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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Empirical Security raises $12M to build custom AI models for enterprise cyber defense

Cybersecurity startup Empirical Security Inc. announced today that it has raised $12 million in new funding to develop and deploy custom artificial intelligence cybersecurity models tailored to each organization’s unique infrastructure and threat landscape. Founded earlier this year, Empirical Security aims to help organizations in defending against threats through custom-built AI models. The company pitches ...

BQP raises $5M to expand quantum-accelerated digital twin platform BQPhy

Quantum-accelerated simulation software startup BQP announced today that it has raised $4.8 million in new funding to expand its unified digital twin platform, BQPhy, for mission-critical industries, including aerospace, defense and semiconductors. Founded in 2020, BQP, formerly known as BosonQ Psi, develops quantum-accelerated simulation software for mission-critical industries. Its core platform, BQPhy, enables faster and ...

Oracle launches MCP Server to bring natural language AI to its core database

Oracle Corp. today unveiled MCP Server for Oracle Database, a new Model Context Protocol offering that brings artificial intelligence-powered interaction directly into its core database platform to help developers and analysts query and manage data using natural language. The new MCP server enables large language models to securely connect to Oracle Database and interact with ...

Intel cuts more than 5,000 jobs across four states as restructuring accelerates

Intel Corp. is laying off more than 5,000 employees across four states in the latest round of job cuts from the chipmaker. First reported by Manufacturing Dive, the number comes from updated Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filings, with most of the job cuts occurring in California and Oregon. Just shy of 2,000 jobs are ...

1Password brings MCP Server for Trelica to AWS Marketplace AI Agents category

Cybersecurity and password service provider 1Password LLC today announced the launch of MCP Server for Trelica by 1Password in the new AI Agents and Tools category of the Amazon Web Services Inc. Marketplace. MCP Server for Trelica is designed to help information technology organizations identify unmanaged apps, reduce artificial intelligence-related “shadow IT” and enforce identity-based access controls, ...

Index Engines secures patent for AI-driven ransomware detection process

Data protection and cyber recovery solutions company Index Engines Inc. today announced a newly granted patent for its artificial intelligence-powered process that automates the collection, detection and behavioral analysis of ransomware. The patented process, developed in the company’s CyberSense Research Lab, enables automated ingestion and detonation of real ransomware samples in a secure environment. The ...

Security pioneer John Watters leads new cyber risk intelligence company iCOUNTER

Cybersecurity solutions company Apollo Information Systems Corp. today announced the public debut of iCOUNTER, a new cyber risk intelligence company emerging from seven years in stealth operations with $30 million in funding to help customers counter highly targeted attacks. The new company assists with the growing threat of artificial intelligence-enabled attackers who are rapidly shifting ...

Unify lands $40M to help sales teams engage high-intent buyers

Outbound automation company Unify AI Business  Corp. announced today that it has raised $40 million in new funding to transform go-to-market operations into a repeatable science. The company aims to do that by integrating real-time buyer signals with automated outbound workflows to help teams identify, engage and convert prospects more effectively. Founded in 2023, Unify ...

OpenEvidence raises $210M on $3.5B valuation to expand AI-powered medical search and decision tools

Healthcare-focused artificial intelligence platform company OpenEvidence Inc. revealed today that it has raised $210 million in new funding on a $3.5 billion valuation to expand its strategic content partnerships and scale its AI-powered clinical research tools. Founded in 2021, OpenEvidence is focused on transforming how clinicians access and apply medical knowledge in real time. The ...

IntuigenceAI raises $10M and launches AI engineer platform IntuiAI

Artificial intelligence startup IntuigenceAI Inc. today announced that it has raised $10 million in new funding and also launched IntuiAI, a superintelligence AI-based engineer. Founded in 2024, IntuigenceAI creates synthetic AI engineers designed to work alongside human talent in refining, petrochemicals, pulp and paper, steelmaking and automotive industries. The company was founded by former Microsoft ...