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Upwind raises $400M at $3.8B valuation; Claude Code finds deleted iPhone photos

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Upwind, a cloud security startup, has secured $400 million in a Series C funding round, valuing the company at $3.8 billion. This funding comes after Upwind decided against an acquisition offer from Datadog for the same valuation. Separately, a user reported that Claude Code discovered 145,000 deleted photos from their iPhone stored in a hidden cache. AI

IMPACT Highlights AI's potential for data recovery and the privacy implications of such capabilities, while also showcasing significant investment in AI-adjacent security startups.

RANK_REASON Significant funding round for a startup and a notable privacy concern related to AI finding deleted data.

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Upwind raises $400M at $3.8B valuation; Claude Code finds deleted iPhone photos

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    Upwind raises $400M after walking away from Datadog acquisition offer The cloud security startup raised a Series C at a $3.8B valuation, instead of selling itse

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    Claude Code found 145K photos I deleted from my iPhone sitting in a hidden cache Article URL: https:// twitter.com/coolerwave/status/ 2114088769112477849 Commen

    Claude Code found 145K photos I deleted from my iPhone sitting in a hidden cache Article URL: https:// twitter.com/coolerwave/status/ 2114088769112477849 Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5 0281902 Points: 4 # Comments: 0 https:// twitter.com/coolerwave/status/ …

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