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Nimble raises $47M to scale agentic web search platform for enterprise AI
Nimble announced today that it has raised $47 million in new funding to accelerate development of its agentic web search platform, expand its multi-agent research capabilities and scale up its governed real-time web data infrastructure for enterprise artificial intelligence deployments. Founded in 2021 as Thhe Data Company Technologies Inc., Nimble offers a real-time web search ...
Druva launches Deep Analysis Agents to cut forensic investigations from days to minutes
Data security provider Druva Inc. today announced a major expansion of its DruAI platform with the launch of Deep Analysis Agents, agents that are capable of automating complex, multiday forensic and compliance investigations. Information technology and security teams spend too much time not just addressing problems but also proving what happened and why across incident response, forensics, ...
Arctic Wolf Networks acquires Sevco Security to expand exposure assessment capabilities
Cybersecurity company Arctic Wolf Networks Inc. today announced that it has acquired exposure assessment startup Sevco Security Inc. for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2020, Sevco offers an exposure assessment platform that is focused on addressing the challenge of comprehensive visibility and risk assessment across an organization’s attack surface. Modern information technology environments grow and ...
Google X spinout Taara launches Taara Beam to deliver fiber-like speeds through the air
Wireless communications startup Taara Connect Inc., a spinout from X, Google LLC’s Moonshot Factory, today unveiled Taara Photonics, a wireless communication platform based on optical phased arrays and Taara Beam, its first product based on its photonic core. Pitched by the company as being a breakthrough approach to commercial communications and connectivity infrastructure, the technology ...
Ubicquia raises $106M to expand AI-enabled infrastructure platform
Intelligent infrastructure solutions provider Ubicquia Inc. revealed today that it has raised $106 million in new funding to accelerate development of its artificial intelligence-enabled infrastructure solutions and expand direct sales efforts globally. Founded in 2014, Ubicquia offers intelligent infrastructure platforms that attach to existing utility and municipal assets to collect, process and transmit operational data. ...
Humand secures $66M to scale AI-powered operating system for frontline workers
Humand Technologies Inc. today announced that it has raised $66 million in new funding to accelerate the expansion of its operating system for deskless workforces across the U.S. and 51 countries and to fund continued artificial intelligence development. Founded in 2020, Humand offers a platform to support deskless workforces, which account for a large portion ...
NIST launches AI Agent Standards Initiative as autonomous AI moves into production
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology has launched the AI Agent Standards Initiative, a new program aimed at developing technical standards and guidance for autonomous artificial intelligence agents as their use accelerates across enterprise and government environments. The initiative, led by NIST’s Center for AI Standards and Innovation, is designed to address emerging ...
Kyndryl launches Cyber Defense Operations Center to unify network and security operations
Information technology infrastructure services provider Kyndryl Holdings Inc. today launched its Cyber Defense Operations Center, a next-generation command hub that unifies network operations and security operations into a single, integrated operating model. Located in Bengaluru, India, the new center is designed to provide global customers with deep cybersecurity and network operations expertise to accelerate incident ...
DHS awards Palantir up to $1B to deploy AI and data analytics platforms
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded Palantir Technologies Inc. a five-year blanket purchase to expand the department’s use of artificial intelligence and large-scale data analytics platforms across its agencies. The agreement, which is valued at up to $1 billion, allows multiple DHS agencies to acquire Palantir platforms without initiating separate competitive contracts for ...
Abstract Security launches AI-Gen Composable SIEM for streaming-first security operations
Security data operations company Abstract Security Inc. today announced the launch of AI-Gen Composable SIEM, a new architectural standard for modern security operations that it says is built natively for artificial intelligence, streaming data and modular control. As security data volumes grow 25% to 30% annually, traditional security information and event management platforms have struggled to keep ...









