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The API Changelog issue 2025.33
This is issue 2025.33 of the API Changelog, a mix of API news, commentary, and opinion. In this issue, you'll get to know the most relevant API-related information from the week of August 11, 2025. Subscribe now so you never miss an issue of the API Changelog.
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News Highlight
LevelBlue combines its expertise with Akamai to launch a new Managed WAAP service for web and API security needs.
LevelBlue has partnered with cybersecurity vendor Akamai to offer managed web application and API protection services. The Managed Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) service aims to simplify and scale security for organizations. It combines next-gen WAF, DDoS mitigation, bot protection, and API security capabilities. The service, available in Essential and Advanced tiers, combines AI-driven threat detection with global threat intelligence to detect anomalies and adapt to new attack vectors. It also offers automatic app and API prioritization, automated policy management, and 24/7 access to WAAP specialists for support, monitoring, and advisory assistance. The partnership aims to help organizations stay ahead of evolving threats and create cyber resilience for critical digital capabilities.
See additional coverage on Morningstar, ChannelE2E, TradingView, SecurityBrief, and Zacks.
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Kong Inc., a cloud API and AI tech leader, announces its in-person API Summit itinerary featuring eminent speakers for Oct. 14-15, 2025, in NYC. The event will cover API advancements, Kong's product roadmap, and strategies for an agentic AI-focused future, complete with awards and a hackathon.
Announcements
Inovitech has finished its 2025 initiative to upgrade IS-A-TASK, enhancing scalability, security, and integration for legal discovery management. The project includes adopting the Twelve-Factor App methodology, an attestation for secure software development, and a new API for IS-A-TASK.
INRIX has introduced a Signal Analytics API to enhance traffic light efficiency and reduce congestion. The API offers detailed signal data, facilitating better traffic management and environmental benefits without additional sensors.
Contify has launched its Business News API v4 with new features like sentiment analysis, multilingual translations, and advanced filtering options. This update provides structured, analysis-ready news data for seamless integration into products and workflows.
Stability AI announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to launch the Stable Diffusion 3.5 NIM microservice for improved image model performance. The SD3.5 NIM optimizes AI model deployment with significant speed gains and consolidated enterprise functionality.
The Kenya Revenue Authority is integrating new APIs into eTIMS and VAT tools to enhance tax compliance and service digitization. At their API masterclass, they encouraged tech community collaboration, with over 1000 developers already engaged in their tax-tech initiative.
The Digital LTL Council, part of the NMFTA, has launched a Preliminary Freight Charges API to enhance bill accuracy and prevent disputes. This API is key to the Council's digital transformation strategy for the LTL industry, fostering real-time communication and billing transparency.
Funding and M&A
Refold AI has secured $6.5 million to streamline enterprise API integrations with AI, aiming to cut costs and complexity. The startup, leveraging AI to replace costly manual API integration efforts, plans to expand its team and product reach with the new funds. See additional coverage on siliconANGLE and ChannelE2E.
Parag Agrawal, ex-Twitter CEO, launched Parallel AI, an AI startup aimed at improving how AI interacts with the internet, securing $30 million in funding. Parallel AI is distinguished by its Deep Research API focused on reliable, source-cited AI research, challenging major industry players with a vision for an AI-optimized web.
Boomi, advised by Carlsquare, acquired Thru to enhance its cloud-native platform with enterprise-grade managed file transfer capabilities. The acquisition strengthens Boomi's API, applications, and file integration within its AI-driven enterprise platform serving over 25,000 customers.
AI
NCSoft and Krafton are expanding their teams to support South Korea's push for a national AI model. They're speeding up recruitment in areas such as AI and machine learning.
Brave Search has introduced AI Grounding with their API to enhance AI systems by reducing errors and improving responses, with three pricing plans available. Their API boasts superior performance, offering quick and accurate answers, often with a single search query. See additional coverage on WPN.
Anthropic improves Claude Sonnet 4, boosting API context to 1 million tokens, aiding developers in processing large codebases and complex documents. Tiered pricing reflects the new demands, while memory features allow for ongoing conversations and project continuity. See additional coverage on AInvest, TechCrunch, Technology.org, and the decoder. Also, Anthropic acquired Humanloop's co-founders and key staff, enhancing its enterprise AI tools without disclosing deal terms. Amid fierce AI talent competition, this acqui-hire adds expertise in AI evaluation and safety, crucial for its government and corporate clients.
Multiverse Computing has developed the world's smallest high-performance AI models designed for IoT devices and local use on smartphones and computers. Its new models, named after animal brains, can work offline and perform tasks like chat and reasoning, with ChickBrain even outperforming its original in benchmarks.
Fintech
Payroc, an IL-based payment company, has acquired Agilisa Technologies, a Dominican API-centric payment gateway. The merger aims to enhance secure transaction solutions across various industries.
Silverflow, a payment processing innovator, has joined forces with payabl to revamp payment systems and hasten growth. The partnership boosts agility, reduces integration timelines, and fosters a shared culture of innovation towards developing future payment solutions. See additional coverage on the paypers.
HSBC Bank Egypt has introduced a new Treasury API solution for efficient real-time corporate cash management. The service automates functions, enhancing decision-making and supporting businesses in fraud prevention and governance.
Security
Colt Technology Services experienced a cyber incident, taking their customer portal and other services offline, with no customer or employee data breach reported. The cause remains unknown, but the WarLock ransomware group has since claimed responsibility and offered to sell purportedly stolen company data.
GoPlus, a Web3 security infrastructure provider, now supports transaction simulation through its API, enhancing user testing and error prevention. The service caters to diverse Web3 applications and bolsters blockchain ecosystem security with multi-chain compatibility and real-time risk analysis.
Globe has achieved GSMA Open Gateway Certification for its Number Verification API, enhancing digital security in the Philippines. With this certified API, Globe ensures secure mobile number authentication, integral for fraud prevention in digital transactions. See additional coverage on MobileIDWorld.