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Artificial intelligence-driven sales and marketing startup Clay Labs Inc. has reportedly raised a Series C round of funding on a $3 billion valuation, just shy of a year after the company previously raised a Series B round of $46 million on a $500 million …
New AuthZed tools enforce permissions in RAG and agentic AI systems
Permissions management startup AuthZed Inc. today announced new support for retrieval-augmented generation and agentic artificial intelligence systems, expanding its authorization infrastructure to address security challenges in enterprise AI. The expanded support is designed to give engineering teams the tools they need to ensure that …
Identity and access management failure in Google Cloud causes widespread internet service disruptions
An identity and access management failure within Google Cloud earlier today caused widespread service disruptions across a range of internet services, including portions of Cloudflare Inc., Google Workspace apps and third-party platforms reliant on Google infrastructure. The incident began late Wednesday morning …
Chime jumps 37% in Nasdaq debut after raising $700M in IPO
Investors in Chime Financial Inc. had much to cheer about today after the financial services company closed its first day of trading on the Nasdaq up more than 37% after the company’s shares made their debut on the exchange at the start of …
Vanta launches AI Agent to automate compliance workflows
Cybersecurity compliance startup Vanta Inc. today announced the launch of Vanta AI Agent, a new agent designed to handle end-to-end workflows autonomously across a company’s entire compliance program. The new agent, powered by Vanta AI, contextually guides organizations through key tasks, accurately identifies issues …
Zilliz launches Milvus 2.6 to reduce AI infrastructure costs
Vector database for enterprise-grade artificial intelligence applications company Zilliz Inc. today announced the release of Milvus 2.6, a new version of its open-source Milvus vector database that significantly reduces costs associated with artificial intelligence applications. The new release includes tiered hot/cold storage and advanced vector …
Veza tackles AI credential surge with new nonhuman identity protections
Data security platform company Veza Inc. today announced it has expanded its identity security platform with the launch of a dedicated nonhuman identity security product. The new NHI Security product and capabilities offer visibility, ownership and governance to machine identities, such as service accounts, …
Landbase raises $30M to expand AI platform for go-to-market automation
Agentic artificial intelligence startup Landbase Inc. announced today that it has raised $30 million in new funding to enhance its GTM-1 Omni AI model and expand access to its VibeGTM platform for automated, AI-driven go-to-market execution. Founded in 2024, Landbase offers an …
Cloudflare sees massive rise in attacks targeting media, nonprofits and human rights groups
A new report out today from Cloudflare Inc., marking the 11th anniversary of Project Galileo, reveals a sharp increase in cyberattacks targeting civil society organizations, with application-layer distributed denial-of-service attacks overtaking traditional web exploit attempts by a wide margin. Project Galileo is a …
Aim Security details first known AI zero-click exploit targeting Microsoft 365 Copilot
A new report out today from Aim Security Ltd. reveals the first known zero-click artificial intelligence vulnerability that could have allowed attackers to exfiltrate sensitive internal data without any user interaction. The vulnerability, dubbed “EchoLeak,” was found in Microsoft Corp.’s 365 Copilot …