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AI fraud verification startup secures $20M in seed funding
Data Privacy

AI fraud verification startup secures $20M in seed funding

Canadian startup TransCrypts raises CDN $20 million to enhance secure digital ID control and combat rising AI-driven fraud globally.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Thu, 9th Oct 2025

Global Stories

San Francisco stories

OpenAI turns ChatGPT into platform with app directory
Data Protection

OpenAI turns ChatGPT into platform with app directory

OpenAI is turning ChatGPT into a software platform, opening a built‑in app directory where users can discover and install third‑party tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Sat, 20th Dec 2025
Study finds AI-generated code far buggier than human work
DevOps

Study finds AI-generated code far buggier than human work

AI-written code introduces 1.7 times more bugs than human work, a CodeRabbit study warns, with security and performance flaws surging.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2025
Databricks raises USD $4bn, valued at USD $134bn
Data Analytics

Databricks raises USD $4bn, valued at USD $134bn

Databricks secures over USD $4bn in fresh funding, lifting its valuation to USD $134bn as demand for AI data infrastructure surges.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 17th Dec 2025
HackerOne hires new leaders to drive AI security push
DevOps

HackerOne hires new leaders to drive AI security push

HackerOne hires new revenue and marketing chiefs to target soaring enterprise demand for AI-driven security and threat exposure tools.

By Melvin Hipolito • 5 min read • Thu, 11th Dec 2025
AppDirect has acquired vCom in a $100m-plus lifecycle deal
Software-as-a-Service

AppDirect has acquired vCom in a $100m-plus lifecycle deal

AppDirect has closed the acquisition of vCom in a $100m-plus deal to fold network and mobility lifecycle tools into its “everything store” tech platform.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 11th Dec 2025
Global hackathon champions private on-device personal AI apps
Edge Computing

Global hackathon champions private on-device personal AI apps

A global hackathon unites developers in London, Boston, and San Francisco to create private, offline personal AI apps running directly on devices, no cloud needed.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Dec 2025
Onton raises USD $7.5 million to expand its AI shopping platform
Customer Experience

Onton raises USD $7.5 million to expand its AI shopping platform

Onton secures USD $7.5 million seed funding to grow its AI-powered shopping platform, aiming to simplify online product search and expand globally.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Thu, 27th Nov 2025
ANYbotics appoints new leaders to drive industrial robotics scale
Qualcomm

ANYbotics appoints new leaders to drive industrial robotics scale

ANYbotics appoints Marc Villard as VP Operations and Alessandro Norscia as Chief Product Officer to boost growth in industrial robotics.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Wed, 12th Nov 2025
CrowdStrike, AWS & NVIDIA expand global accelerator for AI security
Hyperscale

CrowdStrike, AWS & NVIDIA expand global accelerator for AI security

CrowdStrike, AWS and NVIDIA expand a global accelerator to support early-stage AI-driven cybersecurity startups with mentorship, funding and market access.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 4th Nov 2025
New benchmark tool aims to strengthen AI agent security
DevOps

New benchmark tool aims to strengthen AI agent security

Check Point and Lakera launch the open-source b3 benchmark to boost AI agents' LLM security against real-world cyber threats with threat snapshots.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Wed, 29th Oct 2025
IBM & AMD power Zyphra's USD $1B open-source AI push
Hybrid Cloud

IBM & AMD power Zyphra's USD $1B open-source AI push

IBM and AMD partner to equip Zyphra's AI lab with AMD Instinct GPUs on IBM Cloud, powering its USD $1 billion open-source AI superintelligence project.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Fri, 3rd Oct 2025
BYRDLI & San Francisco Travel launch real-time travel campaign
Social Media

BYRDLI & San Francisco Travel launch real-time travel campaign

BYRDLI and San Francisco Travel launch real-time campaign where creators share unscripted city experiences, allowing travellers to book trips directly via Travel Clubs.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
Cloudflare to offer 1,111 global internships & expand student support
Network Infrastructure

Cloudflare to offer 1,111 global internships & expand student support

Cloudflare will recruit 1,111 interns globally in 2026, expanding its programme to support students with hands-on tech experience and mentorship worldwide.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 23rd Sep 2025
Cloudflare to recruit interns in 2026 & boost student support
Artificial Intelligence

Cloudflare to recruit interns in 2026 & boost student support

Cloudflare will hire 1,111 interns worldwide in 2026, vastly expanding its programme and offering US students free access to its developer platform for a year.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Tue, 23rd Sep 2025
Check Point acquires Lakera to create AI security centre in Zurich
Endpoint Protection

Check Point acquires Lakera to create AI security centre in Zurich

Check Point will acquire AI-native security firm Lakera, making Zurich its Global Centre of Excellence for AI Security to boost enterprise AI protection worldwide.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Sep 2025

Stories from Other Regions

San Francisco stories

US mall culture fades as online shopping soars across cities
Online shopping

US mall culture fades as online shopping soars across cities

US mall culture is fading as online shopping surges, with in-store visits down 62% and online sales up 111% across major cities in the past decade.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Tue, 30th Sep 2025