Scanntech raises $180M Series F for retail intelligence business
Scanntech raised $180M in Series F financing led by L Catterton and Partners Group, FinSMEs reported. The Montevideo, Uruguay-based company develops market intelligence tools using point-of-sale data and provides a platform for re...
Scarlet raises $50M Series B to support US and Asia-Pacific expansion
London-based Scarlet raised a $50M Series B led by Headline to support expansion into the US and Asia-Pacific, Tech.eu reported. The company certifies AI and software for medical devices; the funding is intended to support its geo...
ConnectWise closes Cloud Backup app access after credential compromise
ConnectWise has closed Cloud Backup application access until further notice after attackers used a compromised vendor credential to enter customers' Microsoft 365 environments. Huntress reported confirmed unauthorized sign-ins acr...
Workday agrees to acquire identity software developer C1.ai
Workday has agreed to acquire C1.ai, formerly known as ConductorOne, Portland Business Journal reported. C1.ai develops enterprise software that manages identities for both people and AI agents. The company has raised $111M. That...
Apple tightens App Store rules on nonconsensual intimate images
Apple updated its App Store rules Friday to explicitly require developers to prevent and remove nonconsensual sexual images. Developers that fail to implement adequate safeguards or remedy violations after notice may lose App Stor...
Anthropic reportedly offers Blackstone 10%+ yield for TPU financing
Anthropic is offering Blackstone a 10%+ yield to help finance a $60B debt package to buy Google TPUs, the Financial Times reported, citing sources. Blackstone would invest $9B in the debt. The high borrowing costs complicate Anthr...