Govini, a defense tech software startup taking on the likes of Palantir, has blown past $100 million in annual recurring revenue, the company announced Friday. “We’re growing faster than 100% in a three-year CAGR, and I expect that next year we’ll continue to do the same,” CEO Tara Murphy Dougherty told CNBC’s Morgan Brennan in…
Guvendemir | E+ | Getty Images A wave of defense tech startups in Silicon Valley is drawing billions in funding and reshaping America’s national security. Anduril Industries, recently valued at $30.5 billion following its latest funding round, is among the so-called “neoprimes” — companies challenging the dominance of legacy contractors, dubbed “primes,” such as Lockheed Martin, Northrop…
Obsidian Security, leader in SaaS security, today announced the launch of SaaS AI agent defense, giving enterprises the first purpose-built solution to govern how AI agents access data in SaaS environments. With SaaS now one of the most targeted layers of the enterprise stack, Obsidian is closing the enterprise AI agent-to-SaaS blindspot, where unmanaged agentic…
A Swedish Air Force Saab JAS 39 Gripen jet fighter takes off during the NATO’s Ramsteign Flag 2025 exercice at Leeuwarden Air Base on April 8, 2025. John Thys | Afp | Getty Images Global defense stocks moved higher on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump, in a major rhetorical shift, said Ukraine could retake…
Hello, this is Ganesh Rao, writing from London. This week, I look into how the Israel-Iran conflict was a reminder of India’s vulnerabilities — and the opportunities emerging from the crisis. The Indian Army’s Brahmos missile system takes part Rehearsal in full swing ahead of the Republic Day Parade 2025, at Kartavya Path on January…
Of the 700 million people worldwide living in extreme poverty, 40 per cent live in conflict-affected or fragile settings and this is on track to worsen, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday. Ambassadors met to debate how poverty, inequality, and underdevelopment are fuelling conflict and instability, at a time when hostilities…
LONDON — Washington’s European allies must make a “quantum leap” in military spending to deter Russia, the head of NATO is expected to say Monday, calling for a 400% increase in the Continent’s air and missile defense budget. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte’s comments are set to be among the strongest yet from the organization…
