Security company Blackwall, which sits in front of millions of websites, is now valued at $2.2 billion after a round led by AVP. Its investor argues the company becomes essential as more web traffic comes from AI agents.
New York startup Asymptote Labs raised a $5.5 million seed round led by Tower Research Ventures. It makes Beacon, a free open-source tool that logs AI agent activity, and sells a paid platform that can block risky agent actions.
A new study finds that 73% of project management offices use AI, yet fewer than 10% anticipate the associated risks. Adoption has not yet deeply changed how project portfolios are managed.
MIT Technology Review compares enterprise AI to the early days of electricity: once it becomes infrastructure, the question shifts from whether to use it to how efficiently it is used.
Bob McGrew, a former OpenAI executive, is launching Arda at a $1.5 billion valuation. The startup is betting that AI can help revive American manufacturing.
Firefly Technology raised $20 million in a Series A to apply AI to the physical world, starting with workplace safety.