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Twenty-four years ago, two young coders launched a fork of the b2/cafelog log code called WordPress, a content management system for the then-emerging blogging world that over two decades later has grown into the most-used CMS on the planet. Though WordPress is …
HubSpot flips AI pricing on its head with outcome-based Breeze agents
Inbound marketing and customer relationship management platform HubSpot Inc. today announced it’s changing how customers pay for artificial intelligence with the introduction of an outcome-based pricing model for two of its core AI tools that ties cost directly to results rather than …
Datadog debuts Experiments to unify product testing and observability data
Cloud monitoring as a service company Datadog Inc. today announced the launch of Datadog Experiments, a new product that allows teams to design, launch and measure product experiments and A/B tests directly within its platform. The new offering is being pitched as …
Freshworks expands Freshservice with continuous discovery and dependency mapping for IT asset management
Customer service and support software firm Freshworks Inc. today announced an expansion of its Freshservice platform with the launch of redefined IT Asset Management, a service that provides visibility into how infrastructure supports the services that businesses depend on. The redefined ITAM offering integrates continuous …
ISC2 brings AI security into the heart of cybersecurity certifications
The nonprofit International Information System Security Certification Consortium, also known as ISC2, today published new exam guidance outlining how artificial intelligence security concepts are being incorporated across its entire cybersecurity certification portfolio. The new Exam Guidance for Artificial Intelligence seeks to address …
Omniscient raises $4.1M for AI-driven decision intelligence platform
Decision intelligence platform startup Omniscient SASU today announced that it has raised $4.1 million in funding to develop its product further and scale up its commercial rollout. Omniscient offers a decision intelligence platform that is designed to address the fragmentation of data …
Exabeam expands Agent Behavior Analytics to secure AI agents across ChatGPT, Copilot and Gemini
Security intelligence and management solutions company Exabeam Inc. today announced an expansion of its Agent Behavior Analytics platform that adds detection and monitoring of artificial intelligence agent activity across tools such as OpenAI Group PBC’s ChatGPT, Microsoft Corp.’s Copilot and Google LLC’s Gemini. The …
Saronic raises $1.75B at $9.25B valuation to gear up autonomous ship production
Autonomous ship building startup Saronic Technologies Inc. announced today that it has raised $1.75 billion in new late-stage funding on a $9.25 billion valuation to deliver autonomous platforms at large scale across defense and commercial sectors. Founded in 2022, Saronic is developing …
Depthfirst raises $80M to expand AI-native security platform and train domain-specific models
Artificial intelligence-native security platform startup depthfirst Inc. announced today that it has raised $80 million in new funding to train additional security models across new domains, expand its AI research team and scale up enterprise adoption. Founded in 2024, depthfirst is taking on the …
Linx Security raises $50M in new funding to grow identity and access platform
Identity security and government platform startup Linx Security Inc. revealed today that it has raised $50 million in new funding to expand its global footprint, scale up enterprise go-to-market efforts and accelerate product development around autonomous identity governance. Founded in 2023, Linx …