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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Kyndryl launches Cyber Defense Operations Center to unify network and security operations

Information technology infrastructure services provider Kyndryl Holdings Inc. today launched its Cyber Defense Operations Center, a next-generation command hub that unifies network operations and security operations into a single, integrated operating model. Located in Bengaluru, India, the new center is designed to provide global customers with deep cybersecurity and network operations expertise to accelerate incident ...

DHS awards Palantir up to $1B to deploy AI and data analytics platforms

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded Palantir Technologies Inc. a five-year blanket purchase to expand the department’s use of artificial intelligence and large-scale data analytics platforms across its agencies. The agreement, which is valued at up to $1 billion, allows multiple DHS agencies to acquire Palantir platforms without initiating separate competitive contracts for ...

Abstract Security launches AI-Gen Composable SIEM for streaming-first security operations

Security data operations company Abstract Security Inc. today announced the launch of AI-Gen Composable SIEM, a new architectural standard for modern security operations that it says is built natively for artificial intelligence, streaming data and modular control. As security data volumes grow 25% to 30% annually, traditional security information and event management platforms have struggled to keep ...

Heron Power raises $140M to build 40GW US solid-state transformer manufacturing facility

Energy infrastructure company Heron Power Inc. announced today that it has raised $140 million in new funding to build a 40-gigawatt, highly automated U.S. manufacturing facility for Heron Link, the company’s solid-state transformer solution for critical energy and artificial intelligence data center projects. Founded in 2024 by former Tesla Inc. executive Drew Baglino, Heron Power ...

Cogent Security raises $42M to scale AI agents for enterprise vulnerability remediation

Agentic artificial intelligence for vulnerability management startup Cogent Security Inc. revealed today that it has raised $42 million in new funding to accelerate product development, expand enterprise deployments and continue building governed AI agent systems for vulnerability remediation at large scale. Founded in 2025, Cogent develops autonomous AI agents designed to address the operational gap ...

Figma stock climbs on 40% revenue growth and surging Figma Make adoption

Shares in Figma Inc. shot up more than 14% in after-hours trading today after the graphic design software provider impressed investors with earnings and revenue beats in its fiscal 2025 fourth quarter and provided guidance ahead of expectations. For the quarter ended Dec. 31, Figma reported adjusted earnings per share of eight cents, up from ...

Opkey launches Design Studio to automate enterprise cloud application discovery and design

Agentic enterprise app lifecycle optimization platform company Opkey today announced the launch of Opkey Design Studio, a suite of agentic artificial intelligence capabilities that extends its platform to automate and standardize cloud application discovery and design from statement-of-work creation through configuration. Design Studio has been designed to address what Opkey calls one of the most challenging phases ...

Solink introduces AI Agents designed to act on video and business data in real time

Artificial intelligence-driven video intelligence company Solink Corp. today announced the launch of Solink AI Agents, context-aware agents that understand, reason and act on video and business data across physical locations to increase protection of assets and revenue. The new offering is built on Solink’s video-plus-data architecture and AI models. The AI Agents are equipped with ...

TitanX acquires FrontSpin in eight-figure deal to expand phone-led sales platform

Phone intent company TitanX Inc. today announced that it has acquired FrontSpin Inc., a cloud-based sales communication and power dialer platform provider, in an eight-figure transaction. Founded in 2015, FrontSpin offers cloud-based sales communication software designed to manage outbound phone engagement within business-to-business sales teams. FrontSpin’s platform addresses operational challenges associated with low connect rates, ...

Modern PDF platforms are becoming high-risk attack surfaces

Modern PDF platforms can now function as full attack gateways rather than passive document viewers. That’s according to a new report out today from artificial intelligence offensive security startup Novee Cyber Security Ltd., which identifies 16 exploitable vulnerabilities across two widely deployed PDF ecosystems, Foxit Software Inc. and Apryse Software Inc. The report warns that PDF viewers are inheriting ...