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Trend Micro debuts data center appliances with built-in cybersecurity software
Trend Micro Inc. today introduced a line of data center appliances with preinstalled cybersecurity and artificial intelligence features. Tokyo-based Trend Micro is a major cybersecurity provider with an installed base of more than 500,000 organizations. Its flagship Vision One platform can find malware across cloud instances, employee devices and other systems. The software automatically ranks ...
Google updates Gemini 2.5 LLM series with new entry-level model, pricing changes
Google LLC today introduced a new large language model, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite, that can process prompts faster and more cost-efficiently than its predecessor. The algorithm is rolling out as part of a broader update to the company’s flagship Gemini 2.5 LLM series. The two existing models in the lineup, Gemini 2.5 Flash and Gemini 2.5 ...
Browserbase reels in $40M for its browser automation tools
Browserbase Inc., a startup focused on automating tasks that involve interacting with webpages, has closed a $40 million funding round. Notable Capital led the Series B investment. Browserbase disclosed in its announcement of the raise today that Kleiner Perkins and CRV participated as well. It’s now reportedly valued at $300 million, four times what it was ...
Defense technology startup Mach Industries raises $100M
Mach Industries Inc., a startup that makes hardware systems for the defense sector, has raised $100 million in funding. The company announced the Series B investment today. Khosla Ventures and Bedrock led the raise with participation from several other backers including Sequoia Capital. According to TechCrunch, Mach Industries is now worth $470 million. Huntington Beach, ...
PostHog raises $70M to streamline software development projects
Developer tooling startup PostHog Inc. has raised $70 million in funding, Crunchbase reported today. Payment processing provider Stripe Inc. led the Series D investment. It was joined by Alphabet Inc.’s GV startup fund, Formus Capital and Y Combinator, which incubated PostHog in 2020. The company is now reportedly valued at $920 million. PostHog sells a ...
Sedai raises $20M to optimize cloud environments with AI agents
Sedai Inc., a startup that helps enterprises make their cloud environments more reliable and cost-efficient, has raised $20 million in fresh funding. The Series B round was announced today. Atlantic Vantage Point led the raise with participation from Norwest, Sierra Ventures and Uncorrelated Ventures. The investment follows a year in which Sedai claims to have grown ...
Users of new Meta AI app unknowingly make chatbot logs public
Some users of a new Meta Platforms Inc. artificial intelligence app have inadvertently made their chatbot conversations public. TechCrunch and other outlets reported the phenomenon on Thursday. According to the publication, a cybersecurity researcher has determined that some of the publicly shared chatbot conversations included users’ addresses, information about court cases and other sensitive data. This ...
Flying taxi developer Archer Aviation raises $850M more in funding
Archer Aviation Inc. has raised $850 million in funding to support the rollout of its flying taxis. The NYSE-listed company announced the deal on Thursday. The transaction was structured as a direct offering in which Archer sold 85 million shares for $10 apiece. In today’s trading session, its stock price dropped about 14% to exactly ...
Google develops AI model for forecasting tropical cyclones
Google LLC today detailed an artificial intelligence model that can forecast the path and intensity of tropical cyclones days in advance. According to the company, the algorithm was developed through a collaboration between its Google Research and DeepMind units. It’s available through a newly launched website called Weather Lab. Usually, scientists rely on algorithms known ...
Sam Altman-backed network infrastructure startup Meter raises $170M
Meter Inc., a startup that helps companies build corporate networks, has raised $170 million in funding from a group of prominent investors. General Catalyst led the round. Meter detailed in its announcement of the deal today that Baillie Gifford, J.P. Morgan, Microsoft Corp. and Sequoia Capital participated as well along with a number of other ...