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Rippling People Center Inc., a startup that sells workforce management software and several related products, has raised $200 million in late-stage funding at a $13.5 billion valuation. The company detailed in its announcement of the raise today that Coatue was the lead …
TikTok reportedly plans to challenge potential US ban in court
TikTok reportedly plans to file a legal challenge against U.S. lawmakers’ push to ban it or force the app to spin out of parent company ByteDance Ltd. Michael Beckerman, the head of U.S. public policy at TikTok, detailed the plan in an …
Langdock reels in $3M for its LLM-agnostic enterprise chatbot
Langdock GmbH, a startup with an enterprise chatbot that allows users to change the underlying language model, has raised $3 million in seed funding to support its growth efforts. TechCrunch reported the investment today. General Catalyst and La Famiglia led the round …
Europol-led task force shuts down LabHost phishing platform, arrests suspected hackers
An international law enforcement task force has disrupted LabHost, a platform used by hackers to launch phishing campaigns. The takedown operation, which was revealed today, also saw officials arrest 37 individuals who are suspected of being involved in the phishing scheme. One …
Meta debuts next-generation Llama 3 LLM series and new chatbot features
Meta Platforms Inc. today debuted Llama 3, a new series of open-source large language models that the company says can outperform the competition across several task categories. The first two LLMs in the lineup feature 8 billion and 70 billion parameters. Down …
Google fires 28 workers over sit-in protesting its business ties with Israel
Google LLC has fired 28 employees who held protests at two of its offices over the company’s business ties with Israel. Chris Rackow, the search giant’s vice president of global security, announced the dismissals in an internal memo sent late Wednesday. The …
Open-source LLM startup Mistral AI reportedly seeking new funding at $5B valuation
Mistral AI, a Paris-based large language model startup, is reportedly in talks with investors to raise capital at a $5 billion valuation. The Information reported the fundraising push on Tuesday evening, citing a person with direct knowledge of the matter. It’s believed …
Armis acquires vulnerability prioritization startup Silk Security in $150M deal
Cybersecurity provider Armis Inc. has bought Silk Security Inc., a startup that helps enterprises find vulnerabilities in their infrastructure and understand their severity. Armis detailed in its acquisition announcement today that the deal values Silk at $150 million. That’s more than 10 …
Mandiant links Russia’s Sandworm hacking group to water infrastructure breaches
Mandiant today released a report that links Sandworm, a Russian state-backed threat actor, to a series of recent cyberattacks against water utilities. The Google LLC unit also changed the codename it uses to track the hacking group. Mandiant will refer to Sandstorm …
UnitedHealth investigating reported leak of data from its Change Healthcare unit
UnitedHealth Group Inc., the largest health insurer in the U.S., today disclosed that it’s investigating a potential leak of internal data from its Change Healthcare unit. The suspected leak is linked to a cyberattack that the division experienced earlier this year. The …