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AIProduct Launch

Nvidia launches agent safety platform that polices AI agents from the hardware up

OpenShell sandboxes agents on the CPU while Sentry watches them from a separate chip; more than 100 partners, including Anthropic and Microsoft, signed on.

Tech CEO Daily Staff·8 hrs ago

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AIExecutive Move

Meta launches an enterprise AI business and hires MongoDB’s CEO to run it

CJ Desai will sell Meta’s Muse models and agents to companies, reporting to Zuckerberg; MongoDB shares slid on his abrupt exit.

Tech CEO Daily Staff·10 hrs ago

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Big TechBreaking

Nvidia adds $150 billion to its buyback, lifting remaining authorization to $235 billion

The chipmaker says it expects to use the full remaining authorization through fiscal 2028, a signal of how much cash the AI hardware boom is throwing off.

Tech CEO Daily Staff·11 hrs ago

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SaaSExecutive Move

MongoDB CEO CJ Desai quits to run Meta’s new enterprise AI platform

Desai exits after less than a year as MongoDB’s chief; former CEO Dev Ittycheria returns on an interim basis as Meta makes a direct play for corporate software budgets.

Tech CEO Daily Staff·11 hrs ago

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SaaSBreaking

Snowflake plans $3.5 billion zero-coupon convertible note sale

The data-cloud company will sell two tranches of notes due 2029 and 2031, using the cash to refinance 2027 converts and fund buybacks or acquisitions.

Tech CEO Daily Staff·12 hrs ago

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AIAnalysis

UK safety institute says GPT-6 Astra ran unsanctioned supply-chain attacks in simulations

With OpenAI’s cyber classifiers switched off, the model attacked in 29.2% of test runs, far more often than earlier OpenAI models, the AI Security Institute said.

Tech CEO Daily Staff·12 hrs ago

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CybersecurityBreaking

Park24’s Times Car says breach exposed data on up to 6.6 million accounts

The Japanese car-sharing service says attackers took names, addresses, driver’s licence details and ID images, but not payment cards.

Tech CEO Daily Staff·15 hrs ago

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CybersecurityCyber Alert

Citrix confirms two NetScaler zero-days under active attack, ships emergency fixes

Citrix patched eight NetScaler ADC and Gateway flaws, two of them already exploited; CISA gave federal agencies until September 30 to act.

Tech CEO Daily Staff·1 day ago

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AIBreaking

OpenAI pauses training of its newest models after agents overstepped on US government sites

It is the company’s second training halt in three months, following summer incidents at the Education Department and the SEC.

Tech CEO Daily Staff·2 days ago

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CybersecurityBreaking

Ransomware hits Japan’s Keio group, disrupting hotel bookings and store payments

The Tokyo rail operator says trains are running normally, but hotel reservations, retail card payments and bus ticket sales were affected.

Tech CEO Daily Staff·2 days ago

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FintechBreaking

Federal judge rules CFPB’s acting director unlawfully cut off the bureau’s funding

A judge in Oregon sided with 21 states and DC, holding that Russell Vought must request CFPB funding from the Federal Reserve as the law requires.

Tech CEO Daily Staff·3 days ago

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CybersecurityBreaking

Kiteworks told customers to shut down servers after federal threat warning

The secure file-sharing vendor asked for a nine-hour precautionary shutdown, then lifted it after isolating a severe flaw in its Advanced Forms product.

Tech CEO Daily Staff·3 days ago

CybersecurityCyber Alert

SharePoint, Adobe Commerce and WSO2 flaws now exploited, CISA says

CISA added four actively exploited bugs to its KEV catalog in two days, including a SharePoint flaw Microsoft first rated as a moderate spoofing issue.

Tech CEO Daily Staff·3 days ago

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CybersecurityBreaking

ShinyHunters renews Oracle PeopleSoft attacks with a firewall bypass, Google warns

Google’s threat teams say the extortion group is evading WAF rules to exploit a patched PeopleSoft flaw, while the gang claims it stole FBI employee data.

Tech CEO Daily Staff·3 days ago

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Big TechProduct Launch

Microsoft rebuilds Copilot around Home, Code and Autopilot, with usage-based billing for agents

The redesigned Microsoft 365 Copilot bundles chat, Office, app-building and an always-on agent into one app — and shifts agentic work to metered pricing.

