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

Reports: Snapchat raising new round on $16-19b valuation, wants to buy Taylor Swift’s record company

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

Snapchat Inc. is reported to be seeking a new round (Series E) on a $16-$19 billion valuation as another report claims it may be interested in acquiring Taylor Swift’s record company. Bloomberg claims that the popular self-destructing photo sharing app maker is …

NSA-linked “Equation Group” caught hiding spying software in hard disk firmware

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

A new report from security software provider Kaspersky Lab has found that a group they’ve dubbed “Equation Group” has been hiding spying software deep within hard drives made by leading manufacturers including Seagate and Western Digital, in an attempt to eavesdrop on …

Fascinating short form news reporting startup News in Shorts raises $4 million Series A

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

Short form news startup News in Shorts has raised $4 million Series A in a round led by Tiger Global Management that included Lee Fixel, Rebright Partners, Binny Bansal and Sachin Bansal. News is Shorts, despite its name, doesn’t imply that the founders aren’t wearing long …

Infosys acquires Menlo Park ERP provider Panaya for $200 million

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

Infosys International Inc. has acquired enterprise resource planning (ERP) provider Panaya Ltd. for $200 million. Menlo Park, CA-based Panaya applies “big data analytics” to enterprise apps including SAP, Oracle E-Business Suite, Salesforce and others that allows customers to know “what will break, how …

Another one: Chinese Bitcoin exchange BTER.com claims to have lost 7170 BTC ($1.66m) in major hack

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

Chinese Bitcoin exchange BTER.com claimed Sunday that its exchange had been targeted by a major hack that had seen it lose 7170 Bitcoins, currently valued at $1.66 million. The exchange ceased trading and suspended all Bitcoin wallets, saying in a statement on its …

Kaspersky: hackers steal at least $300 million from banks using malware

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

When many think bank robberies they may think of balaclava-wearing crooks with shot guns terrorising bank employees, but in 2015 bank robbery is a far more subtle affair involving multi-national crime gangs hacking into bank systems using malware. In a report to …

Proposed FAA commercial drone rules: no to Amazon delivery, yes to news gathering

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

After an ongoing level of uncertainty surrounding the use of drones for commercial purposes, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a set of rules for commercial drone operation that will see some winners, and some losers in the emerging space Under …

iCar: Apple reported to be building an electric car…seriously

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

Although smart phone support in cars is old school in 2015, what if you could buy a car that was designed from the ground up to work with the latest model iPhone? That’s the problem Apple may well be tackling with a report today that …

Web presence management company Conductor raises $27 million Series D

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

Conductor Inc. has raised $27 Million Series D in a round led by Catalyst Investors that included previous investors FirstMark Capital, Matrix Partners, Investor Growth Capital and new investor Blue Cloud Ventures. Founded in 2010 Conductor bills itself as a “web presence management” company, …

Candy Crush Saga maker King acquires Seattle games studio Z2

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

Candy Crush Saga maker King Digital Entertainment PLC has acquired Seattle-based mobile game studio Z2Live Inc. (Z2) for $150 million, consisting of $45 million in cash up front, and up to $105 million of additional cash linked to future events. Founded in 2009, …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Reports: Snapchat raising new round on $16-19b valuation, wants to buy Taylor Swift’s record company

NSA-linked “Equation Group” caught hiding spying software in hard disk firmware

Fascinating short form news reporting startup News in Shorts raises $4 million Series A

Infosys acquires Menlo Park ERP provider Panaya for $200 million

Another one: Chinese Bitcoin exchange BTER.com claims to have lost 7170 BTC ($1.66m) in major hack

Kaspersky: hackers steal at least $300 million from banks using malware

Proposed FAA commercial drone rules: no to Amazon delivery, yes to news gathering

iCar: Apple reported to be building an electric car…seriously

Web presence management company Conductor raises $27 million Series D

Candy Crush Saga maker King acquires Seattle games studio Z2

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