Application programming interface security company Salt Security Inc. today announced the launch of “Ask Pepper AI,” a new generative artificial intelligence-powered natural language interface for its API Protection Platform. The new service leverages Amazon Bedrock to transform API security operations by allowing security professionals and developers to ask plain-English questions and receive immediate, actionable insights about their ...

Data analytics and artificial intelligence company Databricks Inc. is reportedly in talks to raise $5 billion in new funding on a $134 billion valuation. The new funding, if it should happen The Information reported today, would come after Databricks previously raised funding on a $100 billion valuation in August. The valuation of the round is ...

Harmonic AI Inc. a startup using artificial intelligence for formal mathematical reasoning, announced today that it has raised $120 million in new funding on a $1.45 billion valuation. The funding is intended to accelerate its momentum in developing an advanced mathematical reasoning model that eliminates hallucinations, a common situation in which AI models make up erroneous ...

Shares in Zscaler Inc. fell more than 7% in late trading today after the cloud security company reported earnings and revenue beats in its fiscal 2026 first quarter but failed to impress investors with an outlook that only just met expectations. For the quarter that ended on Oct. 31, Zscaler reported adjusted earnings per share ...

Shares of Workday Inc. fell more than 5% in late trading today despite the human resources and finance software provider reporting earnings and revenue beats in its fiscal 2026 third quarter. For the quarter that ended on Oct. 31, Workday reported adjusted earnings per share of $2.32, up from $1.89 in the same quarter of the ...

Artificial intelligence tool calling platform company Arcade.dev today introduced URL Elicitation, a new security capability that brings enterprise-grade authorization to Anthropic PBC’s Model Context Protocol. Developed in collaboration with Anthropic and formalized through an accepted Specification Enhancement Proposal, the feature gives MCP a standardized and secure way for AI agents to authenticate with real-world services ...

Enterprise artificial intelligence governance and operations platform company Superwise today announced a major update to its Enterprise Agentic Governance platform that includes new capabilities that are designed to redefine how teams build, monitor and govern artificial intelligence agents at scale. The update seeks to assist enterprises that the company claims are facing a critical AI governance ...

A new report out today from Cato Networks Ltd.’s Cato CTRL threat research team details a newly discovered indirect prompt injection technique that can manipulate artificial intelligence browser assistants through legitimate websites. Dubbed “HashJack,” the technique is described as the first known method that weaponizes any normal URL by hiding malicious prompts after the “#” ...

Artificial intelligence-native identity security platform startup Opti Inc. revealed today that it raised $20 million in new funding to accelerate product expansion and global growth. Founded in 2024, Opti aims to bring an AI-native identity security platform to enterprise organizations. The company’s platform targets what many enterprises struggle with: managing the complexity of identity, access, ...

OpenAI Group PBC today announced the launch of ChatGPT Shopping Research, a new tool designed to help users quickly evaluate products, compare options and make more confident purchasing decisions. The feature is available to all logged-in ChatGPT users, including free users, and the company is offering “nearly unlimited usage” during the holiday period. Shopping Research, ...