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

Kill it with fire: Microsoft said to be dumping IE for new browser

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

Is Microsoft finally dumping its long maligned and unloved Internet Explorer (IE) browser? A report today suggests that Microsoft is planning on doing just that. Mary Jo Foley at ZDNet claims sources at Microsoft are saying that the tech giant is building a new …

Kairos T-band is a smart watch band that allows you to retrofit your existing watch

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

There was a rush of smart watches released in 2014, but what if you’re not quite ready to give up your existing watch? Meet the Kairos T-band. The Kairos T-band from Korean company Kairso Industries Co. Ltd. is a smart watch band …

Xiaomi raises $1.1 billion on $45 billion valuation, now world’s most valuable tech startup

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

Xiaomi Inc. has raised $1.1 billion on a $45 billion valuation in a round that included All-Stars Investment, DST, GIC, Hopu Fund, and Yunfeng Capital. The news confirms speculation last week that the company was about to close a new round, and makes …

Kim Dotcom to launch encrypted video chat early 2015

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

New Zealand-based entrepreneur and occasional provocateur of the United States Government Kim Dotcom is getting into the video chat market with an announcement that he is launching a new encrypted service as part of his growing Mega Ltd. company. “Mega will soon …

Twitter issues block access to some, breaks date display for others

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

Widespread issues on Twitter Inc. services Sunday prevented some users from logging in, and showed incorrect dates to users of TweetDeck. Reports indicate that users of Twitter for Android and third party app Echfon, by naan studio, Inc., have been locked out of …

Lazarus rising? Kodak to enter Android device market

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

Eastman Kodak Co. has announced a new deal with Bullit Group Ltd. that will see the once bankrupt company launching Android powered mobile devices. The company said in a statement that slipped under the radar before Christmas that they were to offer a …

Lizard Squad targets Tor network compromising user anonymity

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

Notorious hacker group Lizard Squad has moved on from attacking Xbox Live and the Playstation Network and has now set its sites on the Tor network. The group announced the zero-day attack on Twitter, where is said it would target unnoticed weaknesses. …

Smokin: Bitcoin comes to Burning Man

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

Bitcoin is headed directly to the Black Rock Desert, Nevada by way of the annual Burning Man festival. The Burning Man Project, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit public benefit organization behind the festival started accepting Bitcoin for donations earlier this week. “Donations will help …

Pirates flock to The Interview as Sony blocks global distribution

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

Seth Rogan & James Franco’s new movie The Interview was released yesterday and it looks like it might be a hit, at least on BitTorrent. The movie features a plot to kill North Korea’s President Kim Jong-Un and is widely believed to be the raison d’État …

Bitcoin voted worst currency in 2014

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

Bitcoin has been voted the worst currency in 2014, following a year of downward fluctuations in the still young open cryptocurrency market. Bloomberg makes the claim, highlighting that Bitcoin did even worse than the Russian Ruble and Ukrainian Hryvnia. “…relentless promotion can’t hide these …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Kill it with fire: Microsoft said to be dumping IE for new browser

Kairos T-band is a smart watch band that allows you to retrofit your existing watch

Xiaomi raises $1.1 billion on $45 billion valuation, now world’s most valuable tech startup

Kim Dotcom to launch encrypted video chat early 2015

Twitter issues block access to some, breaks date display for others

Lazarus rising? Kodak to enter Android device market

Lizard Squad targets Tor network compromising user anonymity

Smokin: Bitcoin comes to Burning Man

Pirates flock to The Interview as Sony blocks global distribution

Bitcoin voted worst currency in 2014

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