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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Torq Insights offers a new overlay for managing security stacks

No-code automation platform startup Torq Ltd. today announced the launch of Torq Insights, a new overlay for managing security stacks. The company also announced that it has hit a new milestone of having executed more than 1 million daily security automations. Torq Insights is a comprehensive reporting and analytics overlay that provides the operational data needed to consistently ...

Software issues reportedly delay Apple headset until second half of 2023

Apple Inc.’s long-awaited mixed reality headset may be delayed until the second half of 2023 because of software issues, according to well-respected Apple analyst Ming-chi Kuo. Kuo explained in a thread on Twitter today that his latest survey indicates the mass-shipment schedule of Apple’s MR headset may be delayed until the second half on account of ...

Latest LastPass data breach involves hacker gaining access to third-party cloud storage

Password manager LastPass US LP has suffered another data breach, as a hacker gained access to a third-party cloud storage service used by the company and its affiliate GoTo Technologies USA Inc. The data breach was a direct result of a previous breach reported by LastPass in August. Those behind the first hack used data obtained ...

Apple mixed-reality headset operating system reportedly now known as ‘xrOS’

Apple Inc.’s long-awaited mixed reality headset is moving closer to fruition, with a report today reporting that its operating system has been given a new name ahead of an expected debut next year. Apple guru Mark Gurman at Bloomberg, referencing people with knowledge of the matter, claims that the name of the OS that will ...

Coinbase removes NFT transfers from iOS app following dispute with Apple

Coinbase Inc. is the latest company to have issues with Apple and its App Store policies, claiming that it has been forced to remove nonfungible token transfers from its iOS wallet because Apple wants a cut of the transfer fees. Nonfungible tokens, better known as NFTs, rose to popularity in late 2020. Although interest in ...

Zscaler shares plunge despite strong earnings and revenue beats

Shares in Zscaler Inc. plunged in late trading despite the cybersecurity company delivering strong earnings and revenue beats in its latest quarter. For its third quarter that ended Oct. 31, Zscaler reported net income before certain costs of 29 cents a share, up from 14 cents a share in the same quarter of last year. Revenue jumped 54%, ...

New 1Password ‘sign-in with’ browser extension delivers quicker logins

Cybersecurity and password service provider 1Password today announced a new “sign-in with” browser extension feature to assist users in signing in more quickly. Using the new extension, users can automatically save, store and autofill logins with third-party provider credentials – including those from Google LLC, Apple Inc., Meta Platforms Inc., Twitter Inc., Microsoft Corp., Okta Inc. ...

New Accenture and AWS service optimizes business outcomes up to 50% faster

Accenture PLC and Amazon Web Services Inc. said they they’re teaming up to launch Velocity, a new service that optimizes business outcomes up to 50% faster by removing the complexity associated with building and operating enterprise-scale applications and estates in the cloud. Velocity allows clients to adopt Accenture and AWS innovations more quickly based on the ...

Rapid7 showcases new capabilities for cloud detection and response at AWS re:Invent

Cybersecurity technology provider Rapid7 Inc. today showcased new capabilities that simplify cloud detection, response and vulnerability assessment at AWS re:Invent 2022 in Las Vegas. The new capabilities are designed to assist organizations across all industries that are migrating to the cloud to support innovation, scale and digital transformation. Rapid7 argues organizations can struggle to effectively secure their ...

That was quick: Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor will leave in January

Bret Taylor is stepping down as a co-chief executive officer of Salesforce Inc. in January, ostensibly to return to his entrepreneurial roots, just a year after he was appointed to the role. Investors had assumed that the appointment of Taylor (pictured, left) to the role last year was the beginning of a long tenure as ...