Atlassian merged Jira Software and Jira Service Management into a single product, Jira, at its Team '24 event in Las Vegas. The move aims to provide a unified platform for teams to manage work and projects.

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Atlassian launched Rovo, its new AI assistant, at its Team '24 conference in Las Vegas. Rovo integrates with Atlassian products, providing AI-powered search and automating workflows with Rovo Agents, which can be built using a natural language interface.

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Folks from a16z, Bessemer, and Index are reportedly considering forming a new venture capital firm. Meanwhile, The Browser Company's Arc browser is now available for Windows users, and Island raised a significant amount of capital for its enterprise-focused browser tool.

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UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty testified before the Senate on the company's response to a recent cyberattack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare. The company has implemented multi-factor authentication on all internet-exposed systems to prevent similar attacks.

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Anthropic, a generative AI startup with $7.6 billion in funding, introduces a paid plan called Team for enterprise customers. The plan offers higher-priority access to Claude 3 models and additional admin and user management controls, catering to industries like healthcare, finance, and legal.

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Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed low-flying drones to map wildfires, aiming to improve response times and accuracy. The drones will help monitor fire spread, identify hotspots, and track fire behavior. The Fire Apparatus Manufacturers' Association expects the global drone fleet to reach 30,000 by next year.

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Amazon is testing a new feature that uses Prime Video viewing behavior to recommend audiobooks on Audible. The feature, called 'Based on what you watched recently on Prime Video', will appear on a new discovery page. This marks a change in how Audible operates, previously separate from Amazon's broader goals.

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Aikido, a Belgian startup, has raised $17 million in Series A funding for its open-source security solution. The platform aims to simplify security management for developers, providing a no-nonsense approach to protecting customer data.

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