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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Cloudflare makes key security tools free to help combat modern threats

Content delivery network provider Cloudflare Inc. today announced that it’s making key security tools, including its zero-trust platform Cloudflare One, available for free. The free tool offering is focused on giving security teams the ability to gain visibility into and assess the overall health of their organization without the stress of expensive vendor renewals or diminishing security ...

Data Dynamics introduces AI-powered self-service software for comprehensive data governance

Unstructured data management company Data Dynamics Inc. today unveiled new artificial intelligence-powered self-service data management software that assists organizations in how they approach risk management, privacy, sovereignty optimization and sustainability in their data ecosystem. Called “Zubin,” the new software has been designed to champion the core principles of digital trust and data democracy while guiding ...

Okta expands Auth0 capabilities to enhance scalability and security for developers

Identity access management company Okta Inc. today announced that it’s expanding the capabilities of Auth0 and the Okta Customer Identity Cloud to give developers more scalability, security and customization. The updates announced today include a more robust Auth0 free plan, which now allows up to 25,000 monthly active users, passwordless login options and unlimited social and Okta ...

Necro malware infects 11M+ Android devices via Google Play apps

A new version of Necro malware, a form of malware that first emerged in 2019, has been found to have been installed on at least 11 million devices through apps that were distributed through the Google Play store. Discovered by researchers at Kaspersky Lab Inc., the malware was installed on Android devices through malicious advertising ...

Anthropic reportedly in early talks to raise new funding on up to $40B valuation

General artificial intelligence startup Anthropic PBC is reportedly looking to raise new funding on a valuation of up to $40 billion. The report comes today from The Information, citing an unnamed existing investor who spoke to company leaders. It’s reported that talks are only in an early stage and that it’s not clear whether investors ...

Reframe launches with $5M to address application silos and improve digital collaboration

Workspace orchestration startup Reframe Technologies Inc. launched today and announced that it has raised $5 million in seed funding to further develop its technology. The company was co-founded by Jeff Szczepanski (pictured), former chief operating officer of Stack Overflow Inc. and Sphere Knowledge Inc., acquired by Twitter/X Inc., and founder and chief technology officer of Allworx ...

Bitdefender unveils new technology to enhance proactive security hardening

Cybersecurity company S.C. Bitdefender SRL today unveiled Bitdefender GravityZone Proactive Hardening and Attack Surface Reduction, a new technology designed to transform how defense-in-depth security is applied and managed across businesses. GravityZone PHASR analyzes individual user behavior, such as application use and resource privileges, clustering users into groups with similar patterns. The approach ensures security policies and controls ...

Mobileye shares jump as Intel confirms no plans to divest majority stake

Shares in automotive chip maker Mobileye Global Inc. jumped nearly 15% today after its majority shareholder, Intel Corp., said that it has no plans to divest its interest in the company. Reports earlier this month suggested that Intel was considering offloading its 88% stake in the company via public markets or directly to a third ...

Permiso launches Universal Identity Graph to enhance enterprise identity threat detection

Identity threat detection and response startup Permiso Security Inc. today announced the launch of its Universal Identity Graph, a new service that provides risk and threat visibility for all identities in all environments. The Universal Identity Graph combines identity security posture management with identity threat detection and response to provide a comprehensive identity security solution. With the ...

LiquidStack raises $20M to expand manufacturing and advance liquid cooling technology

LiquidStack Holding B.V., a liquid immersion cooling for data centers company, announced today that it has raised $20 million in new funding from investment firm Tiger Global Management to expand its manufacturing footprint, scale its direct-to-chip and immersion cooling product family roadmaps, and broaden its commercial and research and development operations. Founded in 2012, LiquidStack ...