Kernel Raises $22M for AI Browser Access as Venezuelan Opposition Leader Wins Nobel Prize and Apple Boosts Bug Bounties to $2M
Summary
Kernel secures $22M in funding to enable AI agents to browse the internet, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize over Trump, and Apple raises bug bounty rewards to $2M to combat nation-state hacking threats.
Key Points
- Kernel raises $22 million in seed and Series A funding led by Accel to help AI agents access internet browsers
- Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize, sidelining President Trump who openly campaigned for the honor
- Apple increases bug bounty payments to security researchers up to $2 million to encourage finding vulnerabilities that could be exploited by spyware vendors and nation-state hackers