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

200M Twitter records released on hacking forum

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

Data relating to more than 200 million Twitter Inc. users have been published on a hacking forum two weeks after data relating to 400 million Twitter users was offered for sale on the same forum. The data is available to download from BreachForums, the …

Job applicant data stolen in breach of burger chain Five Guys

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

Burger chain Five Guys Enterprises LLC has disclosed a data breach that resulted in the theft of personally identifiable information of job applicants at the company. The disclosure came via a form letter dated Dec. 29 filed with the Montana Department of …

18,000 set to be laid off by Amazon, up from expected 10,000

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

Updated with letter to employees from CEO Andy Jassy: Layoffs at Amazon.com Inc. will affect more than 18,000 employees, far more than the original figure of 10,000 given by Chief Executive Andy Jassy, according to sources quoted by the Wall Street Journal …

Regulatory agencies warn against banks getting involved in cryptocurrency

POLICY By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

Three U.S. federal bank regulatory agencies have issued a joint statement highlighting the risks of crypto-asset risks to banking organizations. The statement, issued today by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office …

Check Point teams with Intel for processor-level anti-ransomware security

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

Cybersecurity firm Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. has extended a collaboration with Intel Corp. to offer enhanced anti-ransomware capabilities for Check Point Harmony customers. Under the collaboration, the Intel vPro platform’s threat detection technology will be available within Check Point Harmony Endpoint. …

Apple to increase battery replacement cost amid reports of iPhone price cut

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

Apple Inc. is set to make replacing batteries in devices more expensive starting in March amid ongoing reports of a price cut for the iPhone 15 later this year. A note spotted on Apple’s iPhone Battery Service support document states that the “current …

LockBit releases free decryptor, apologizes for ransomware attack on children’s hospital

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

Ransomware gangs are known for many things, none of them good, but for a change, it turns out some of them do have a heart when it comes to sick children in hospitals. The infamous LockBit ransomware gang has released a free …

Tesla Autopilot flees police in Germany after driver fell asleep

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

Telsa Inc.’s self-driving Autopilot functionality has been found to have a new feature: fleeing from the law. Police in Germany were forced to give chase recently after a Model 3 refused to stop at a checkpoint. The incident occurred on an Autobahn …

Meta buys 3D-printed lenses startup Luxexcel to improve future AR glasses

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, has acquired 3D-printed lenses startup Luxexcel Group B.V. for an undisclosed sum to improve future augmented reality glasses. Founded in 2009 with operations in The Netherlands and Belgium, Luxexcel enables partners to 3D-print prescription …

As supply chain issues improve in China, Apple faces sales slump with some iPhone models

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

Supply chain issues facing Apple Inc. from ongoing COVID-related disruption in China may have passed their worst point just as the company is now facing a new issue: a sales slump in lower-end models. Apple’s issues in mainland China date back to …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

200M Twitter records released on hacking forum

Job applicant data stolen in breach of burger chain Five Guys

18,000 set to be laid off by Amazon, up from expected 10,000

Regulatory agencies warn against banks getting involved in cryptocurrency

Check Point teams with Intel for processor-level anti-ransomware security

Apple to increase battery replacement cost amid reports of iPhone price cut

LockBit releases free decryptor, apologizes for ransomware attack on children’s hospital

Tesla Autopilot flees police in Germany after driver fell asleep

Meta buys 3D-printed lenses startup Luxexcel to improve future AR glasses

As supply chain issues improve in China, Apple faces sales slump with some iPhone models

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