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techcrunch.com - Marina Temkin - ServiceNow to acquire cybersecurity startup Armis for $7.75B
ServiceNow to acquire cybersecurity startup Armis for $7.75B
TechCrunch

Enterprise software company ServiceNow agreed to acquire nine-year-old cybersecurity startup Armis for $7.75 billion in cash. The deal is a massive valuation jump for the company. Just last month, Armis raised a $435 million pre-IPO funding round…

fastcompany.com - Harry McCracken - This AI startup is extending an olive branch between humans and machines
This AI startup is extending an olive branch between humans and machines
Fast Company

In the fall of 2024, six college students joined forces to start an AI company together. Five of them had met while studying computer science, computer engineering, and electrical engineering at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. The sixth, its CEO, was…

wsj.com - Matthew Strozier - In an Age of AI, This Startup Is Betting on IRL
In an Age of AI, This Startup Is Betting on IRL
Wall Street Journal

Artificial intelligence is ushering in a world where it is becoming easier for people to disconnect from others. AI apps may start to replace your friend, physician, therapist or romantic partner. The startup 222 wants to use AI for the opposite…

cnbc.com - Samantha Subin - ServiceNow acquiring cybersecurity startup Armis for nearly $8 billion
ServiceNow acquiring cybersecurity startup Armis for nearly $8 billion
CNBC

ServiceNow will acquire cybersecurity startup Armis in a $7.75 billion deal expected to close next year. The enterprise software company said the deal will bolster its cybersecurity capabilities in the age of artificial intelligence. Last month…

wsj.com - Nicholas G. Miller - ServiceNow to Acquire Cybersecurity Startup Armis for About $7.75 Billion
ServiceNow to Acquire Cybersecurity Startup Armis for About $7.75 Billion
Wall Street Journal

Artificial-intelligence software company agreed to acquire cybersecurity startup Armis for about $7.75 billion in cash in a move intended to take advantage of growing demand for AI security. ServiceNow said on Tuesday that the acquisition would…

businessinsider.com - Gabby Landsverk - A 25-year-old startup founder shares his high-protein smoothie for gut health, energy, and longevity
A 25-year-old startup founder shares his high-protein smoothie for gut health, energy, and longevity
Business Insider

A 25-year-old startup founder said he starts each day with a nutrient-packed protein smoothie. Max Marchione is the cofounder of Superpower, a personalized health testing app that raised $30 million in funding earlier this year, backed by…

observer.com - Eve Montie - 8 Startups Sam Altman Invested in Outside OpenAI in 2025
8 Startups Sam Altman Invested in Outside OpenAI in 2025
Observer

Aside from becoming a household name with the breakout success of ChatGPT in 2022, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has long been one of Silicon Valley's most influential startup investors. Long before generative A.I. captured global attention, Altman built a…

seekingalpha.com - Dulan Lokuwithana - Lilly-backed radiopharma startup Aktis seeks U.S. IPO (AKTS:Pending)
Lilly-backed radiopharma startup Aktis seeks U.S. IPO (AKTS:Pending)
Seeking Alpha

Follow us on Google for the latest stock news Aktis Oncology (AKTS), a radiopharmaceutical drug developer backed by pharma giants such as Eli Lilly (LLY), has filed its preliminary regulatory filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for…

mercurynews.com - Gabriel Sama - Santa Clara-based ServiceNow to buy cyber startup Armis for $7.75 billion
Santa Clara-based ServiceNow to buy cyber startup Armis for $7.75 billion
The Mercury News

(Bloomberg/Andrew Martin, Ryan Gould and Brody Ford) — ServiceNow Inc. has reached a deal to buy the cybersecurity startup Armis in a deal valued at $7.75 billion, representing its largest acquisition to date. The Santa Clara…

space.com - Mike Wall - South Korean startup Innospace fails on its 1st orbital launch attempt
South Korean startup Innospace fails on its 1st orbital launch attempt
Space

South Korean startup Innospace failed in its bid to make history on Monday night (Dec. 22). The company launched its Hanbit-Nano rocket from the Alcantara Space Center in Brazil on Monday at 8:13 p.m. EST (10:13 p.m. local time in Brazil; 0113 GMT…

fortune.com - Allie Garfinkle - As AI investors fret over ROI, these startups attracted serious cash from customers in 2025
As AI investors fret over ROI, these startups attracted serious cash from customers in 2025
Fortune

The AI startups that customers will reliably shell out for are the ones that will ultimately survive and thrive. Seems obvious enough, but it bears repeating in the AI industry's financial funhouse-mirror landscape. ARR remains far from…

lesswrong.com - The ML drug discovery startup trying really, really hard to not cheat - LessWrong
The ML drug discovery startup trying really, really hard to not cheat - LessWrong
Transformative AI

What I will describe below is a rough first approximation of what it is like to work in the field of machine-learning-assisted small-molecule design. Imagine that you are tasked with solving the following machine-learning problem: There are 116…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - Startup communities launched in four villages in Cuddalore district
Startup communities launched in four villages in Cuddalore district
The Hindu

The Cuddalore district administration on Tuesday (December 23, 2025) launched village startup communities at Nathapattu, Bhuvanagiri, Poongunam, and Pinjanur in Cuddalore district, under the State's flagship ‘Gramam Thorum Puthozhil Scheme'.

siliconangle.com - Maria Deutscher - ServiceNow to acquire connected device security startup Armis for $7.75B
ServiceNow to acquire connected device security startup Armis for $7.75B
SiliconANGLE

ServiceNow Inc. today announced plans to acquire Armis Inc., a startup with a cybersecurity platform optimized to protect connected devices. The all-cash transaction is worth $7.75 billion. That's a more than $1.5 billion premium to the valuation…

americanbanker.com - ServiceNow to buy cyber startup Armis for $7.75 billion
ServiceNow to buy cyber startup Armis for $7.75 billion
American Banker

(Bloomberg) --ServiceNow has reached a deal to buy the cybersecurity startup Armis in a deal valued at $7.75 billion, representing its largest acquisition to date. The Santa Clara, California-based enterprise tech company will pay in cash for San…

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