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BetaKit · · Medium severity
UniUni has entered into a term sheet for a new round of private funding shortly after the company’s billion-dollar merger was called into question. The news: On Thursday, MAK Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company...
CISA KEV · · Critical severity
WordPress Core Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability. WordPress Core contains a remote file inclusion vulnerability which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to make page-template resolution include a chosen readable local `.php` file...
News – MeriTalk ·
The Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) expects to unveil another quantum-focused effort before the end of 2026 as it pushes quantum technologies toward practical energy applications, Director Conner...
News – MeriTalk ·
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is pushing to accelerate adoption of post-quantum cryptography (PQC) across critical sectors as major technology companies implement NIST standards at scale, agency Director...
News – MeriTalk ·
The Department of Energy (DOE) is looking to build national quantum computing user facilities that would give researchers broad access to advanced systems as the technology matures. Speaking at the Quantum World Congress on Sept 25, DOE...
News – MeriTalk ·
The Department of Energy (DOE) and Small Business Administration (SBA) are looking to connect private capital with emerging technologies deemed critical to the nation’s energy and technology priorities through a new investment...
BetaKit ·
OMERS Ventures has appointed a new leader after a spate of executive changes at the early-stage fund. The news: The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) announced on Thursday that Laura Lenz will serve as the new head...
GeekWire ·
Prabha Dublish, CEO of Hubble, lays out the startup’s vision to become the “Plaid for medical records” at AI House Demo Day on Wednesday. (Photo by Dan DeLong for AI House) AI House brought investors from as far as Boston, New York,...
Cybersecurity Dive - Latest News ·
The prime minister rebuked the company for its slow response and warned that AI poses significant risks that need to be further addressed.
Cybersecurity Dive - Latest News · · Medium severity
Companies in the experimentation stage were less likely than established users to deploy advanced AI-powered defenses, a new survey found.
GeekWire ·
Shankar Sundaram in front of a golf simulator at East West Club, the golf, social and wellness club he is building inside an old industrial building in Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Inside a...
CISA KEV · · Critical severity
Microsoft SharePoint Code Injection Vulnerability. Microsoft SharePoint contains a code injection vulnerability which could allow an authorized attacker to execute code over a network. Required action: Apply mitigations in accordance...
CISA KEV · · Critical severity
Mikrotik RouterOS Improper Enforcement of Behavioral Workflow Vulnerability. Mikrotik RouterOS contains an improper enforcement of behavioral workflow vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated client to open a session channel...
GeekWire ·
(Photo courtesy Niantic Spatial) — Niantic Spatial hired Dave Citron as chief product officer. He joined from Microsoft AI, where he was corporate vice president of product on the Superintelligence team and helped build and launch...
GeekWire ·
Jacob Andreou, the Microsoft executive vice president who leads Copilot, presents the app’s new Home, Code and Autopilot sections at a company event this week. (Microsoft Photo) Microsoft on Friday morning unveiled its long-promised...
BetaKit ·
For those looking to climb the corporate ladder, professional sponsorship plays a big role in when and how people get promoted. But a new gender equity report from the Toast Institute says access to that sponsorship is far from even....
BetaKit ·
Toronto-based autonomous vehicle company Waabi says its self-driving transport truck is ready to hit the road. The news: In a fireside chat at the Nrth Frestival on Wednesday, Waabi COO Lior Ron told BetaKit reporter Josh Scott that the...
GeekWire ·
(GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) Microsoft cut 277 jobs in the Seattle region as part of its latest round of layoffs, with artists, game designers and producers making up a large share of the affected roles, a new filing shows. The...
GeekWire ·
Kompeld founders Ryan Morel, left, and Adam Kapel, right, believe many go-to-market problems are actually messaging problems. After working together for years — including at Seattle logistics startup Flexe — Adam Kapel and Ryan Morel...
BetaKit ·
Shoring up the critical minerals needed to fuel the AI and energy transition doesn’t require sacrificing sustainability. In fact, the two can go hand in hand. That was the message delivered by two cleantech founders and CEOs at Nrth...
