Shares in CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. sagged more than 2% in late trading today after the cybersecurity company reported earnings and revenue beats in its second quarter but fell short of expectations for its third-quarter outlook. For the quarter that ended on July 31, CrowdStrike reported adjusted earnings per share of 93 cents, up from 88 cents in ...

Google LLC today announced the general availability of its Gemini artificial intelligence models on Google Distributed Cloud, extending its most advanced AI capabilities into enterprise and government data centers. The launch, which sees Gemini now available on GDC in an air-gapped configuration and in preview on GDC onnected, allows organizations with strict data residency and ...

A new report out today from Microsoft Threat Intelligence details how the financially motivated threat group Storm-0501 is shifting its focus toward cloud-based ransomware campaigns, moving beyond the on-premises tactics it previously relied on. The Storm-0501 threat group first emerged in 2021 with the deployment of Sabbath ransomware against U.S. school districts and has since ...

Behavior-tracking software firm Amplitude Inc. today announced a major update to its Web Experimentation platform that gives marketing and growth teams the ability to launch tests without waiting on developer support. The new release introduces a true drag-and-drop editor called Rearrange Elements, out-of-the-box widgets for quick deployments, control variant editing for on-the-fly adjustments and group cohort targeting ...

Data protection provider Commvault Systems Inc. today announced two new additions to its HyperScale portfolio: HyperScale Edge and HyperScale Flex. The new offerings are designed to strengthen cyber resilience and data protection for enterprises at a time when the amounts of data are increasing from remote offices and edge locations. According to the 2024 Verizon Data Breach ...

Customer relationship management platform company Attio Ltd. today announced that it has raised $52 million in new funding toward building the first artificial intelligence-native CRM that it says understands every customer and gives teams the power to build their go-to-market systems exactly as they need. Founded in 2021, Attio is building an AI-native CRM platform that gives ...

Distributed application development platform Akka today announced a new partnership with Deloitte Canada to solve critical issues of agentic artificial intelligence, including cost, performance and resilience. Under the partnership, Deloitte will leverage the Akka Agentic Platform, including the software development kit and Akka Automated Operations, for its customers’ agentic AI deployments. Akka, the business name for Lightbend ...

Cloud connectivity provider Cloudflare Inc. today announced the launch of Application Confidence Scores for artificial intelligence applications, a new feature designed to help enterprises evaluate the security, compliance and reliability of third-party software-as-a-service and generative AI tools. Offered as part of Cloudflare One’s AI Security Posture Management suite, the new scoring system gives information technology, security, legal ...

A new report out today from human behavior security company Abnormal AI Inc. details how attackers are currently exploiting the trust users place in everyday workplace communications to deliver remote access malware. The report details an ongoing campaign that leverages convincing impersonations of videoconferencing platforms such as Zoom Communications Inc. and Microsoft Teams to trick users into installing ...

A new controversy has emerged around YouTube after creators discovered that the platform has been quietly altering some of their uploaded Shorts videos using artificial intelligence without disclosure, raising concerns about creative integrity and transparency. Reports first emerged earlier this month from a number of creators who claimed that their clips appeared sharper, smoother or ...