News Summary

Cloaked, a startup backed by Lux Capital, has launched a new AI-powered caller screening feature called Call Guard. This feature is designed to protect users from spam and scam calls by engaging with unknown callers to understand their intent. This innovation aims to surpass similar offerings by tech giants like Google and Apple by providing a more personalized experience. In addition to caller screening, Cloaked has introduced a dark web monitoring service that alerts users to leaked personal data across various platforms. The company has also rolled out a data deletion program, helping users remove over 170 million records from the internet. Since the start of the year, Cloaked has acquired over 100,000 paying customers and secured $11 million in new funding, with plans to formalize a funding round by year-end.