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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Amplitude beats earnings expectations with steady revenue growth and customer gains

Amplitude Inc. today reported earnings and revenue beats in its second quarter thanks to solid customer growth for its behavior-tracking software services. For the quarter ended June 30, Amplitude broke even, down from a profit of two cents a share in the second quarter of 2023, on revenue of $73.3 million, up 8% year-over-year. Both ...

Datadog reports strong second quarter with earnings and revenue beats

Shares in Datadog Inc. closed regular trading up almost 6% today after the application monitoring and security platform provider impressed investors with earnings and revenue beats in its fiscal second quarter. For the quarter ended June 30, Datadog reported adjusted earnings per share of 43 cents, up from 29 cents in the same quarter of 2023, ...

CyberArk tops earnings estimates, revises outlook as subscription revenue surges

Shares in CyberArk Software Ltd. closed regular trading up more than 8% today after the information security company topped estimates in its second quarter and revised its outlook for the year ahead. For the quarter ended June 30, CyberArk reported adjusted earnings per share of 54 cents, up from three cents per share in the ...

Amplitude launches new services for better data synchronization, security and privacy compliance

Behavior-tracking software firm Amplitude Inc. today announced three new data-related services for its Digital Analytics platform that enhance data synchronization, security and privacy management capabilities. The new products aim to provide seamless data synchronization, robust access controls and efficient data deletion processes. The enhancements help enterprises achieve accurate insights, enhanced security and compliance with data privacy regulations, driving ...

Lyft’s first profitable quarter overshadowed by missed booking targets

Shares in Lyft Inc. plunged more than 17% today after the ride-hailing company fell short on both second-quarter bookings and third-quarter forecast, despite logging its first-ever profitable quarter and beating revenue and earnings targets. For the quarter ended June 30, Lyft reported adjusted earnings per share of one cent, up from a loss of 30 ...

Surging cryptocurrency trading helps Robinhood beat earnings

Shares in Robinhood Markets Inc. were up over 3% in late trading today after the financial services company surprised with a second-quarter earnings beat thanks to surging levels of customer trading, particularly in cryptocurrency. For the quarter ended June 30, Robinhood reported adjusted earnings per share of 21 cents, up from three cents per share ...

Cloudbees acquires AI-based software testing startup Launchable

Enterprise software delivery company CloudBees Inc. today announced it has acquired artificial intelligence-based software testing startup Launchable Inc. for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2019, Launchable offers an AI Co-Pilot for test suite intelligence and optimization. The company’s service delivers short test runs, test triaging, test health insights and test failures analysis. With a focus on removing ...

Black Hat bonanza: 1Password, ArmorCode, Legit Security and NetRise unveil new security solutions

It was another busy day today at the annual Black Hat USA 2024 conference in Las Vegas, as cybersecurity companies 1Password LLC, ArmorCode Inc., Legit Security Ltd. and NetRise Inc. al made product announcements aimed at enhancing the cybersecurity posture of their respective customers. Leading the list was 1Password, which announced new capabilities that will ...

Rivian shares slide as electric car maker reports cost blowouts in second quarter

Shares in Rivian Automotive Inc. fell more than 6% in late trading today after the electric car maker reported a higher-than-expected loss in its second quarter. For the quarter ended June 30, Rivian reported an adjusted earnings per share loss of $1.13, up from a loss of $1.08 per share in the same quarter of ...

Cyber upside: Fortinet and Rapid7 impress investors with earnings beats

Shares in cybersecurity companies Fortinet Inc. and Rapid7 Inc. both rose in late trading today after they beat analysts’ expectations in their fiscal second-quarter earnings reports. For the quarter ended June 30, Fortinet reported adjusted earnings per share of 57 cents, up from 38 cents in the same quarter of the previous year, on revenue ...