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Cisco Systems is in talks to acquire Astrix Security, a five-year-old Israeli cybersecurity startup that sells software to monitor and secure AI agents, for between $250 million and $350 million, according to people with knowledge of the deal. That would represent at least a 25% premium to the startup’s last valuation of around $200 million, one of the people said.
The deal talks come as the popularity of AI agents—AI software that can take actions on behalf of users on their devices—has exploded in recent
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An East Bay apartment complex has been bought at a price that's well below its prior value. Read more ›
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A PG&E Corp. unit has bought a San Jose building in a move to bolster the utility's South Bay operations. Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: Elon Musk wrapped up his testimony on Thursday as the trial in his lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman continued into its fourth day. OpenAI's attorney, William Savitt, cross-examined Musk in the morning. He asked Musk about the capped nature of Microsoft's investments in OpenAI, his involvement in negotiations about the company's structure, and whether he knew about the OpenAI nonprofit's recent... Read more ›
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What looks like procrastination over a single text message is usually something more precise: a person editing for the version of themselves that won't be misinterpreted by someone whose interpretation matters. Read more ›
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Всем привет! Меня зовут Шухрат Расулов и это мое разоблачение. Мы с Вами не знакомы и в целом я редко нахожу время на статьи, но решил рассказать свою историю. Всего 8 лет - и за это время агентство выросло с 3 человек до аж цифры, которую страшно называть - 1500. Согласитесь, хороший результат по любым меркам. Но каждый раз, когда я называю эту цифру, то хочется добавить "с потерями". И... Read more ›
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ideaForge Turns It Around In Q4 ideaForge is finally breathing a sigh of relief. After three straight quarters of losses,… Read more ›
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Shares of Atlassian, a provider of software that helps teams of developers and employees collaborate on projects, jumped nearly 25% after its third-quarter earnings, as investors responded to signs that AI is giving a boost to its business. Atlassian’s revenue grew 32% to $1.8 billion during its ... Read more ›
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The definitive sign someone has done real inner work isn't how calm they seem in conflict, it's how quickly they can name what just happened to them without making it the other person's fault Read more ›
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According to a new rumor, Samsung is currently working on Galaxy Book branded laptops that will run Android 17 with One UI 9 on top. Before you think that's insane, remember that Google itself is in the (very lengthy) process of merging ChromeOS with Android. What will come out of that is Aluminum OS, which itself is based on Android. Now it's not clear if these Samsung laptops will actually... Read more ›
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Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1777 on May 1 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself. Read more ›
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The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience. Read more ›
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The Apple Watch Series 11 is a fantastic health and fitness addition to pair with your iPhone, offering plenty of insight into your activity levels – it's on sale now with a starting price of just AU$497. Read more ›
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Hints and answers to today's Hurdle all in one place. Read more ›
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Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle. Read more ›
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Apple CEO Tim Cook said he gave John Ternus advice on managing time and where to spend it. Read more ›
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Before he faces the public in September, Ternus is chatting up the people who matter: investors. Read more ›
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The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a rule banning senators from trading on prediction markets effective immediately. CNBC reports: The move came amid rising concern about insider trading on prediction market platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket, and about event contracts that can involve death or violence. On April 22, Kalshi said it had suspended and fined one U.S. Senate candidate and two candidates for the House of Representatives for political... Read more ›
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Tim Cook, during Apple's earnings call on Thursday, said the company planned to apply for a tariff refund and will reinvest the funds in the US. Read more ›
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AI coding startup Cursor, which recently agreed to a potential $60 billion acquisition by SpaceX, last month hit $2.7 billion in annualized revenue, 14 times higher than that revenue pace a year ago, The Information reported Thursday. Some investors expected annualized revenue to hit more ... Read more ›
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DeepSeek on Friday launched V4, its highly anticipated new series of open-source AI models with enhanced reasoning and coding capabilities. This is the first new-generation model that DeepSeek released since its R1 model became a global sensation in January 2025. DeepSeek announced two new ... Read more ›
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AI startups are struggling to access Nvidia graphics processing units as Microsoft and other cloud providers divert GPU stockpiles to their internal teams or bigger cloud customers, leaving smaller firms scrambling for the remaining servers at higher prices. The supply crunch is impacting well-funded AI startups that have raised money from Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, General Catalyst and Andreessen Horowitz and other major investment firms, according to founders and investors... Read more ›
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The Canadian AI lab Cohere will acquire the German AI lab Aleph Alpha for an undisclosed price, the companies said Friday. Schwarz Group, the German investment firm that is one of Aleph Alpha’s biggest backers, will also invest $600 million in Cohere’s upcoming Series E funding round, the ... Read more ›
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Intel shares jumped 25% on Friday in the wake of the company’s first quarter earnings report, which showed the all-important data center and AI revenue rising 22%, lifting overall revenue 7%. Intel projected second quarter revenue would rise as much as 14.7%. Intel, once the leading chip maker, ... Read more ›
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The Chinese government is planning to restrict tech firms from receiving funding from the U.S. without prior approval, as part of Beijing’s response to Meta Platform’s acquisition of AI agent startup Manus, Bloomberg reported. Officials have told some tech firms in recent weeks that they should ... Read more ›
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Meta and Amazon announced a deal on Friday for Meta to use Amazon’s Graviton chips. The deal, which a spokesperson said will total several billion dollars over multiple years, comes as Meta has been spending heavily on chips and cloud storage as it tries to turn itself into an AI powerhouse. ... Read more ›
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Last year, Pat Gelsinger found himself pondering a thorny, existential question: What should he do with his life after Intel? The chipmaker had unceremoniously ousted him in December 2024, and shortly after, his wife Linda gave him a firm nudge. “You’re not done yet,” she told him, as Gelsinger recalls it. So Gelsinger considered roles in government and private equity. Neither seemed right. Instead, he decided to embark on an... Read more ›
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Google has agreed to invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic, deepening a multi-pronged relationship that also includes a major expansion of Anthropic’s access to AI servers. The search engine company, an early backer of Anthropic, will initially invest $10 billion in at a $350 billion valuation, ... Read more ›
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The artificial intelligence era’s biggest legal battle heads to a showdown next week, as Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are scheduled to face off in a federal courtroom in Oakland, Calif., over the future of the company that pioneered the AI boom. The trial in Musk’s lawsuit against Altman, OpenAI and its partner Microsoft starts with jury selection on Monday and is expected to run through mid-May, barring... Read more ›
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