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Siren announced the launch of K9, a groundbreaking AI companion designed to transform the way investigators uncover threats and connections. Inspired by the legendary police dog, K9 is fast, dependable, and mission-focused, built to guard, protect, and serve those on the front lines of keeping communities and nations safe. “K9 is more than an AI companion,  it’s a loyal partner,” said Jeferson Zanim, Chief Product Officer at Siren. “We designed it to feel like a trusted colleague. Always ready, always reliable and focused on helping investigators cut through noise and find the answers that matter most.” Growing demand for AI in investigations Law enforcement agencies worldwide are moving quickly to adopt AI  Law enforcement agencies worldwide are moving quickly to adopt AI as threats become more complex. A recent survey found that 90% of law enforcement professionals support their agencies using AI, with 89% believing it will help reduce crime and 65% saying it will improve productivity. At the same time, Europol has warned that AI is “turbo-charging” organised crime across Europe, making it more urgent than ever for investigators to have trusted AI tools that keep pace with adversaries. Instincts of a guard dog Unlike general AI assistants, K9 has been purpose-built for investigative work. Just like a working police dog, K9 is: Loyal: always by the investigator’s side, enhancing human judgement without replacing it. Fast: relentlessly scanning and analysing data at speed, delivering insights when every second counts. Dependable:  never distracted, never tired, and always mission-ready. Protective:  surfacing threats and hidden connections to keep people, communities, and assets safe. Mission-focused: designed specifically for law enforcement, national security, and commercial investigations. AI features K9 integrates seamlessly into investigative workflows, making advanced search and analysis accessible to all investigators, not just technical experts. Key features include: Conversational graph analysis: Ask natural-language questions of complex link charts and receive immediate, explainable insights. Automated investigative workflows: Launch cases such as burglary or trafficking with a single click, as K9 gathers suspects, incidents, and connections automatically. Explainable AI: Every AI-driven action is auditable, traceable, and backed by verifiable data references, ensuring investigators remain in control. AI-enhanced search and reporting:  Translate foreign-language articles, summarise evidence, and generate structured reports — reducing hours of manual effort. Investigator-first design Investigators can see exactly what data the AI drew from and verify conclusions with a single click A defining feature of K9 is its explainability. Investigators can see exactly what data the AI drew from and verify conclusions with a single click. “One of the hardest things to solve was teaching K9 when to say no,” added Zanim. “It’s not about pleasing the user; it’s about protecting them by verifying conclusions and flagging uncertainties to avoid mistakes. That’s what makes K9 a trusted companion.” “K9 represents years of research into human-centric investigative AI. Every insight it provides is traceable, every connection explainable. This transparency is what transforms AI from a black box into a trusted partner,” said Renaud Delbru, Ph.D., Founder of Siren and AI Thought Leader. “K9 embodies Siren's founding vision, transforming advanced AI research into practical tools for real-world investigations.” Looking ahead K9 is built to evolve as AI models advance, gaining stronger reasoning abilities and expanding its reach across investigative processes, but its mission will remain to support investigators but never replace them. With K9, Siren delivers not just a new feature, but a new standard in AI for investigations. “Your loyal partner, uncovering connections that humans can’t see.”

