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Cybersecurity startup Island valued at $6.4 billion amid AI agent security risks

Cybersecurity startup Island valued at $6.4 billion amid AI agent security risks

Sept 24 (Reuters) - Cybersecurity startup Island said on Thursday it raised $400 million in a funding round that valued…

September 24, 2026

Meta's Charm gadget carries CEO Zuckerberg's big AI ambitions

By Aditya Soni MENLO PARK, California, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Mark Zuckerberg took repeated digs at Apple during Meta's annual…

September 24, 2026

PhonePe plans 20,000 new hires to expand merchant network in rural India

Sept 24 (Reuters) - Digital payments platform PhonePe said on Thursday it plans to hire 20,000 additional on-roll sales employees…

September 24, 2026

AI tools generated nearly $1 billion in extra costs, Blue Cross insurers say

By Amina Niasse NEW YORK, Sept 24 (Reuters) - AI tools are raising health spending for insurers by nearly $1…

September 24, 2026

Australia says OpenAI agent hacked government website, checks for more breaches

By Renju Jose and Chris Thomas SYDNEY, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Australia said on Thursday an OpenAI agent breached a…

September 24, 2026

Exclusive-Amazon bets $3 billion on India's fast-delivery boom, sources say

By Aditya Kalra and Greg Bensinger NEW DELHI/SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 24 (Reuters) - US e-commerce retailer Amazon will invest $3…

September 24, 2026

China's DeepSeek annualised revenue run rate hits $1 billion, the Information reports

(Corrects paragraph 4 to say company to raise money via a fundraise, not an IPO) Sept 24 (Reuters) - Chinese…

September 24, 2026

SoftBank raises $11.1 billion in world's biggest high-yield corporate bond sale

By Anton Bridge TOKYO, Sept 24 (Reuters) - SoftBank Group has raised $11.1 billion in dollar- and euro-denominated bonds in…

September 24, 2026

UK's Raspberry Pi posts record first half on strong industrial demand

Sept 24 (Reuters) - Britain's Raspberry Pi reported record first-half revenue and core profit growth on Thursday and maintained an upbeat…

September 24, 2026

SoftBank raising $11.1 billion in world's biggest high-yield corporate bond sale

By Anton Bridge TOKYO, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Tech investor SoftBank Group is issuing $11.1 billion in dollar- and euro-denominated…

September 24, 2026