New research out today from browser security company SquareX Ltd. is warning of a hidden application programming interface in Perplexity AI Inc.’s Comet browser that allows extensions in the artificial intelligence browser to execute local commands and gain full control over users’ devices. The problem arises due to Comet having a Model Context Protocol API that allows ...

Cybersecurity software provider Tanium Inc. today announced advancements designed to accelerate the journey toward autonomous operations and security that empower information technology and security leaders to innovate faster, strengthen resilience and drive business outcomes with confidence. The announcements, made at the company’s 10th annual Converge conference, leverage artificial intelligence to transform IT operations and security and enable ...

Cloud identity security startup Apono Inc. revealed today that it has raised $34 million in new funding to accelerate development of artificial intelligence-powered access intelligence and policy administration and expand its go-to-market operations. Founded in 2022, Apono offers a platform that is built to eliminate one of the longstanding weaknesses in enterprise access management: standing ...

Artificial intelligence-powered trust management company Vanta Inc. today announced the launch of its Agentic Trust Platform, a platform that connects compliance, risk and trust programs to help teams grow with confidence and stay ready for whatever comes next. The new offering seeks to address the growing issue of AI cyberthreats, with the Vanta 2025 State of Trust ...

Artificial intelligence-based cyber risk management company SAFE Securities Inc. today announced that it has acquired cybersecurity posture firm Balbix Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2015, Balbix specializes in artificial intelligence-native cyber risk and exposure management that helps enterprises gain continuous visibility into their attack surface, including cloud, on-premises and third-party assets. Balbix’s automated exposure-management platform discovers assets, ...

Hybrid cloud data management firm Cloudian Inc. today announced the general availability of the Cloudian HyperScale AI Data Platform, a data platforms designed to turn company documents into instant artificial intelligence insights. The new offering, based on the Nvidia AI Data Platform reference design, transforms institutional knowledge stored in documents, PDFs, images and spreadsheets into instantly accessible ...

Dubai-based cybersecurity company Secure.com today announced that it had secured a $4.5 million investment from the Disrupt.com AI fund and announced the launch of Digital Security Teammates, artificial intelligence-naive agents that help security teams take on cybercrime. Digital Security Teammates are always on AI-native agents that work inside a company’s existing security stack. The agents ...

Digital signal processor technology for artificial intelligence infrastructure company Celero Communications Inc. announced today that it has raised $140 million in new funding to address a rapidly expanding market for coherent optical connectivity. Founded in 2024, Celero is focused on solving one of the biggest bottlenecks in modern AI infrastructure: the need for massive, energy-efficient ...

Japanese artificial intelligence startup Sakana AI Co. Ltd. revealed early today that it has raised 20 billion yen ($135 million) in new funding on a 400 billion yen ($2.635 billion) valuation to accelerate its research and development, scale up its applied AI business in Japan, and build a sustainable ecosystem. Founded in 2023 by former Google ...

Artificial intelligence security platform company TrojAI Inc. today announced the launch of TrojAI Defend for MCP, a new AI runtime defense solution for agentic AI workflows. TrojAI Defend for MCP has been built to monitor traffic to and from Model Context Protocol servers to provide unified visibility, policy analysis and runtime enforcement across agents and ...