Siren, the all-in-one investigation company, and Flashpoint, the pioneer in threat data and intelligence, announced a strategic partnership to deliver a unified environment to streamline end-to-end investigations, surface hidden connections, and drive timely, intelligence-led decisions for security and intelligence teams. As geopolitical tensions rise, and hybrid threats, combining cyber, physical, and informational tactics, impact both private and public sectors, organisations face increasing challenges from sophisticated adversaries. This partnership brings together two industry pioneers to meet that challenge head-on. By integrating Flashpoint’s exclusive, human-augmented threat intelligence directly into Siren’s advanced investigative platform, teams gain the ability to detect, investigate, and respond to complex risks faster and with greater confidence. Primary-source data Flashpoint’s curated, primary-source data provides unique depth and context Flashpoint’s curated, primary-source data provides unique depth and context, empowering investigators to initiate new inquiries and solve cases by uncovering hidden connections. Siren’s open architecture allows this intelligence to be combined with a broad range of OSINT and internal data sources, including social media, law enforcement records, cyber threat feeds, and blockchain analytics. The integrated solution offers a flexible, unified environment tailored to each organisation’s needs, supporting various applications including public safety, fraud prevention, anti-money laundering, and cryptocurrency crime. Financial cyber threats This collaboration is especially timely as financial cyber threats and blockchain-related risks continue to escalate, as it delivers actionable insights to protect assets and maintain trust in an increasingly digital economy. “By embedding Flashpoint’s uniquely curated, human-augmented intelligence into Siren’s workflows, we’re delivering an end-to-end solution that accelerates investigations and generates actionable insights with unmatched speed and precision,” said Rachel Kavanagh, CMO of Siren. "In a world of increasingly sophisticated and converging threats, the ability to access and action comprehensive intelligence is paramount," stated Andrew Borene, Flashpoint Executive Director for International Markets and Global Security. "This integration delivers on that need. Combining Flashpoint’s unmatched collections with Siren’s investigative power gives multinational organisations a more actionable view of their risk landscape.” OSINT market The OSINT market is rapidly growing, valued at $13.5 billion in 2023 and projected to reach $43.3 billion by 2033, driven by demand for real-time, cross-domain intelligence. This partnership addresses that demand by offering: A unified end-to-end investigation experience - One interface to analyse Flashpoint collections alongside Publicly and Commercially Available Information (PAI and CAI), social media, law enforcement data, cyber threat intelligence, blockchain analytics, geospatial sources, and more. Faster time to insight - Integrated link analysis, relational search, and advanced visualation tools surface critical connections in seconds. Trusted, primary-source intelligence - Flashpoint’s global collections—enriched by human experts and AI—bring unmatched depth and relevance to every investigation. Siren and Flashpoint provide a comprehensive, scalable solution that equips intelligence teams to understand, anticipate, and respond to emerging threats with confidence, regardless of how complex or fast-moving the geopolitical environment may be.

Siren, the all-in-one investigation company, announces its adoption of Graph Query Language (GQL), the world’s first ISO-standard query language for graphs, made public in 2024. With this move, Siren becomes the first investigative platform to offer seamless, standards-based graph querying integrated with deep search, a major leap forward for both product capability and user experience. GQL provides a powerful and precise way to query graph data, much like SQL does for relational data. Adopting GQL Siren’s ISO adoption signals a historic industry consensus, bringing clarity and unification Siren’s ISO adoption signals a historic industry consensus, bringing clarity and unification to the rapidly growing world of graph technology. For Siren, whose mission has always centered around connecting the dots across complex, disparate data, GQL is a natural fit. “We’ve believed in the power of graph analytics since day one,” said John Randles, CEO of Siren. “Now, with GQL becoming the industry standard, we know we can exclusively give our users the best of both worlds, deep graph reasoning and seamless integration with relational search, on a foundation the entire industry can build on.” Unifying three critical paradigms “What we are doing is truly unique,” added Renaud Delbru, Ph.D, Siren Founder and Chief Scientific Officer. “GQL provided the foundation we needed to unify three critical paradigms, full-text search, relational queries, and graph traversals, all into a single interface. Where traditional methods require switching between different systems or query languages, investigators can now search text, join structured data, and traverse relationships within the same query,” he explained. In relation to the Siren AI roadmap, Renaud Delbru also emphasised: “This unified approach is foundational to our vision, powering initiatives like K9 and future intelligent agents that need to reason across all types of data simultaneously.” New standard for investigations By integrating GQL, Siren delivers a new standard for investigations: Faster time-to-insight – Investigations that used to take hours can now take minutes, and in some workflows, queries that used to take minutes now complete in tens of seconds. Smarter investigations – Analysts can now describe complex relationships and paths using intuitive, structured graph queries. Unified workflows – GQL queries integrate effortlessly with Siren’s relational search capabilities across structured, unstructured, and open-source data. Knowledge Graph Search Analytics – Siren now empowers users to perform graph and pathfinding operations as part of an intelligent investigative workflow. Future proof and agent-ready – Built on an open, ISO-backed standard, GQL lays the foundation not just for current insights but for tomorrow’s innovations, serving as a framework with which to expand capabilities, including AI-powered investigative agents. Technology built for investigators, not just engineers GQL is more than a technical upgrade, it’s an immediate benefit to analysts and investigators. With GQL, Siren users can: Ask richer, more targeted questions about relationships and paths. Build visual link analyses from precise, standard queries. Combine graph, keyword, and relational search in a single interface. As the investigative world increasingly embraces connected data, Siren’s GQL adoption underscores its leadership in modern analytics, delivering transparency, speed, and precision in mission-critical environments like law enforcement, cyber threat analysis, financial crime, and national security.