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TinyFish raises $47M to expand deployment of enterprise web agents
Enterprise web agent infrastructure startup TinyFish Inc. revealed today that it has raised $47 million in new funding to expand product development and go-to‑market efforts. Founded in 2024, TinyFish is building what it calls enterprise web agents, artificial intelligence-powered autonomous workflows that can operate across the web at massive scale. The company’s agents are designed ...
F5 acquires MantisNet to expand cloud-native observability capabilities
Application security firm F5 Inc. today announced that it has acquired real-time network observability and intelligence company MantisNet for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2012, MantisNet offers cloud-native network observability software designed to simplify the process of accessing and extracting network intelligence in real time. The company delivers high-resolution insight into containerized and dynamic network environments, especially ...
AuthZed introduces AuthZed Cloud to simplify enterprise authorization
Permissions management startup AuthZed Inc. today announced the launch of AuthZed Cloud, a self-service platform that lets businesses run authorization infrastructure like the rest of their cloud infrastructure — provisioned, managed and scaled on-demand. AuthZed Cloud has been designed to remove the need to build and maintain custom authorization stacks, allowing engineering teams to focus on building ...
SUPERWISE launches ‘/collect’ AI tool for frontline data capture
Enterprise artificial intelligence governance and operations platform company SUPERWISE today announced the launch of /collect, an AI-powered data capture tool built for frontline teams. The new tool is designed for dynamic environments such as construction sites, factories and utility routes and allows teams to capture, sync and report data anywhere. With /collect, data stays with the ...
Cosmo by CodeSignal brings bite-sized AI and business training to mobile
Skills assessment and experiential learning platform company CodeSignal Inc. today announced the launch of Cosmo, a mobile learning app that aims to turn spare minutes into career-ready skills. At launch, Cosmo includes more than 60 learning paths and more than 300 swipe-through micro-courses across artificial intelligence, marketing, coding, finance and leadership, among others. The new service launches ...
Seemplicity raises $50M to expand AI driven exposure management platform
Security risk reduction and productivity platform provider Seemplicity Security Ltd. revealed today that it has raised $50 million in new funding to advanceits AI-based exposure management platform and scale its go-to-market operations. Founded in 2020 by cybersecurity veterans Yoran Sirkis, Ravid Circus and Rotem Cohen Gadol (pictured), Seemplicity has as its goal to transform how enterprises approach ...
Prosecutors charge Rapper Bot administrator after targeting X and thousands more
U.S. prosecutors have charged a 22-year-old man for allegedly running one of the most powerful bot networks observed in recent years. Ethan J. Foltz from Eugene, Oregon, was arrested Aug. 6 and stands accused of operating Rapper Bot, also known as “Eleven Eleven Botnet” and “CowBot.” The botnet spanned a network of hijacked internet-connected devices that ...
Firecrawl raises $14.5M to grow AI-ready web data infrastructure
Developer platform startup Firecrawl (SideGuide Technologies Inc.) announced today that it has raised $14.5 million in new funding. Founded in 2022, Firecrawl offers a developer-first platform designed to make the web’s constantly changing information accessible and usable for artificial intelligence. The company offers a suite of tools that allow developers and AI teams to crawl, ...
Google Cloud adds new protections for AI agents and cloud workloads at Security Summit 2025
Google Cloud today announced a range of new security capabilities designed to protect organizations’ artificial intelligence capabilities while also using AI to strengthen defenses. The updates, revealed at the Google Cloud Security Summit 2025, span agent security, operations, consulting and core platform services. Leading the list is an announcement that Google is extending Security Command ...
February ransomware attacks hit record high as ThreatDown reports 25% annual surge
A new report out today from ThreatDown, the corporate business unit of Malwarebytes Inc., finds that ransomware attacks jumped 25% year-over-year between July 2024 and June 2025, making it the most active 12-month period on record. The ThreatDown 2025 State of Ransomware report found that February 2025 alone saw more than 1,000 incidents, the highest ...









