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Google blocked 8.3 billion ads in 2025 but suspended fewer advertisers.

Runway’s CEO says AI could help studios make dozens of films for the cost of one, betting volume will boost hit-making odds.

Starting April 19, the price of the Meta Quest 3S (128GB) and Meta Quest 3S (256GB) will go up by $50 to $349.99 and $449.99, respectively. The price of the Meta Quest 3 is going up by $100 to $599.99.

The AI boom has hit across industries, and public sector organizations are facing pressure to accelerate adoption. At the same time, government institutions face distinct constraints around security, governance, and operations that set them apart from their business counterparts. For this reason, pu...

The availability of artificial intelligence for use in warfare is at the center of a legal battle between Anthropic and the Pentagon. This debate has become urgent, with AI playing a bigger role than ever before in the current conflict with Iran. AI is no longer just helping humans analyze intellige...

In this tutorial, we build a universal long-term memory layer for AI agents using Mem0, OpenAI models, and ChromaDB. We design a system that can extract structured memories from natural conversations, store them semantically, retrieve them intelligently, and integrate them directly into personalized...

Objection, a Thiel-backed startup, aims to use AI to judge journalism, letting users pay to challenge stories. Critics warn it could chill whistleblowers and reshape how media accountability works.

You can share anything on their screen with Gemini to get help with what they're looking at in the moment, including local files.

Allbirds is ditching wool sneakers for AI servers, rebranding as NewBird AI after locking in a $50M convertible financing facility.

Reid Hoffman says tracking AI token use can gauge adoption, but cautions it should be paired with context and not treated as a direct productivity metric.

Enterprise AI sales leader with 20+ years of Fortune 500 transformation experience joins Trustwise to scale go-to-market operations as demand for AI trust and runtime control accelerates Trustwise, the AI trust management company, today announced the appointment of Gina Carfagno as Chief Revenue Off...

Integration embeds WatchGuard security operations inside HaloPSA, streamlining ticketing, provisioning, and billing workflows for MSPs  WatchGuard Technologies, a global leader in unified cybersecurity for managed service providers (MSPs), today announced a strategic partnership with Halo to help MS...

New Website Introduces a New Services launch and Long-awaited On-site Programming-as-a-Service (PaaS) Offering Data I/O Corporation (NASDAQ: DAIO), the leading global provider of data provisioning solutions for flash memory, microcontrollers and security ICs, today announced the launch of its comple...

Drawing on Five Years’ Experience Deploying Post-Quantum, QuSecure Says PQC Market is Splitting Between Early Movers and Laggards as Google, Cloudflare and India Sharpen 2029 Timelines 2029 milestones from Google, Cloudflare and India show that post-quantum migration is no longer a future-readiness ...

Company surpasses $100 million in annual revenue run rate AfterQuery, a leading applied data solutions research lab, today announced the completion of its $30 million Series A fundraising round at a $300 million valuation. The round was led by Altos Ventures, with participation from The Raine Group ...

Talkiatry, the nation’s largest private employer of psychiatrists and the preferred in-network psychiatry partner for more than 50 U.S. health systems, today announced the launch of Talkiatry Connect, a referral product that sits inside cloud-based EMRs and makes it easier for primary care providers...

Autonomous IT leader recognized for leadership and innovation in advancing cyber resilience through AI and real-time intelligence Tanium, a leader in Autonomous IT, today announced it has been named a Silver Award winner in the Best Cybersecurity Company category in the 2026 Cybersecurity Excellence...

New research shows disconnected applications lead to cyber incidents, audit failures and rising operational costs, as identity gaps widen Cerby, in conjunction with The Ponemon Institute, today published a new research report, “The Hidden Cybersecurity Threat: Disconnected Apps,” revealing that crit...

New Capabilities Automatically Scan for Vulnerabilities to Provide Clear, Actionable Insights into Container Risk without Additional Setup or Configuration Intruder, a leader in exposure management, today announced the release of Container Image Scanning — a new upgrade to its cloud security capabil...

Human trials on the hybrid sensor are expected to begin in the years ahead.

How AI uses real-time data pipelines to process live information, reduce latency, and power faster, smarter decisions for modern businesses. Artificial intelligence is only as smart as the data feeding it. And now the majority of the organizations are selling yesterday’s news. In all sectors, AI has...

AI in RFPs demands accuracy, trust, and governance to protect revenue and ensure compliant enterprise sales outcomes. Eugene Ho, as Chief Product Officer at Loopio, how has your experience building enterprise software influenced the way you evaluate AI’s role in high-stakes sales processes? After mo...

Resecurity, a U.S.-based cybersecurity and intelligence company protecting Fortune 100 companies and government agencies worldwide, is proud to announce that it has been named a 2026 Cyber 150 Winner, a prestigious recognition awarded to the most innovative and impactful cybersecurity companies worl...

The first StrictlyVC of the year will be coming to San Francisco before you know it. There are still a few tickets available to join us and our stacked speaker lineup April 30, so register today!