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Highlight AI Inc., a startup with an artificial intelligence app designed to make knowledge workers more productive, has raised $40 million in funding. Khosla Ventures led the Series A round. Highlight stated in its funding announcement today that more than a half-dozen …
Databricks introduces Lakewatch SIEM, acquires two cybersecurity startups
Databricks Inc. today debuted Lakewatch, a cybersecurity product built atop its cloud data platform. The company also disclosed that it has acquired two startups called Antimatter Inc. and SiftD Inc. Databricks said the deals will help enhance its newly launched cybersecurity capabilities. …
SentinelOne, Snyk introduce new tools for securing AI agents
SentinelOne Inc. and Snyk Ltd. today introduced new tools for securing artificial intelligence agents. NYSE-traded SentinelOne provides a cybersecurity platform called Singularity that helps companies protect software containers, employee devices and other assets. Snyk, in turn, offers tools that developers use to …
Chip interconnect startup Kandou AI raises $225M in funding
Kandou AI Inc., a developer of copper-based interconnects for artificial intelligence chips, has raised $225 million in funding. Bloomberg reported today that the investment values the company at $400 million. The round was backed by Synopsys Inc. and Cadence Design Systems Inc., …
Cisco debuts new AI agent security features, open-source DefenseClaw tool
Cisco Systems Inc. is rolling out a set of new features designed to help companies secure their artificial intelligence agents. The product enhancements made their debut today at the RSAC 2026 Conference. The networking giant also released an open-source tool, DefenseClaw, that …
White House releases AI policy framework focused on state regulations, power generation
The White House today released a policy document with suggestions on how Congress should regulate artificial intelligence. The move is not unexpected. In December, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order that instructed White House officials to craft a national AI …
Amazon acquires last-mile delivery robot startup Rivr
Amazon.com Inc. has acquired Rivr Technologies AG, a Swiss developer of delivery robots. CNBC reported on Thursday that the deal closed earlier this week. The financial terms were not disclosed. Rivr’s flagship product is a four-legged robot called the Rivr Two that …
OpenAI to launch ChatGPT superapp, ‘AI research intern’
OpenAI Group PBC plans to merge ChatGPT and two of its other services into a single “superapp.” The Wall Street Journal broke the news on Thursday. Today, MIT Technology Review reported that OpenAI is also working on an artificial intelligence tool designed …
Vibe coding startup Cursor launches programming-optimized Composer 2 model
Cursor today introduced an artificial intelligence model called Composer 2 that it says can outperform Claude Opus 4.6 across many programming tasks. The model is accessible through the company’s popular AI code editor. Cursor, which is incorporated as Anysphere Inc,. says that …
Google upgrades its Stitch AI interface development tool
Google LLC today released a new version of Stitch, an artificial intelligence tool that can generate user interfaces for websites and mobile apps. Shares of graphic design software maker Figma Inc. declined more than 4% on the news. The company’s namesake platform …