April 2025

Endor Labs, which builds tools to scan AI-generated code for vulnerabilities, lands $93M

April 23, 2025
AI-generated code is no doubt changing how software is built, but it’s also introducing new security challenges. More than 50% of organizations encounter security issues with AI-produced code sometimes or frequently, according to a late 2023 survey by developer security platform Synk. For Endor Labs, that opportunity proved alluring enough that it chose to change […]

YouTube TV is getting a redesign this summer

April 23, 2025
YouTube said on Wednesday that it will launch a redesign of YouTube TV’s user interface this summer. On the books are easier navigation, playback and quality tweaks, as well as better access to comments, channel info, and subscribing. The company didn’t provide any further details about the redesign, but we’ve asked for a peek at […]

Datadog acquires AI-powered observability startup Metaplane

April 23, 2025
Cloud monitoring and security platform Datadog on Wednesday announced that it has acquired Metaplane, an AI-powered data observability startup, for an undisclosed amount. In a press release, Datadog said that the deal “accelerates” its expansion into data observability, building on the launch of related products. Metaplane will continue supporting existing and new customers through a […]

The Download: introducing the Creativity issue

April 23, 2025
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Introducing: the Creativity issue The university computer lab may seem like an unlikely center for creativity. We tend to think of creativity as happening more in the artist’s studio or writers’ workshop. But…

Cynomi cinches $37M for its AI-based ‘virtual CISO’ for SMB cybersecurity

April 23, 2025
Small and medium businesses are the newest targets for cybersecurity attacks, with 1 in 3 breached last year. SMBs are becoming more proactive in detecting and stopping these threats, and today a startup called Cynomi is announcing $37 million in funding to meet that demand. Insight Partners and Entrée Capital are co-leading the round, with previous backers […]

Froda secures $23M Series B for its debt financing platform for SMEs

April 23, 2025
Swedish Fintech startup Froda has secured a $22.7 million (€20m) Series B round led by Incore Invest, also based in Sweden. The move bucks the trend of a slight slowdown in investments into fintech, plus a further confirmation of the long-term trend towards the ’embedded finance’ model.  Largely operating in northern European countries from Finland […]