Wallarm has taken a bold step into AI security with the publication of “A2AS: Agentic AI Runtime Security and Self-Defense,” a collaborative research effort led by Eugene Neelou (OWASP, Wallarm) alongside teams from AWS, Google, Meta, Cisco, Bytedance, Elastic, JPMorgan Chase, and Salesforce. The A2AS framework promises to secure AI agents and LLM-powered applications in a way akin to how HTTPS protects web traffic.
Gain, a deeptech startup building AI Employees for hire, has stepped out of stealth mode with a $12 million seed round led by The Garage, alongside BlueRed Partners and Bazan Group. The startup aims to revolutionize procurement by deploying autonomous AI workers capable of managing the full lifecycle of procurement and operational workflows—from category strategy and sourcing to contract execution, transaction processing, and exception management.
Datavault AI Inc. (Nasdaq: DVLT), a rising star in AI-driven data valuation and monetization, just scored a significant boost: IBM (NYSE: IBM) is committing multimillion-dollar resources to help scale its platform and expand go-to-market efforts. The collaboration is set to combine Datavault’s patented data-scoring innovations with IBM’s engineering, technical sales, and quantum computing expertise.
Zenity, a leading end-to-end security and governance platform for AI agents, today announced its expansion into the public sector, targeting federal, defense, and civilian agencies. The move includes new strategic partnerships with government resellers and additional deployment options tailored for agencies rapidly scaling AI adoption.
Russell AI Labs, a new platform dedicated to building and scaling frontier AI and technology companies, today announced its official launch alongside its first partnership with Emergence AI, a leading agentic AI company focused on enterprise applications. The move underscores a growing push to bring autonomous AI into mission-critical business operations.
