Artificial intelligence company SparkCognition last month closed a nearly $33 million series B funding round meant to bolster the expansion of the company, which is increasingly focused on national security. Amir Husain, chief executive of Austin, TX-based SparkCognition, told Inside Defense this week the company specializes in artificial intelligence technology applied to cybersecurity and physical safety and security. SparkCognition has gained a foothold, he said, with industrial and energy companies. In the last six to nine months, Husain added,...