Payment data encryption startup Evervault Inc. said today it’s aiming to become the internet’s “clearing house for sensitive data” after raising $25 million in a Series B round of funding.

BlackRock won't pay nearly as much for AES as investors thought.

AES-256 remains the gold standard for high-stakes data encryption. While other, more lightweight and less-energy-intensive encryption methods do exist, they operate with multiple trade-offs in ...

The deal to buy AES by a consortium including GIP and EQT could set a new model for accelerating the pace of expanding grid ...

By Sumit Saha March 2 (Reuters) - A consortium led by BlackRock's Global Infrastructure Partners and Swedish private-equity firm EQT AB has agreed to buy U.S. power company AES Corp for $33.4 billion, ...

The breakthrough addresses concerns that powerful quantum computers could eventually crack encryption standards to leave vulnerable financial systems, government communications, health data and media.

The transaction is the latest big announcement in a hot market for US power and utilities mergers and acquisitions, as companies jostle for position in anticipation of AI-driven demand spike.

TikTok's US arm says its system is 'designed to balance user privacy with the ability to respond to scams, harassment, and other safety concerns.' ...