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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JFrog’s Conan introduces Conan Audit to strengthen C/C++ dependency security

JFrog Inc.-owned software package manager for C/C++ development environments Conan today introduced Conan Audit, a new security feature that enables developers to analyze dependencies for vulnerabilities before a project is built. Conan Audit has been designed to address the growing security challenges in the fragmented C/C++ ecosystem and integrates with the JFrog Platform to provide ...

Confluent expands AI and analytics capabilities in Apache Flink and Tableflow

Streaming data software provider Confluent Inc. today announced new artificial intelligence and analytics capabilities designed to simplify real-time data processing and enterprise intelligence. The announcements include updates to Confluent Cloud for Apache Flink that introduce what it says is seamless AI model inference, vector search and built-in machine learning functions. Meanwhile, enhancements to Tableflow improve ...

Flashpoint report highlights rising cyberthreats, with infostealers and ransomware leading the way

A new report out today from business risk intelligence startup Flashpoint has highlighted major cyberthreats shaping 2025, with infostealers, ransomware and vulnerabilities fueling an evolving, high-risk landscape. The findings come from the Flashpoint 2025 Global Threat Intelligence Report, based on 3.6 petabytes of data from open and dark web sources. The report reveals a surge in credential ...

Prompt Security launches authorization features to strengthen AI data access controls

Generative artificial intelligence security startup  Prompt Security Inc. today announced new authorization features that are designed to transform how organizations manage and secure access to generative AI applications and organization data. The company’s new identity and context-based Authorization system address the challenge of protecting sensitive corporate data while at the same time allowing for productive AI use ...

Cloudflare introduces Threat Events Feed to enhance cyberthreat visibility

Cloud connectivity provider Cloudflare Inc. today announced the launch of Cloudforce One Threat Events Feed, a new service that provides real-time intelligence on cyberattacks occurring across the internet. Based on telemetry from Cloudflare’s global network, the new feed helps security teams get more done with the same resources by spotting issues faster, responding to threats quickly and ...

VulnCheck raises $12M to boost global expansion of exploit intelligence platform

Cyberthreat intelligence provider VulnCheck Inc. today announced that it has raised $12 million in new funding to fuel international expansion and accelerate growth by enhancing its exploit intelligence platform and scaling go-to-market initiatives. Founded in 2021, VulnCheck provides organizations with real-time exploit and vulnerability intelligence to predict potential attack vectors accurately. The company’s platform autonomously collects ...

WSO2 expands AI Agent capabilities with new platform-wide AI-native updates

Open-source technology provider WS02 LLC today announced a set of platform updates that aim to empower artificial intelligence agents with platform-wide AI-native capabilities. Announced at WS02Con 2025 in Barcelona, the new AI-native capabilities extend across the entire WSO2 software stack, all with a focus on making it easier for enterprises to create, integrate, manage and ...

Google reportedly partnering with MediaTek for next-generation TPU production

Google LLC is reportedly preparing to partner with Taiwanese fabless semiconductor company MediaTek Inc. on the next version of its tensor processing units, the company’s in-house artificial intelligence chips. According to The Information, referencing an internal source, the next-generation TPUs could be produced by MediaTek starting sometime next year. The report also claims that processing ...

Alphabet reportedly nears $30B acquisition of Israeli cloud security firm Wiz

Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google LLC, is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire Israeli cloud security firm Wiz Inc. for around $30 billion. The Wall Street Journal, referencing people familiar with the matter, claims that the deal could “come together soon,” barring any last-minute snags, such as those that have previously killed off ...

Docusign shares jump on earnings and revenue beat

Updated: Shares in Docusign Inc. rose almost 16% Friday after the electronic signature company Thursday reported earnings and revenue beats in its fiscal 2025 fourth quarter. For the quarter that ended on Jan. 31, Docusign reported adjusted earnings of 86 cents per share, up from 76 cents per share in the same quarter a year ago, on ...