Identity proofing and passwordless authentication company 1Kosmos Inc. announced today that it had raised $57 million in new funding for product innovation, expansion of global sales and deeper integrations with leading identity and security platforms. Founded in 2018, 1Kosmos offers identity security that fuses biometric identity proofing with passwordless multifactor authentication built on blockchain technology ...

Web data infrastructure company Bright Data Ltd. today announced the launch of a free version of The Web MCP by Bright Data, an infrastructure layer that allows artificial intelligence agents to interact with the live web without getting blocked. The Web MCP offers an interface between autonomous AI agents and the open web, allowing for ...

Security researchers have revealed that OpenAI’s recently released GPT-5 model can be jailbroken using a multi-turn manipulation technique that blends the “Echo Chamber” method with narrative storytelling. Jailbreaking a GPT model is a way of manipulating prompts or conversation flows to bypass built-in safety and content restrictions. The methodology involves crafting inputs over multiple turns ...

A critical vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server remains unpatched on nearly 30,000 systems worldwide, raising concerns about potential exploitation in hybrid cloud environments. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-53786, affects Exchange 2016, Exchange 2019 and Exchange Server Subscription Edition in hybrid configurations with Exchange Online. The vulnerability allows attackers with administrator access to an on-premises server ...

Elon Musk’s xAI Holdings Corp. has made the latest version of its artificial intelligence model, Grok 4, free to all users, albeit with usage caps, as controversy continues around OpenAI’s GPT-5 model. Grok 4 made its debut on July 10 with improved reasoning, faster response times and broader multimodal capabilities compared with earlier versions. By ...

A new report out today from cybersecurity validation startup Picus Security Inc. reveals that nearly half of enterprise environments had at least one password cracked during testing, a dramatic increase from last year and that attacks using valid credentials succeeded 98% of the time. The data comes from the Picus Security Blue Report 2025 and ...

Artificial intelligence developer Decart.AI Inc. today announced that it has raised $100 million in new funding on a $3.1 billion valuation to expand research and development, scale up its infrastructure platform and accelerate go-to-market efforts for its real-time generative AI technologies. Founded in 2023, Decart specializes in real-time generative video technology and graphics processing unit ...

Space technology company Firefly Aerospace Inc. successfully debuted on the Nasdaq today and saw its share price close regular trading up 34% from its initial offering price. The company raised approximately $868 million in the float after its stock listed at $45 per share. Through its first day of trading, Firefly Aerospace stock hit a ...

Shares in Atlassian Corp. rose slightly in after-hours trading today after the Australian collaboration software company reported earnings and revenue beats in its fiscal fourth quarter but just fell short of expectations with its revenue outlook. For the quarter that ended on June 30, Atlassian reported adjusted earnings per share of 96 cents, up from ...

Financial service companies Block Inc. and Chime Financial Inc. both reported second-quarter earnings today, with shares in Block up solidly up after hours thanks to strong guidance, while Chime shares declined slightly. For the quarter that ended on June 30, Block reported adjusted earnings per share of 62 cents, up from 47 cents in the ...