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[](https://sdtimes.com/api/kong-event-gateway-makes-it-easier-to-work-with-apache-kafka/)# News Items

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[](https://techstrong.tv/videos/interviews/gateways-for-event-driven-applications-with-marco-palladino)Gateways for Event-Driven Applications with Marco Palladino
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[](https://thenewstack.io/kongs-ai-gateway-aims-to-make-building-with-ai-easier/)Kong’s AI Gateway Aims To Make Building With AI Easier
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[](https://www.forbes.com/sites/adrianbridgwater/2025/04/02/kong-beats-chest-to-ward-off-bad-ai-connections/)Kong Beats Chest To Ward Off Bad AI Connections
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[](https://sdtimes.com/ai/kong-ai-gateway-updated-with-features-to-reduce-llm-hallucination-and-protect-sensitive-personal-data/)Kong AI Gateway updated with features to reduce LLM hallucination and protect sensitive personal data
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[](https://siliconangle.com/2025/04/02/kong-api-expertise-ai-gateway-governance-cubeconversations/)Kong brings API expertise to AI governance management
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[](https://www.infoworld.com/article/3951984/3-key-features-in-kong-ai-gateway-3-10.html)Kong AI Gateway 3.1 - 3 key features
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[](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odpPVeQZjHU&list=PL8VyXhTFhI7C6sB1cqFN-F5DogU5XRMlv&index=3)Kong CTO + Co-Founder Marco Palladino
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[](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-19/tiger-backed-kong-valued-at-2-billion-in-latest-funding-round?utm_source=google&utm_medium=bd&cmpId=google)Tiger-Backed Kong Valued at $2 Billion in Latest Funding Round
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[](https://www.thestack.technology/kong-series-e-funding-round/)API specialist Kong lands $175 million Series E
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[](https://techblogwriter.co.uk/kong/)3050: Kong – Harnessing the Power of APIs in a Data-Centric World
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[](https://www.forbes.com/sites/janakirammsv/2024/10/03/kong-report-unveils-ai-landscape-cxos-must-navigate-for-innovation/)