue in a row: Whatever the future of AI might be, the current situation is still very good for Microsoft. The tech giant reported yet another record for quarterly revenue on Wednesday: $92.3 billion, a 19% increase over the year-ago quarter. Read More Microsoft recorded $10 billion in revenue from OpenAI: Microsoft said it made $10 billion in revenue from commercial arrangements with OpenAI, including revenue-sharing payments, in the quarter ending September 30. It underscores the still-enormous financial dependency of the partnership. Read More Last but Not Least Google expands AI Search ads globally as core ad growth slows: The announcement came alongside parent company Alphabet's third-quarter earnings report, which saw revenue grow 25% year over year to $127.6 billion. Read More Check out some of our other newsletters: StrictlyVC TechCrunch Events TechCrunch Mobility Want to adjust your daily newsletter schedule? You can do it right here Got a tip? Get in touch securely. Want to advertise on TechCrunch? advertise@techcrunch.com Has this been forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. Unsubscribe Member Center Privacy Policy Copyright © 2026 TechCrunch Media LLC 501 2nd Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94107