Bird.com raises $450 million in JPMorgan-led debt financing
Bird.com, a customer messaging company, raised $450 million in debt financing led by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bloomberg reported. The company is seeking to return cash to its investors and employees. The transaction adds debt capital...
Hubble Network raises $200 million for satellite Bluetooth network
Satellite startup Hubble Network raised $200 million in a new funding round, Bloomberg reported, taking its valuation to $1.6 billion. The company is working on a network of spacecraft intended to provide global Bluetooth connecti...
Analysis identifies two flaws behind exploited MikroTik router takeover chain
CERT Polska has identified the two RouterOS SSH flaws behind a previously reported attack that can give intruders administrative control of exposed MikroTik routers without completing authentication. One flaw lets a connection rea...
F5 patches exploited BIG-IP APM flaw as U.S. agencies face Friday deadline
F5 has released security updates for a critical BIG-IP APM flaw that it says attackers have exploited to run code remotely. BIG-IP APM manages access to organizational networks and applications. The vulnerability affects configura...
German and Dutch agencies launch €40 million AI chip design challenge
Germany's SPRIND and the Netherlands' NADI have launched a joint €40 million challenge to fund European AI chip design. The agencies plan to select seven teams for an initial stage, awarding each €2.6 million, then advance three t...
Tekever reaches first close of funding round targeting $580 million
Portuguese surveillance drone developer Tekever has reached the first close of a funding round targeting $580 million, Bloomberg reports. The company is seeking acquisitions following that close. The $580 million figure is the tar...

