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Gen Digital Inc. develops consumer cyber safety, online privacy, identity protection and financial wellness products through brands including Norton, Avast, LifeLock and MoneyLion. Company news commonly covers earnings releases and guidance, product updates, and the expansion of security and privacy features across Norton 360, Norton Neo, VPN services and AI-agent protection.
Recurring developments also include partnerships that integrate Gen technology into consumer AI and financial information experiences, updates from Gen Threat Labs, and product initiatives tied to phishing defense, anti-fingerprinting, VPN connectivity, identity agents and compliant financial product recommendations.
Gen (NASDAQ: GEN) reported FY26 GAAP revenue of $5,000 million (up 27%), GAAP operating income $2,120 million (up 32%), and GAAP diluted EPS $1.57 (up 53%). Non-GAAP bookings were $5,107 million. Management raised FY27 non-GAAP guidance to $5,325–5,425 million revenue and EPS $2.85–2.95. The board approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.125 per share payable June 10, 2026.
Gen (NASDAQ: GEN) announced that its consumer Cyber Safety brands Norton, Avast, AVG and Avira earned 28 annual awards from independent labs on May 5, 2026, up from 16 the prior year. Awards cover malware protection, advanced threat defense, system performance, usability and cross-platform coverage.
The honors include 16 recognitions from AV-Comparatives, multiple "Top-Rated Product 2025" distinctions, SE Labs' "Consumer Security Innovator" title for Norton, and AVLab "Product of the Year" awards for Avast Free Antivirus and Norton Antivirus Plus.
Gen (NASDAQ: GEN) updated Norton Neo on May 4, 2026, releasing an AI-native browser with integrated adaptive VPN, anti-phishing, anti-fingerprinting, and smarter ad-block controls.
The release emphasizes built-in protection (no extensions), cross-platform support (Windows, Mac, iOS, Android), local chat storage by default, and contractual safeguards preventing AI providers from retaining data or using it for model training.
Gen (NASDAQ: GEN) launched VPN for Agents, an AI-native multi-tunnel VPN for autonomous agents, and expanded Norton AI Agent Protection inside Norton 360 on Windows. VPN for Agents offers agent-native, download-free connectivity and multi-country tunnels; Norton AI adds pre-use plugin checks, prompt-injection defense, and advanced code/file scanning.
Both products are built by Gen Threat Labs and Gen AI Foundry; VPN for Agents is available now for a limited number of customers and Norton AI Agent Protection supports Claude Code, Cursor, and OpenClaw on Windows, with Mac support coming soon.
Gen (NASDAQ: GEN) and xAI announced a co-architecture partnership to integrate xAI's Grok frontier models into Gen's consumer platforms, starting with Norton Neo browser and AI Assistant. Gen's AI Foundry will deploy Grok for agentic features while Gen's Agent Trust Hub enforces runtime safety, privacy, and enterprise-grade protections.
Gen (NASDAQ: GEN) announced on April 27, 2026 that its Engine product will be integrated into Microsoft experiences including Copilot, MSN and Bing to deliver compliant, real-time financial insights and offers.
The integration will surface a regulatory-refreshed financial product catalog (credit cards, deposits, loans, insurance), ingest compliant product terms, and route users to recommendations with claims of no data leakage or added compliance burden for Microsoft or financial institutions. Initial rollouts across Microsoft surfaces have begun, with additional Engine-powered Copilot experiences expected.
Gen (NASDAQ: GEN) will release fiscal 2026 fourth-quarter and full-year results on May 7, 2026 after market close. Management will host a conference call and live webcast the same day at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET.
Conference call dial-in details and the live webcast link will be available on the company investor website.
Gen (NASDAQ: GEN) launched Norton AI Agent Protection in Norton 360 (beta) on April 9, 2026, adding real-time oversight of autonomous AI agent actions.
The feature blocks confirmed threats, allows safe actions, and pauses suspicious actions for user review; Windows availability now, Mac coming soon.
GOBankingRates (GEN) announced the winners of its Best Banks Awards 2026 at the Banking CMO Summit on March 29, 2026, in Las Vegas. The awards honor consumer banking providers across categories like checking, savings, CDs, online banks and digital platforms.
An in‑house research team analyzed FDIC data and evaluated factors such as total assets, APY, fees, minimums, product breadth, mobile app ratings and digital experience to select winners including Citibank, EverBank, Marcus by Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase Bank, Capital One, Ally Bank and Varo.
Gen (NASDAQ: GEN) and OpenClaw will co-host a post-RSA event on March 26, 2026 in San Francisco to preview technologies for verifying, monitoring, and securing AI agents.
The event will demo Gen's Agent Trust Hub, present OpenClaw integrations, and offer hands-on previews, a fireside chat, and a builder panel. Registration is required and space is limited.