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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OpenAI reportedly finalizing design for in-house AI chip ahead of TSMC fabrication

OpenAI is reportedly getting closer to producing its own in-house artificial intelligence chip as it seeks to gain leverage over existing manufacturers and continues to expand its data centers. According to sources referenced by Reuters, the company is in the final months of finalizing the design for the in-house chip, with plans for the chip ...

IP Fabric releases new 7.0 update with enhanced cloud and security insights

Automated network assurance startup IP Fabric Inc. today announced the release of IP Fabric Version 7.0, a new version of the company’s platform that’s designed to simplify compliance with regulations and security frameworks and strengthen operational resiliency across multicloud environments for critical digital services. The new release seeks to address the issue wherein global enterprises that require ...

Trump appoints VP JD Vance to oversee TikTok negotiations as US ownership talks intensify

U.S. President Donald Trump has reportedly tapped Vice President JD Vance to oversee negotiations on a deal that could save the operations of TikTok in the U.S., as more tech companies have reportedly taken an interest in acquiring the U.S. operations of the company. TikTok, owned by ByteDance Ltd., has been in a somewhat legal ...

Cyber roundup: Fortinet, Cloudflare and Qualys report strong earnings and revenue growth

Cloud and cybersecurity companies Fortinet Inc., Cloudflare Inc. and Qualys Inc. all reported earnings and revenue beats for their latest quarters as demand for cybersecurity services continues apace. Fortinet For its fiscal fourth quarter that ended on Dec. 31, Fortinet reported adjusted earnings per share of 74 cents, up from 51 cents in the same ...

Phenom acquires AI HR tech firm Edge to expand workforce planning

Artificial intelligence-based human resources company Phenom People Inc. announced today that it has acquired resource management and talent mobility platform Edge Networks Pvt. Ltd. for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2012, Edge specializes in talent management and employee modulation within the information technology services and banking sectors. The company offers a suite of products designed ...

SoftBank reportedly getting close to acquiring chipmaker Ampere in $6.5B deal

SoftBank Group Corp. is reportedly getting close to acquiring chipmaker Ampere Computing LLC in a deal that would value the company at about $6.5 billion. Bloomberg, referencing people familiar with the matter, reported today that talks between the companies are at an advanced stage and that a deal may be announced in the coming weeks. The ...

Workday lays off 1,760 employees to focus on AI and platform innovation

Enterprise resource planning software company Workday Inc. announced today that it will cut around 8.5%, or 1,760 jobs, from its workforce as part of a push for growth and increasing investments in artificial intelligence. The news of the layoffs was revealed in a memo to employees that was published as part of a filing with ...

Tenable reports strong quarterly earnings and revenue growth but forecast falls short

Shares in Tenable Holdings Inc. fell slightly in after-hours trading after the cybersecurity exposure management company reported beats on earnings and revenue in its fourth quarter but fell short of expectations with its forecast outlook. For the quarter that ended on Dec. 31, Tenable reported adjusted earnings per share of 41 cents, up from 25 ...

New 7AI platform deploys autonomous AI agents to streamline security operations

Agentic artificial intelligence security startup 7AI Inc. today announced the launch of a platform that aims to redefine security operations by offloading essential “nonhuman work” to autonomous AI agents. 7AI’s platform differs from AI security operations center analysts, chatbots and copilots through a system of specialized AI agents that can handle repetitive security tasks quickly, ...

SailPoint targets $1.05B in Nasdaq IPO as Thoma Bravo takes company public again

Identity security company SailPoint Technologies Inc. is set to go public for the second time, as the company today announced the launch of a roadshow for its proposed initial public offering of 50 million shares of common stock. Under the proposed IPO, SailPint will be offering shares for sale at between $19 and $21 each, valuing the company at ...