News – MeriTalk ·
Army is piloting an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled software security platform designed to accelerate the process of bringing commercial software onto Defense Department (DOD) networks while improving risk visibility across the...
News – MeriTalk ·
A top White House technology official told the United Nations Security Council on Sept. 23 that the United States will reject new global governance structures for artificial intelligence (AI), echoed President Donald Trump’s push to...
GeekWire ·
Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella speaks onstage at Microsoft Build 2026 in San Francisco. (Photo by Dan DeLong for Microsoft) Microsoft is moving its communications function out of its marketing group and into the corporate,...
News – MeriTalk ·
IonQ, a quantum computing hardware and software company, expects advances in quantum computing over the next two years to put fault-tolerant systems within reach of governments and thousands of businesses, CEO Niccolo de Masi said on...
BetaKit ·
One of the biggest tech players in a small Québec town is getting into the corporate venture capital game. Lavaltrie, Que.-based Devolutions, which describes itself as a productivity platform for IT professionals, announced a new...
CISA KEV · · Critical severity
Adobe Commerce and Magento Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability . Adobe Commerce and Magento contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability that could allow an attacker to leverage this vulnerability to gain elevated access to...
CISA KEV · · Critical severity
WSO2 Multiple Products Path Traversal Vulnerability . WSO2 API Control Plane, API Manager, Traffic Manager & Universal Gateway contain a path traversal vulnerability that could allow for unrestricted file upload and lead to remote code...
BetaKit ·
BlackBerry is raising its fiscal outlook thanks to an unexpected jump in revenue from its automotive software division. The news: The Waterloo-based company beat expectations in its second-quarter earnings report released on Thursday...
GeekWire ·
An Amazon Prime Air MK30 package delivery drone flying over a neighborhood. (Amazon Photo) While Amazon touts its autonomous drone fleet as the ultimate convenience for rapid doorstep drop-offs, residents of one Texas neighborhood...
CISA Alerts · · Medium severity
View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to run system level commands or execute arbitrary code. The following versions of Eufy Omni C20, Omni X10 Pro are affected: Omni C20 <1.6.4...
CISA Alerts · · Medium severity
View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to bypass authentication controls, gain unauthorized access to sensitive data and privileged device functionality, modify device configuration,...
GeekWire ·
(Image via Databricks) Row Zero , the Seattle-based startup behind high-performance spreadsheet software built for massive enterprise datasets, has been acquired by data and AI giant Databricks . Databricks plans to integrate Row Zero...
Cybersecurity Dive - Latest News ·
The Google subsidiary invited all infrastructure operators to apply for its free scanning service.
GeekWire ·
Mary Beth Westmoreland, Amazon’s VP of Worldwide Selling Partner Experience, speaks Tuesday morning at Amazon Accelerate at the Seattle Convention Center. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) Amazon is introducing tools to let independent...
BetaKit ·
Montréal-based supply chain software startup Axya has secured $17 million CAD in equity and debt Series A funding to automate procurement for manufacturers with the help of AI. The round consisted of $12 million in equity primary...
GeekWire ·
An artist’s conception shows Starfish Space’s Otter spacecraft in orbit. (Starfish Space Illustration) Tukwila, Wash.-based Starfish Space is ready for the first launch of its full-size Otter space servicing vehicle, following two...
News – MeriTalk ·
Ten years ago, Kimberly McManus was building and analyzing early language models that were largely the domain of highly technical specialists. Today, artificial intelligence (AI) is accessible to nearly anyone – and Kimberly, now acting...
BetaKit ·
AI is giving early-stage founders more room to experiment before raising significant amounts of capital, and this is changing how entrepreneurs think about when to raise and where that money gets deployed. “What has become possible with...
BetaKit ·
Calgary-based FinTech Woveo is partnering with the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) to launch a microlending program. Announced on Wednesday, the $10-million partnership will provide access to loans of up to $25,000 for small...
BetaKit ·
Women founders dominate the landscape in the growing femtech sector, but their male counterparts still receive the lion’s share of investment dollars. Changing that disparity was a major focus on Monday during Femtech Connect, a...
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