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

Despite Government efforts, report finds underground hacker markets are booming

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

A new report has found that underground hacker markets are booming with counterfeit documents, credit cards, hacker tutorials and excellent customer service, despite attempts by the Federal Government to close them. The Dell SecureWorks Inc. “Underground Hacking Markets Report 2014” (pdf) is …

Who is Happy is a geo-location check-in service for stoners

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

New app “Who is Happy” wants to be the go-to geo-location check-in and connection service for stoners, or dare we say “getting stoned 2.0.” While the concept is amusing at the outset, so would the idea of legalized recreational marijuana use 10 …

Bose to jump on streaming music bandwagon with own service

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

Audio equipment company Bose Corp. is jumping on the streaming music bandwagon by building its own service, according to a job placement it is currently advertising. The Worcester, MA based manufacturer has advertised for a Senior User Experience Designer: Cloud Music Services on ZipRecruiter Inc.’s job …

Skype Translator preview goes live: Spanish-English spoken, 40 languages written

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

Microsoft Corp.’s Skype division has launched a preview version of its new Skype Translator, a service that allows realtime translation from one language to the next. The tool, which Microsoft has been working on for over ten years is said by the company to …

Latest Samsung Galaxy S6 rumors: Thin design, 64-bit octa-core CPU

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

With a new year and a new model of Samsung Co. Ltd’s flagship phone, the Galaxy S6, due for release, there’s a range of interesting rumors floating around online. Here’s a few of the latest ones. Design A photo of an alleged prototype of …

Hostage used to communicate demands via Facebook in Sydney terror attack

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

A hostage in the terrorist attack in Sydney, Australia has been forced to post the demands of the terrorist on their Facebook Inc. account. A post to Facebook from bank worker Marcia Mikhael includes a range of demands from the ISIL-related terrorist and notes that …

Uber unfairly attacked over surge pricing during Sydney terror attack

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

Uber Inc. has unfairly come under attack after surge pricing took effect in Sydney, Australia during a terror attack Monday. The attack, currently an ongoing siege at the time of writing, involved one or more gunmen and an unknown number of hostages (figures …

Facebook dumps Bing for search

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

Microsoft Corp.’s longstanding relationship with Facebook Inc. appears to be slowly winding down as the social networking giant today quietly dropped use of Bing for search. The move, first reported by Reuters, comes following the rollout of new search functionality on Facebook Monday, a …

Report: Baidu to buy $600m stake in Uber to assist in China expansion

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

Chinese web services company Baidu Inc. is reported to be investing $600 million in Uber Inc. to assist the ridesharing service’s expansion in China. Uber will receive cash and non-cash assets as part of the deal, a person familiar with the matter …

Cheers: Picky Pint wants to make sure you never order a bad beer

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

New app Picky Pint wants to cater to those who appreciate a good beer by making sure that you never unintentionally order a bad one again. The app analyzes a photo taken of a beer list then provides information to users based on …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Despite Government efforts, report finds underground hacker markets are booming

Who is Happy is a geo-location check-in service for stoners

Bose to jump on streaming music bandwagon with own service

Skype Translator preview goes live: Spanish-English spoken, 40 languages written

Latest Samsung Galaxy S6 rumors: Thin design, 64-bit octa-core CPU

Hostage used to communicate demands via Facebook in Sydney terror attack

Uber unfairly attacked over surge pricing during Sydney terror attack

Facebook dumps Bing for search

Report: Baidu to buy $600m stake in Uber to assist in China expansion

Cheers: Picky Pint wants to make sure you never order a bad beer

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