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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Scammers exploit interest in ChatGPT with sophisticated investment scams

The rise of predictive artificial intelligence and chatbots such as OpenAI Inc.’s ChatGPT has been well-documented, but not so well-documented is a concurrent rise in scams trying to take advantage of the hype in the sector. A new report from researchers at  S.C. Bitdefender SRL today shines some light on the rise of highly sophisticated investment ...

UK retailer WH Smith struck by cyberattack

U.K. retailer WH Smith PLC has been struck by a cyberattack that resulted in the theft of some company data. The form of cyberattack was not disclosed, with the company only describing it as a “cyber security incident” in a notice today to the London Stock Exchange. WH Smith ticked off the standard response list ...

With earnings beat and revised outlook, C3 AI shares soar in late trading

Artificial intelligence is the hottest trend in years, and although many companies in the space are startups, publicly listed companies specializing in AI are also benefiting. One such company is C3ai Inc., which saw its shares surge in late trading today after it exceeded expectations in its latest quarterly earnings report. For its third fiscal ...

Elastic shares drop slightly on mixed earnings and outlook

Shares in Elastic N.V. dropped slightly in late trading after the enterprise-grade search software company reported beats in its latest quarterly earnings but missed on outlook. For the quarter that ended on Jan. 31, Elastic reported earnings before costs such as stock compensation of 17 cents a share, up from a loss of 12 cents per share ...

Despite solid financial results, Zscaler shares plunge after announcing layoffs, weaker billings

Shares in Zscaler Inc. plunged in late trading after the cybersecurity company announced layoffs alongside solid financial results in its most recent quarter. For its fiscal second quarter that ended Jan. 31, Zscaler reported earning before costs such as stock compensation of 37 cents a share, up from 13 cents a share in the same quarter of ...

OAuth vulnerabilities on Booking.com could have resulted in account takeovers

Security researchers at Salt Security Inc. today released new threat research that highlights critical security flaws found on the website of popular hotel booking service Booking Holdings Inc. The flaws were found in the way those who designed the Booking.com site implemented Open Authorization social-login functionality, potentially exposing any users logging into the site through ...

Zuora shares rocket on modest earnings and revenue beats

Updated: Shares in Zuora Inc. jumped almost 28% today after the cloud subscription services company reported earnings and revenue beats on Wednesday. For the fourth quarter that ended Jan. 31, Zuora reported a loss before costs such as stock compensation of four cents a share, up from a one-cent-per-share loss in the same quarter last year. Revenue rose ...

Okta impresses with earnings three times higher than expected

Identity access management company Okta Inc. impressed investors with its quarterly financial report today, delivering earnings three times higher than analysts expected, sending its shares up nearly 15% in extended trading. For its fourth quarter ended Jan. 31, Okta reported earnings before certain costs such as stock compensation of 30 cents per share, up from ...

Salesforce shares surge on earnings beat, revised outlook and $20B stock buyback program

Shares in Salesforce Inc. surged in late trading after the cloud-based software company beat estimates in its latest earnings report, upped its forecast and announced a new $20 billion stock buyback program. For its fourth quarter ended Jan. 31, Salesforce reported earnings before costs such as stock compensation of $1.68 a share, up from 84 ...

New Fortinet releases provide better protection for operational technology environments

Cybersecurity firm Fortinet Inc. today announced enhanced products and services for operational technology environments as an expansion of the its Security Fabric for OT. They’re designed to help organizations better protect their OT environments, including improving visibility and real-time response across the entire attack surface. The new products empower security operations center teams to become more efficient ...