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Penske Media Corp., the company behind media brands such as Rolling Stone and the Hollywood Reporter, has filed a lawsuit against Google LLC claiming that Google is abusing its monopoly in general search to coerce publishers into handing over their content for …
Silent Push raises $10M to expand preemptive cyber defense platform
Preemptive cyber defense startup Silent Push Inc. announced today that it has raised $10 million in new funding to accelerate innovation, global expansion and customer momentum. Founded in 2020 by former FireEye Inc. Vice President Ken Bagnall and FireEye Research Labs Director …
FTC questions OpenAI, Meta and others over child protections in AI companions
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has launched an inquiry into the practices of seven companies that offer consumer-facing artificial intelligence-powered chatbots designed to act as companies on how the firms measure, test and monitor potentially negative impacts of this technology on children …
New open-source tool from Permiso uncovers dangerous inbox rule blind spots
Identity threat detection and response startup Permiso Security Inc. today released a new open-source tool designed to help enterprises detect and mitigate a new class of obfuscation attacks that exploit Microsoft Exchange inbox rules. The new tool seeks to deal with what research from …
Amazon launches Zoox robotaxi service with free rides in Las Vegas
Five years after acquiring autonomous vehicle startup Zoox Inc. in a $1.2 billion deal, Amazon.com Inc. today entered the robotaxi market with the debut of a service in Las Vegas. On debut, rides using Zoox robotaxis are free and available via the …
Klarna rises 14.6% in NYSE debut as ‘buy now, pay later’ giant goes public
Shares in Klarna Group PLC closed up 14.6% in regular trading today after the Swedish fintech company made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange. In its initial public offering, Klarna offered around 34.3 million shares at $40 each, raising about $1.4 …
Swimlane expands Hero AI to deliver agentic automation for security teams
Low-code security automation company Swimlane LLC today announced the next evolution to its Hero AI platform designed to bring agentic artificial intelligence automation deeper into security operations. The evolution allows Hero AI to leverage Swimlane Turbine’s catalog of playbooks and integrations in real time, …
UK Online Safety Act sparks surge in VPN use and dark web activity
A new report out today from tech research site Comparitech looking at the U.K.’s Online Safety Act highlights rising concerns over censorship, surveillance and the unintended consequences of the law since it went into effect earlier this year. The OSA, ostensibly designed to protect children …
SPLX launches AI Asset Management to map and secure enterprise AI stacks
SplxAI Inc., a security platform for artificial intelligence company, today announced the launch of AI Asset Management, an extension of the SPLX platform that gives enterprises visibility into their AI models, agentic workflows and infrastructure. AI Asset Management combines AI Bill of …
Red Access raises $17M to deliver frictionless protection for browsers and SaaS apps
Israeli agentless security platform startup Red Access Ltd. announced today that it has raised $17 million in new funding to fuel its U.S. expansion and accelerate product development. Founded in 2021, Red Access offers an agentless security platform designed to transform how …