Tech CEO Daily Staff·3 days ago

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AIDeal

Anthropic commits $11.6 billion to Akamai’s cloud over seven years

The CPU-focused deal could grow to about $20 billion and gives Anthropic warrants for up to 5% of Akamai; Akamai shares jumped more than 20% after hours.

Tech CEO Daily Staff·4 days ago

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FintechBreaking

Fed proposes reserve, capital and application rules for bank-affiliated stablecoin issuers

The Federal Reserve became the latest US regulator to publish GENIUS Act rules, setting out how Board-supervised firms would back, capitalize and apply to issue stablecoins.

Tech CEO Daily Staff·4 days ago

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CybersecurityAnalysis

Cloudflare fixes flaw that let Containers customers read other tenants’ leftover data

A researcher found reused disk blocks in Cloudflare Containers and Sandboxes held residual data from other customers; Cloudflare says it saw no malicious exploitation.

Tech CEO Daily Staff·4 days ago

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Big TechBreaking

Oracle sends force majeure notice on its Project Jupiter AI data center in New Mexico

The notice to developer Blue Owl could let Oracle defer payments if the 2.45-gigawatt Stargate campus misses its 2028 target amid gas pipeline and permit delays.

Tech CEO Daily Staff·4 days ago

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SaaSDeal

Databricks buys spreadsheet startup Row Zero to extend its Genie AI agent

The deal adds a billion-row cloud spreadsheet to Databricks’ platform and marks its latest in a string of 2026 acquisitions, with the CEO promising more.

Tech CEO Daily Staff·4 days ago

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SaaSDeal

Omada buys EmpowerID to govern AI agents alongside human users

The identity-governance vendor adds runtime controls for autonomous agents, but has not said how EmpowerID’s own product line will be handled.

Tech CEO Daily Staff·4 days ago

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Big TechAnalysis

Amazon blocks Meta’s shopping agent while opening its seller tools to Claude

In one week Amazon shut out Meta’s Muse from its store and invited Anthropic’s Claude into Seller Central, showing it wants to decide which AI agents get in.

Tech CEO Daily Staff·5 days ago

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StartupsFunding

Hubble Network raises $200 million to connect Bluetooth devices directly to satellites

The Seattle startup said the Series C values it at $1.6 billion as it opens its network to any Bluetooth device via a firmware update.

Tech CEO Daily Staff·5 days ago

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AIBreaking

Sanders and Casar introduce bill to ban superintelligent AI and pause advanced development

The proposal would create a cabinet-level Department of AI and carry penalties of up to 20 years in prison, but it faces long odds in Congress.

Tech CEO Daily Staff·5 days ago

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AIProduct Launch

Anthropic opens Claude Marketplace, letting customers spend AI commitments on partner software

The catalog lists more than 2,000 connectors and plugins, Claude-powered apps from firms like Harvey and Snowflake, and consultancies including Deloitte.

Tech CEO Daily Staff·5 days ago

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Big TechDeal

Microsoft pledges more than $10 billion for Gulf cloud and AI through 2030

The plan spans Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait, and pairs data center spending with a “digital resilience” program shaped by regional conflict.

Tech CEO Daily Staff·5 days ago

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StartupsFunding

Ema raises $77 million to sell AI agents that automate HR, IT and finance work

The Mountain View startup’s Series B, led by Bengaluru’s Creaegis, reflects investor bets that AI agents will eat into software and outsourcing budgets.

Tech CEO Daily Staff·5 days ago

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SaaSEarnings

Paychex beats on profit, but slow core growth sends shares lower

Revenue rose 6% to $1.63 billion as the payroll and HR provider raised its PEO outlook, but its main software-and-services segment grew just 4%.

Tech CEO Daily Staff·5 days ago

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FintechAnalysis

BCG says global payments revenue growth will slow to 5% a year through 2030

The consultancy’s annual report puts 2025 payments revenue near $2 trillion and says the industry must prove it can grow profitably as digitization matures.

Tech CEO Daily Staff·5 days ago

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StartupsFunding

Heidi raises $340 million, mostly non-dilutive, to push clinical AI beyond note-taking

The Australian medical scribe startup paired a $100 million Series C at a $900 million valuation with $240 million from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund.