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According to TechCrunch, cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks announced the acquisition of AI Agent startup Console for $500 million in cash and stock. Founded in 2024, Console utilizes AI Agents to automate tasks such as password resets, application access provisioning, and daily IT troubleshooting, serving clients including Ramp, Flock Safety, and Scale AI. Palo Alto Networks plans to integrate Console into its AI-driven security platform, Cortex, enabling security teams to investigate and handle security alerts through natural language to achieve more automated enterprise security operations. This marks Palo Alto Networks' seventh acquisition completed this year. Previously, the company acquired Chronosphere at a $3.35 billion valuation and cybersecurity startup Koi for $400 million.
According to CoinDesk, Robinhood announced the launch of a new all-in-one investment app in the UK, providing UK users with zero-fee trading services for over 50 cryptocurrencies, including BTC, ETH, XRP, and Hyperliquid (HYPE), among others. Crypto asset trading is accessed through Bitstamp, an exchange acquired by Robinhood in 2025. In addition to crypto assets, the app simultaneously opens trading for traditional financial products such as stocks, Stocks ISA, options, and futures. The platform also launched an AI feature, "Robinhood Cortex Digests for Crypto," which analyzes breaking news, market data, and technical indicators in real-time, and interprets the drivers behind price fluctuations of various crypto assets in plain language.