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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‘AIoT’ startup Butlr raises $20M, signs agreement with Carrier Global

“Artificial intelligence of things” startup Butlr Technologies Inc. today disclosed that it has raised $20 million in new funding to support customer growth and has signed an agreement with Carrier Global Corp. for the use of its technology. The Series A round was led by Tiger Global, Ray Stata and Primetime Partners. Carrier Group, E14, Unionlabs, Hyperplane and ...

NetApp’s Spot Security cybersecurity service now generally available

NetApp Inc. today announced the general availability of Spot Security, a cloud cybersecurity service designed to deliver continuous assessment and analysis of cloud security posture. Announced back in October, Spot Security enables DevOps and SecOps teams to collaborate to identify misconfigurations, reduce their potential attack surface and ensure compliance. Using agentless technology, the service analyzes ...

CrowdStrike announces new threat hunting product, expands container security

CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. today introduced a new cloud threat-hunting product and expanded capabilities to secure containers. The new product, Falcon OverWatch Cloud Threat Hunting, is being pitched as the industry’s first standalone service for finding hidden and advanced threats originating, operating or persisting in cloud environments. The new service offers cloud-oriented indicators of attack for the ...

T-Mobile agrees to pay $500M to settle data breach lawsuit

T-Mobile USA Inc. has agreed to pay $500 million to settle a class action lawsuit against the company regarding a data breach in August 2021. Subject to approval, $350 million will go to a settlement fund and “at least $150 million” will go toward enhancing its data security measures, according to ArsTechnica today. The exact number ...

NXP shares drop despite earnings beat and raised outlook

Shares in NXP Semiconductors NV dropped in after-hours trading today despite the chipmaker beating estimates and raising its outlook. For the quarter ended July 3, NXP reported earnings before costs such as stock compensation of $3.55 per share on revenue of $3.31 billion, up 78% and 27.6% year-over-year. Analysts had expected earnings of $3.39 a share ...

Phishing scam uses PayPal to send malicious invoices to potential victims

Security researchers have discovered a phishing scam that involves hackers using PayPal Holdings Inc. accounts to send malicious invoices to potential victims. Detailed today by researchers at Avanan, the scam involves hackers sending malicious invoices from PayPal’s domain, using a free PayPal account they have signed up for. The body of the emails sent spoof brands such ...

Three people charged over Coinbase insider trading tipping scheme

Three people, including a former Coinbase Inc. employee, have been charged following an investigation into a cryptocurrency insider trading tipping scheme. Former Coinbase product manager Ishan Wahi is alleged to have provided insider information to his brother, Nikhil Wahi, and a friend, Sameer Ramani, about upcoming Coinbase listings. The friend and brother are alleged to ...

Snap shares plunge on earning miss, no third-quarter outlook

Shares in Snap Inc. plunged in late trading after the company reported lower-than-expected quarterly earnings, declined to give an outlook for the third quarter and said it plans to slow hiring amid weak revenue growth. For the quarter ended June 30, Snap reported a loss before costs such as stock compensation of two cents per ...

Labor and Commerce departments launch new cybersecurity apprenticeship scheme

The U.S. departments of Labor and Commerce have announced a new plan to promote registered apprenticeships in the cybersecurity industry. Called the 120-Day Cybersecurity Apprentice Sprint, the plan aims to support numerous industries’ use of Registered Apprenticeships to develop and train a skilled and diverse cybersecurity workforce. It feeds back to a White House initiative ...

Tesla discloses sale of 75% of its bitcoin holdings in earnings report

Tesla Inc. shares rose in late trading after the electric car maker reported better-than-expected earnings per share, but it was the company’s disclosure of the sale of 75% of its bitcoin holdings that gained more attention. In the second quarter, Tesla reported adjusted earnings per share of $2.27 on revenue of $16.93 billion. Analysts had ...