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TNB Tech Minute: Noma Security Raises $100 Million to Keep AI Agents in Check

WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

News, Tech News

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2025

⏱️ 2 minutes

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0:00.0

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0:17.3

Here's your afternoon, TNB Tech Minute for Friday, August 1st.

0:21.8

I'm Adriana Aspuru for the Wall Street Journal.

0:25.1

NOMA Security, a New York-based startup that polices artificial intelligence agents,

0:30.2

says it has raised $100 million in investment capital.

0:34.3

Even though it's a relatively new technology,

0:37.0

a number of businesses are already using

0:39.1

AI agents in areas ranging from product development to marketing, sales, customer service,

0:44.9

cybersecurity, and other tasks. The company says it has dozens of customers across financial

0:50.3

services, life sciences, retail, and other industries. Plus, in an earnings call this

0:56.5

week, Apple said it would substantially increase capital expenditures in the year ahead.

1:02.0

A Quilterchievi analyst says that Apple is starting to spend on AI, but it's way behind its tech

1:07.9

competitors. So far, Apple has invested $10 billion on AI, compared with $130 billion,

1:15.4

$120 billion, and $85 billion at Microsoft, Amazon, and Google, respectively. The analyst also says

1:23.5

this increase in spending would be a positive sign that Apple is preparing to be more aggressive

1:28.1

about its future capabilities. Finally, Palantir was awarded a $10 billion 10-year contract that

1:35.4

should be an additional tailwind for the software company, according to analysts at Wedbush.

1:40.6

This comes as the federal government accelerates its artificial intelligence initiative.

1:45.3

Analysts say the deal establishes a framework for the Army's future software and data needs

1:50.2

by pulling together dozens of contracts into a single agreement with volume-based discounts.

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