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

Latest from Duncan Riley

Google restructures as Alphabet: Divisions to be run independently, creating new investment opps

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Google, Inc. as we have once known it is no longer with the tech giant announcing Monday a massive restructure of the company that will see the organization become known as Alphabet, Inc. Google, the brand and services we all know and mostly …

Apple’s Android apps move is likely a desperate attempt to sell more Apple Watches

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

News broke last week that Apple was advertising for an applications SW engineer to work on Android apps, but given Apple’s reluctance previously to provide apps for the rival Android platform, has Apple finally realized that it can’t rely on users of …

You can now earn Bitcoin in a new flying pig game from bitLanders

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Pigs may naturally not fly, but flying pigs can earn users Bitcoin with a game from bitLanders (MTI USA, Inc.) called Flappig. Launched late last week, the Flappy Bird style game revolves around a pig called Foo, who is said to be …

Comedian Louis CK now accepting Bitcoin through BitPay payment integration

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Comedian Louis CK may be divisive to some, but there’s one section of the broad market who is now solidly supporting the artist: Bitcoin users. Although not officially announced, CK first added Bitcoin as a payment option for a download of his …

Google to reboot its Android One platform in India after failing to deliver on original promise

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Google’s drive into the Indian smartphone market is about to get a refresh with a report over the weekend that the tech giant is planning to “reboot” its Android One platform in the country. In an interview with the Financial Times, Google’s …

Pornhub wants to be the Netflix of porn with new paid premium video offering

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Online adult video streaming site Pornhub announced Thursday its ambitions to be the “Netflix for porn” with a new paid premium video offering. Pornhub Premium is reported to cost porn aficionados $9.99 per month, although those that don’t wish to splurge initially …

IBM acquires Merge Healthcare for $1b to allow Watson to “see”

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) has acquired enterprise image sharing applications provider Merge Healthcare, Inc. for $1 billion. Founded in 1987 and publicly listed since 1998, Merge provides solutions to improve the healthcare experience for patients, providers and payers, ranging from Integrated …

Fanboys try to spin Apple Music as a serious Spotify challenger as service hits 11m free trial signups

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Proving the concept that free trials work, Apple, Inc. has revealed Thursday that it has signed up 11 million people to its Apple Music music streaming service. The service, which launched June 30, opened to the public with an initial 3 month …

Reddit purges racist subreddits as it releases new content policy

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Social news sharing website Reddit has finally cracked down on blatantly racist content following the release of a new content policy Wednesday. The new policy, detailed by Chief Executive Officer Steve Huffman in a post to Reddit, is claimed to be a …

Content delivery network firm Fastly raises $75m Series D

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Content delivery network (CDN) firm Fastly, Inc. has raised $75 million Series D in a round led by Iconiq Capital that included existing investors Amplify Partners, August Capital, Battery Ventures, IDG Ventures, and O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures. Founded in 2011, Fastly bills itself …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Google restructures as Alphabet: Divisions to be run independently, creating new investment opps

Apple’s Android apps move is likely a desperate attempt to sell more Apple Watches

You can now earn Bitcoin in a new flying pig game from bitLanders

Comedian Louis CK now accepting Bitcoin through BitPay payment integration

Google to reboot its Android One platform in India after failing to deliver on original promise

Pornhub wants to be the Netflix of porn with new paid premium video offering

IBM acquires Merge Healthcare for $1b to allow Watson to “see”

Fanboys try to spin Apple Music as a serious Spotify challenger as service hits 11m free trial signups

Content delivery network firm Fastly raises $75m Series D

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