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

Latest from Duncan Riley

Microsoft scales back global AI data center expansion plans amid emerging low-cost model trends

AI By DUNCAN RILEY2 YEARS AGO

Microsoft Corp. has reportedly pulled back on multiple planned data center projects three months after it announced plans to spend $80 billion to build artificial intelligence data centers through the current fiscal year. Bloomberg, referencing people familiar with the situation, claims that …

Oracle reportedly informs clients of system breach following earlier denial

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY2 YEARS AGO

Oracle Corp. has reportedly told some customers that a hacker broke into computer systems and stole old client login credentials. The admission comes after the company publicly denied any breach had taken place following a hacker offering allegedly stolen Oracle data on …

AI phishing hits its Skynet moment as agents outperform human red teams

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY2 YEARS AGO

A new report out today from cybersecurity training services company Hoxhunt Ltd. reveals that artificial intelligence-powered phishing agents have surpassed elite human red teams in crafting effective phishing attacks, a milestone that arguably reshapes the cybersecurity threat landscape. The report describes AI as having reached …

Unframe launches with $50M in funding to offer outcome-based AI solutions for businesses

AI By DUNCAN RILEY2 YEARS AGO

Enterprise artificial intelligence platform startup Unframe Inc. launched today with an announcement that it has raised $50 million in funding to support global expansion and sales growth while enhancing its platform by accelerating research and development. Unframe was founded by Chief Executive …

Global VC funding hits $113 billion in first quarter driven by outsized AI deals

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY2 YEARS AGO

New reports out today from Crunchbase Inc. and PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor reveal that global venture capital rebounded sharply in the first quarter of 2025, posting its strongest performance since mid-2022. However, both datasets point to a growing division in the startup ecosystem …

Vallor raises $4M to advance AI automation for enterprise procurement

AI By DUNCAN RILEY2 YEARS AGO

Artificial intelligence-powered contract automation platform startup Vallor announced today that it has raised $4 million in new funding to save enterprises time and money by giving procurement teams the tools to eliminate manual tasks. Vallor, officially Broad AI Inc., offers an AI-powered contract …

SolarWinds expands AI capabilities across observability and IT management portfolio

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY2 YEARS AGO

Observability and information technology management software company SolarWinds Worldwide LLC today announced significant enhancements to its portfolio, focusing on artificial intelligence-powered capabilities across observability, incident response, service management and automation. The new updates are focused on helping businesses achieve greater IT operational resilience by …

Prowler raises $12.5M to advance its open-source driven cloud security platform

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY2 YEARS AGO

Open cloud security platform startup ProwlerPro Inc. announced today that it has raised $12.5 million in new funding to advance product innovation to redefine cloud security to be more open, adaptable and community-focused. Prowler began as an open-source project on GitHub in …

Stablecoin firm Circle seeks IPO following earlier SPAC setback

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY2 YEARS AGO

Circle Internet Group Inc., the company behind the popular USDC stablecoin, announced today that it has filed an S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering. The company had confidentially filed for an IPO in …

Google launches client-side end-to-end email encryption for Gmail

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY2 YEARS AGO

Google LLC today introduced a new end-to-end email encryption solution for Gmail designed to reduce the friction and complexity typically associated with secure enterprise messaging. The announcement was made today to coincide with Gmail’s 21st birthday. The enhanced encryption offering is aimed …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Microsoft scales back global AI data center expansion plans amid emerging low-cost model trends

Oracle reportedly informs clients of system breach following earlier denial

AI phishing hits its Skynet moment as agents outperform human red teams

Unframe launches with $50M in funding to offer outcome-based AI solutions for businesses

Global VC funding hits $113 billion in first quarter driven by outsized AI deals

Vallor raises $4M to advance AI automation for enterprise procurement

SolarWinds expands AI capabilities across observability and IT management portfolio

Stablecoin firm Circle seeks IPO following earlier SPAC setback

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