Akhil Ponnada

Akhil Ponnada is the founder and editor of FrontWord. He covers artificial intelligence, chips and infrastructure, consumer technology, cybersecurity and the business of tech.
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Serval Series C raises $150m at $3bn valuation to challenge ServiceNow

Enterprise service management startup Serval has raised $150 million in…

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Hugging Face malware campaign logs 30,000 downloads to plant cryptominers

Researchers at Pluto Security uncovered a cryptomining campaign distributed across…

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Windows 11 context menu updated with custom options and faster speed

Microsoft has released preview update KB5127936 for Windows 11, introducing…

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Crux Labs funding passes $6m to evaluate enterprise AI agents

Crux Labs has secured over $6 million in an oversubscribed…

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Touchscreen MacBook Pro unveiled as Apple adds touch to macOS

Apple has unveiled its first touchscreen MacBook Pro, introducing an…

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Surveillance Pricing Targeted by FTC in Probe of Nine Major Firms

The US Federal Trade Commission has ordered nine retail, airline…