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Welcome to Tech News briefing. It's Wednesday, November 1st.

I'm Zoe Thomas for the Wall Street Journal.

Today's cars aren't just motors on wheels.

They're filled with computers that transport, guide, and entertain us.

And Toyota, the world's biggest car maker, wants a larger role in creating the software

that makes that all possible. So it built its own startup.

Our reporter in Tokyo River Davis is going to join us to explain how the 86-year-old car

company went about this and why it hasn't been such an easy task.

But first, Apple has notified Indian opposition lawmakers and local journalists

that their phones were likely targets of state-sponsored attackers.

The alerts have prompted several of the individuals to express concern about the possible

use of surveillance by the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

A number of politicians belonged to parties that recently formed a block aimed at challenging

the ruling BJP party in next year's national elections.

Apple said it doesn't attribute its threat notifications to any specific state-sponsored attacker.

India's technology minister said the government is committed to protecting the privacy of its

citizens. The office of the Prime Minister didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

X, the company formerly known as Twitter, has told employees it's worth approximately 19 billion

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