Worldcoin, the identity-proving cryptocurrency project co-founded by OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman, today announced a rebrand and a new version of its Iris-scanning Orb. Starting today, Worldcoin is now known as World because, at least according to the company, the name Worldcoin “no longer encapsulates the mission of the project — to accelerate every ...

Payment technology company Stripe Inc. is reportedly in talks to acquire fintech startup Bridge Ventures Inc. for $1 billion. According to Forbes, the acquisition talks, which are still under discussion and subject to either party walking away, would be Stripe’s largest deal to date. Some of the sources referenced by Forbes also note that regulatory considerations such ...

Cloud subscription services company Zuora Inc. has announced that it plans to be acquired by private-equity firm Silver Lake and an affiliate of Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC Pte. Ltd. in a transaction valued at $1.7 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Silver Lake and GIC will acquire all outstanding shares of Zuora stock at $10 ...

Artificial intelligence-powered supply chain management software firm Verusen today announced the launch of AI for Spare Parts Criticality, a new evaluation and optimization solution that understands item criticality and operational risk to drive improved stocking strategies for enterprises and manufacturers. Item criticality is the importance or priority of a specific item, such as a spare part, within ...

Data security solutions provider Cyera Ltd. revealed today that it has acquired Israeli data loss prevention company Trail Security Ltd. for $162 million. Prior to its acquisition, Trial Security was a data loss prevention company focused on artificial intelligence-driven solutions for safeguarding sensitive data across various environments, including cloud, endpoint and network systems. Trail Security’s ...

Sales performance management startup Everstage Inc. announced today that it has raised $30 million in new funding to increase product innovation and elevate its customer experience. Founded in 2020, Everstage offers a platform that automates the management of sales commissions within organizations. It offers solutions to simplify the creation, tracking and execution of commission plans ...

Cyber risk management startup DeNexus Inc. announced today that it has raised $17.5 million in new funding to expand its product offerings. Founded in 2019, DeNexus specializes in industrial cyber risk management with a platform that provides security services to operation technology environments. The company’s platform leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to assess vulnerabilities, ...

Identity access management company Okta Inc. today made a number of announcements aimed at enhancing security and developer capabilities across its platform, a new partnership with the OpenID Foundation to bolster identity security across software-as-a-service applications, and a new suite of tools for securing artificial intelligence integration. Starting with new enhancements to Workforce Identity Cloud, Okta’s first ...

Content delivery network and cloud services provider Akamai Technologies Inc. today announced two major updates for its security portfolio that enhance protection against sophisticated threats and streamline security operations through advanced machine learning and AI-driven insights. The first update, the Behavioral DDoS Engine, uses machine learning to provide automatic, proactive protection against application-layer distributed denial-of-service attacks by ...

Cybersecurity company Lookout Inc. today announced new features for its Mobile Endpoint Security solution that provide comprehensive protection against two fast-growing advanced social engineering tactics: SMS text phishing, or smishing, and executive impersonation fraud texts. The enhancements seek to strengthen mobile security by proactively identifying and blocking these sophisticated attacks before they can compromise sensitive data. Lookout ...