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Data security company Fortanix Inc. today announced that it has joined the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. Unleash AI partner program to accelerate artificial intelligence outcomes. By joining the program, customers using HPE’s portfolio of integrated AI solutions can now leverage Nvidia Confidential Computing and …
Salt Security launches ‘Ask Pepper AI’ to simplify API risk analysis
Application programming interface security company Salt Security Inc. today announced the launch of “Ask Pepper AI,” a new generative artificial intelligence-powered natural language interface for its API Protection Platform. The new service leverages Amazon Bedrock to transform API security operations by allowing security professionals …
Databricks reportedly in talks to raise $5B at $134B valuation
Data analytics and artificial intelligence company Databricks Inc. is reportedly in talks to raise $5 billion in new funding on a $134 billion valuation. The new funding, if it should happen The Information reported today, would come after Databricks previously raised funding …
Harmonic AI raises $120M at $1.45B valuation to advance mathematical reasoning
Harmonic AI Inc. a startup using artificial intelligence for formal mathematical reasoning, announced today that it has raised $120 million in new funding on a $1.45 billion valuation. The funding is intended to accelerate its momentum in developing an advanced mathematical reasoning model …
Zscaler reports strong quarter but cautious guidance weighs on shares
Shares in Zscaler Inc. fell more than 7% in late trading today after the cloud security company reported earnings and revenue beats in its fiscal 2026 first quarter but failed to impress investors with an outlook that only just met expectations. For …
Workday falls in late trading as growth outlook fails to excite investors
Shares of Workday Inc. fell more than 5% in late trading today despite the human resources and finance software provider reporting earnings and revenue beats in its fiscal 2026 third quarter. For the quarter that ended on Oct. 31, Workday reported adjusted earnings …
Arcade.dev and Anthropic advance MCP with new secure authorization flow
Artificial intelligence tool calling platform company Arcade.dev today introduced URL Elicitation, a new security capability that brings enterprise-grade authorization to Anthropic PBC’s Model Context Protocol. Developed in collaboration with Anthropic and formalized through an accepted Specification Enhancement Proposal, the feature gives MCP …
Superwise expands agentic governance platform with new real-time guardrails
Enterprise artificial intelligence governance and operations platform company Superwise today announced a major update to its Enterprise Agentic Governance platform that includes new capabilities that are designed to redefine how teams build, monitor and govern artificial intelligence agents at scale. The update seeks …
New ‘HashJack’ technique lets attackers manipulate AI assistants in Comet, Copilot and Gemini
A new report out today from Cato Networks Ltd.’s Cato CTRL threat research team details a newly discovered indirect prompt injection technique that can manipulate artificial intelligence browser assistants through legitimate websites. Dubbed “HashJack,” the technique is described as the first known …
Opti lands $20M to automate enterprise identity governance with AI
Artificial intelligence-native identity security platform startup Opti Inc. revealed today that it raised $20 million in new funding to accelerate product expansion and global growth. Founded in 2024, Opti aims to bring an AI-native identity security platform to enterprise organizations. The company’s …