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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Customer growth delivers Amplitude solid quarterly earnings and revenue

Amplitude Inc. shares rose more than 3% in after-hours trading today after the behavior-tracking firm reported small beats in its fiscal first quarter and forecast a revenue outlook in line with analyst expectations. For the quarter that ended on March 31, Amplitude reported adjusted earnings of a penny per share, up from a loss of four ...

NetScout shares up slightly following mixed earnings results

Shares in NetScout Systems Inc. rose slightly in regular trading today after the cybersecurity company reported mixed results in its fiscal fourth quarter. For the quarter that ended on March 31, NetScout reported adjusted earnings per share of 55 cents, up from 38 cents in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year, on revenue of $203.4 ...

Justice Department reportedly investigating Tesla for securities and wire fraud

The U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly investigating Tesla Inc. for securities and wire fraud over claims made by the company and Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk about its Autopilot and “Full Self-Driving” features. Reuters, referencing three people familiar with the matter, said the investigation is looking into whether Tesla committed securities or wire fraud ...

Nozomi Networks expands partnership with Mandiant to strengthen industrial and enterprise security

Industrial cybersecurity firm Nozomi Networks Inc. today announced an expanded partnership with Google LLC’s Mandiant to strengthen and streamline the way industrial and enterprise security teams anticipate, diagnose and respond to cyberthreats. Through the extended partnership, Google Security Operations and Nozomi Networks customers will now have the option to combine Mandiant threat intelligence and incident response with ...

Healthcare provider Ascension warns that it has suffered from a ‘cyber security event’

U.S. healthcare provider Ascension is warning that it has suffered from a “cyber security event” that has resulted in disruptions to clinical operations. In a network interruption update, Ascension said that it first became aware of issues today when it detected unusual activity on select technology network systems. Upon detecting the “cyber security event,” the ...

SpiNNcloud Systems launches SpiNNaker2, the first commercial neuromorphic supercomputer

German neuromorphic supercomputing company SpiNNcloud Systems GmbH today announced the first commercially available neuromorphic supercomputer with the launch of its SpiNNaker2 platform, a supercomputer-level hybrid artificial intelligence high-performance computer system based on principles of the human brain.  The SpiNNAker2 supercomputing platform was pioneered by Steve Furber, the designer of the original ARM and SpiNNaker1 architectures and uses ...

Alleged LockBit admin and lead developer named and targeted by US, UK and Australian authorities

Authorities in the U.K., U.S., and Australia today revealed new sanctions against the infamous Russian hacking gang LockBit and named a Russian man believed to be the group’s administration and lead developer. The man alleged to lead LockBit is Russian national Dmitry Khoroshev. Known online as LockBitSupp, Khoroshev is claimed by the U.K. National Crime Agency to ...

Palo Alto Networks unveils new AI-powered security solutions to tackle advanced threats

Palo Alto Networks Inc. today announced a suite of new security solutions powered by its Precision AI technology that are designed to protect enterprises against artificial intelligence-generated threats and to secure AI by design. The new solutions leverage Palo Alto’s Precision AI and combine machine learning and deep learning with the accessibility of generative AI to ...

Akamai to acquire Noname Security for $450M to enhance API security offerings

Content delivery network and cloud services provider Akamai Technologies Inc. announced today that it will acquire Israeli enterprise application programming security startup Noname Security for about $450 million. Reports that a deal was in the works between the two companies emerged in February. A report last month suggested that talks were in an advanced stage, with an acquisition price of ...

Paxafe raises $9M to enhance AI-driven cold chain logistics operations

Artificial intelligence-powered cold chain logistics startup Paxafe Inc. announced today that it has raised $9 million in new funding to meet increasing customer demand, fuel product innovation and expand its global operations. Founded in 2018, Paxafe offers “autonomous cold chain logistics” that leverages AI to proactively manage and mitigate risks in cold chains. Those are ...