Palo Alto Networks paid $500M for Thrive-backed Console, sources say
The acquisition also leaves Sequoia-backed Serval as the de facto startup leader in AI IT service automation, industry watchers believe.
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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026’s new Real World AI Stage features Nvidia, robots, and extinct animals
On our new Real World AI stage, we’ll be focusing on the intersection between the digital and physical, and all...
Google spared from ad-business breakup, but judge orders changes to how it operates
Google has dodged an effort to break up its ad business, but a judge said Wednesday that the company will...
Reco launches Browser Guard for enterprise AI security
Security teams now have to police shadow AI in browsers, where Reco says Browser Guard can block prompts, data leaks...
OpenAI’s new reasoning technique alarms AI safety experts
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MapQuest is now the No. 1 U.S. app after bucking Trump’s ‘Lake America’ renaming
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TiDB clears security review & names CISO Robert Wood
Independent testing found no critical, high or medium flaws in TiDB’s platform as database buyers demand stronger proof of security.
It sure looks like hackers breached a major ID card verification service
An identity theft search site claimed to have more than 150 million driver’s license photos stolen from an ID verification...
Delivery Hero board backs Uber’s $15B takeover bid
If approved, the combined company would become one of the largest food delivery platforms in the world.
Pangram’s Max Spero on why AI detection is harder than ‘Real or Fake’
The internet has a trust problem, and it’s not just because social media feeds are filling up with AI slop. AI-generated text and...