Cybersecurity
Cloudflare acquires AI data marketplace Human Native
A logo of CLOUDFLARE sits outside the company’s house on the opening day of the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2025. Yves Herman | Reuters Cloudflare is acquiring artificial intelligence data marketplace Human Native, the company said Thursday, as it expands its push to develop transactions […]
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Amazon launches its ‘sovereign’ cloud in Europe and plots expansion
People walk past the logo of Amazon Web Services (AWS) at its exhibitor stall at the India Mobile Congress 2025 at Yashobhoomi, a convention and expo center in New Delhi, India, October 8, 2025. Anushree Fadnavis | Reuters Amazon launched its “sovereign cloud” offering in Europe on Thursday in a move designed to keep it […]
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How a former U.S. special forces officer raised $22 million for his cybersecurity startup
Gene Yu is the co-founder and CEO of Blackpanda. Courtesy of Gene Yu At age 46, startup founder Gene Yu seems to have lived several lives in one. Before he started his own company, he was a Division 1 tennis player, graduated with a computer science degree from the United States Military Academy, commonly known […]
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Palantir is trying to ‘destroy’ Percepta through legal action, startup’s execs say in filing
Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box on Nov. 4th, 2025. CNBC Executives of artificial intelligence startup Percepta AI, who were sued last year by Palantir for allegedly stealing confidential information and trying to poach top talent, called the claims an attempt to “stifle competition.” “In truth, Palantir is looking to scare […]
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CrowdStrike buys identity security startup SGNL for $740 million in latest deal push
Founder and CEO of CrowdStrike George Kurtz speaks during the Live Keynote Pregame during the Nvidia GTC (GPU Technology Conference) in Washington, DC, on Oct. 28, 2025. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images CrowdStrike announced Thursday that it is buying identity management startup SGNL in a deal valued at nearly $740 million as the […]
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South Korean retail giant Coupang to compensate $1.1 billion to affected users over data breach
A general view shows the logo of South Korean online delivery service Coupang, at a building housing the company’s headquarters in Seoul on Dec. 9, 2025. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images South Korean online retail giant Coupang said it will offer 1.69 trillion South Korean won ($1.17 billion) in compensation to 34 million users […]
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Palo Alto Networks announces multibillion-dollar deal with Google Cloud
Palo Alto Networks will migrate key internal workloads to Google Cloud as part of a new multibillion-dollar agreement, the companies announced on Friday. The companies said the deal is an expansion of their existing strategic partnership and will deepen their engineering collaboration. Palo Alto Networks is now using Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence models to power […]
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ServiceNow in talks to acquire cybersecurity startup Armis in potential $7 billion deal, Bloomberg reports
Software company ServiceNow is in advanced talks to buy cybersecurity startup Armis, which was last valued at $6.1 billion, Bloomberg reported. The deal, which could reach $7 billion in value, would be ServiceNow’s largest acquisition, the outlet said, citing people familiar with the situation who asked not to be identified because the talks are private. […]
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Rubrik stock rips 22% higher after blowing out earnings and boosting guidance
Rubrik shares soared 22% on Friday after the data management company posted blowout fiscal third-quarter numbers and boosted guidance. The stock, which debuted on the market in April 2024, had its second-best day on record. Revenue jumped 48% from a year earlier to $350 million, topping the $320 million average analyst estimate, according to LSEG. […]
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Security startup Verkada hits $5.8 billion valuation in latest funding round led by CapitalG
Filip Kaliszan, CEO of Verkada. Courtesy: Verkada Security technology startup Verkada has reached a $5.8 billion valuation after a new funding round led by CapitalG, Alphabet’s venture capital arm, announced Wednesday. “I think Google saw the opportunity with us in the application of AI and everything we’re driving to apply AI to the physical security […]
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