Duncan Riley

Duncan Riley is a senior writer at SiliconANGLE covering Startups, Bitcoin, and the Internet of Things. Duncan is a co-founder of VC funded media company B5Media and founder of news site The Inquisitr, and was a senior writer at TechCrunch in its earlier days. Tips? Press releases? Intersting startup? email: duncan@nichenet.com.au or contact Duncan on Twitter @duncanriley

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Memcyco raises $37M to scale agentless digital risk protection platform

Digital risk protection platform startup Memcyco Inc. revealed today that it has raised $37 million in new funding to fuel the global expansion of its agentless platform. Founded in 2021, Memcyco was built to change how organizations protect themselves and their customers from online fraud and deception. The company’s founders saw that traditional fraud defenses ...

F5 shares jump after revenue and earnings beat in fiscal first quarter

Shares of F5 Inc. jumped more than 10% in late trading today after the application security firm impressed investors with strong revenue and earnings beats in its fiscal 2026 first quarter. For the quarter that ended on Dec. 31, F5 reported adjusted earnings per share of $4.45, up from $3.84 in the same quarter of ...

Commvault shares hit two-year low after below-expectation revenue outlook

Shares in Commvault Systems Inc. dropped more than 30% in regular trading today after the data protection provided a revenue outlook below expectations alongside otherwise strong fiscal 2026 third quarter earnings. For the quarter that ended on Dec. 31, Commvault reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.17, up from 94 cents in the same quarter ...

Ransomware pressure on healthcare remains high as ransom demands plunge, report says

Ransomware attacks on the healthcare sector remain stubbornly high, with last year seeing sustained pressure on hospitals, clinics and healthcare-related businesses despite a sharp decline in average ransom demands, according to a new report out today from research site Comparitech . Through 2025, healthcare providers were targeted by 445 ransomware attacks, up slightly from 437 attacks in 2024, ...

Ivanti expands Neurons platform with agentic AI and asset visibility upgrades

Information technology security software company Ivanti Inc. today unviled new artificial intelligence advances to its Neurons platform that helps IT and security teams harness AI-driven intelligence to achieve impactful business outcomes. The new features include the introduction of agentic AI capabilities in Ivanti Neurons for IT Service Management and autonomous endpoint management and next-generation asset visibility in ...

Teleport launches Agentic Identity Framework to secure AI agents in production

Artificial intelligence infrastructure identity company Teleport today announced the launch of the Teleport Agentic Identity Framework, an AI-centered framework that provides organizations with a clear roadmap for securely deploying agentic AI in production cloud and on-premises environments. The framework provides a roadmap for treating AI agents as trusted identities within production infrastructure. It’s aimed at ...

LiveKit raises $100M at $1B valuation to scale real-time AI and media platform

Communications, real-time media and artificial intelligence infrastructure company LiveKit Inc. revealed today that it has raised $100 million in new funding on a $1 billion valuation. The funding will be used to accelerate the expansion of its real-time voice, video and AI developer platform by building out new compute, storage and network services and to ...

Yelp to acquire AI lead management startup Hatch for up to $300M

Yelp Inc. announced today that it will buy Hatch, an artificial intelligence-powered lead management and communication platform provider, for up to $300 million. Under the terms of the deal, Yelp will initially pay $270 million in cash to acquire Hatch, plus up to $30 million more in employee retention payments subject to employees sticking around ...

Searchlight Cyber adds ransomware leak site visibility with Ransomware File Explorer

External cyber risk management tools company Searchlight Cyber Ltd. today announced the release of Ransomware File Explorer, a new capability within its Cerberus investigation platform that provides direct, searchable visibility into file-tree data published on ransomware leak sites. The new feature allows analysts to quickly determine whether sensitive documents, personally identifiable information or intellectual property ...

Keyfactor and IBM Consulting launch joint solution to accelerate post-quantum cryptography readiness

Digital trust and quantum-safe security company Keyfactor Inc. today announced a new joint solution with IBM Consulting that gives enterprises visibility into their cryptographic assets, reduces operational and regulatory risk and accelerates readiness for post-quantum cryptography. The new joint solution combines Keyfactor’s cryptographic discovery, public key infrastructure, digital signing and certificate lifecycle automation capabilities with ...