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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Atlassian shares surge as subscription revenue drives strong earnings beat

Shares in Atlassian Corp. jumped nearly 16% in late trading today after the Australian collaboration software company topped analysts’ estimates on revenue and earnings in its fiscal 2025 first quarter, driven by surging subscription revenue. For the quarter ended Sept. 30, Atlassian reported adjusted earnings of 77 cents per share, up from 65 cents per ...

Phish ’n’ Ships: Human Security warns of fake shops exploiting payment platforms and SEO

A new report out today from cybersecurity company Human Security Inc. is warning of a large-scale phishing scheme, dubbed “Phish ‘n’ Ships,” that leverages fake online shops and search engine manipulation to defraud consumers. Uncovered by the company’s Satori Threat Intelligence and Research team, the Phish ‘n’ Ships scheme is described as a sophisticated effort to exploit ...

Twilio shares surge over 10% on strong earnings and raised forecast

Shares in Twilio Inc. were up over 10% in late trading today after the communications tools provider reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue in its fiscal 2024 third quarter and revised its forecast upward for the rest of the year. For the quarter that ended on Sept. 30, Twilio reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.02, ...

Data streaming leader Confluent posts strong earnings, boosts year-end forecast

Shares in Confluent Inc. jumped nearly 15% in late trading today after the data streaming software provider impressed investors with revenue and earnings beats in its fiscal third quarter and raised its outlook for the rest of the year. For the quarter ended Sept. 30, Confluent reported adjusted earnings of 10 cents per share, up from ...

Coinbase and Robinhood miss earnings estimates and shares drop

Shares in Coinbase Global Inc. and Robinhood Markets Inc. both fell in after-hours trading today after they each fell short of expectations in their most recent quarter. For its third quarter, which ended on Sept. 30, Coinbase reported adjusted earnings per share of 28 cents, up from a loss of one cent per share in ...

AI contact center provider Regal closes $40M round to scale personalized customer interactions

Contact center software startup Regal Voice Inc. announced today that it has raised $40 million in new funding to accelerate the rollout of its AI Phone Agents for contact centers. Founded in 2020, Regal is focused on redefining customer management through artificial intelligence-powered contact center software that combines automation with human-centric interactions. Differing from traditional ...

Zimperium warns of sophisticated ‘vishing’ tactics in new FakeCall malware variant

A new report out today from mobile security platform provider Zimperium Inc. warns of a new, more advanced version of the FakeCall malware targeting Android devices that deploys “vishing’ — short for voice phishing — to deceive users into revealing sensitive data by simulating genuine user experiences during phone calls. FakeCall malware first appeared in 2021, initially ...

OpenAI working with Broadcom and TSMC to develop custom AI inference chip

OpenAI is reportedly working with Broadcom Inc. and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. to build a new artificial intelligence chip specifically designed to run AI models after they’ve been trained. The decision by OpenAI comes after the company has examined a range of options to diversify chip supply and reduce costs. According to Reuters, OpenAI ...

Elon Musk’s xAI reportedly in talks to raise new funding on $40B valuation

Elon Musk’s xAI Corp. is reportedly in talks with investors to raise additional funding on a $40 billion valuation, some five months after the company had previously raised $6 billion on a $24 billion valuation. The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that xAI is looking to raise several billion dollars ...

JFrog and GitHub advance DevSecOps with SAST and Runtime Security integration

Software supply chain company JFrog Ltd. today announced strengthened integrations with GitHub that aim to enhance secure software development by embedding automated security fixes and real-time production monitoring directly into GitHub’s developer workflows. The updates include the integration of JFrog’s static application security testing with GitHub Copilot Autofix, allowing developers to remediate vulnerabilities automatically and the addition of ...