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

AWS announces general availability of secure computing EC2 Nitro Enclaves

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Amazon Web Services Inc. today announced the general availability of AWS Nitro Enclaves, an EC2 capability designed to make it easier for customers to securely process highly sensitive data. Nitro Enclaves, first announced as one of three new security products from Amazon last December, …

Information security startup Enso Security launches with $6M in seed funding

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Information security startup Enso Security today launched out of stealth with a venture capital raise of $6 million in seed funding. The seed round was led by YL Ventures and included Jump Capital, toDay Ventures and a number of individual investors. Enso Security was …

Truck automation and logistics startup Outrider raises $65M

AI By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Truck automation and logistics startup Outrider Inc. today announced it has raised $65 million in new funding to scale up and support its technology to automate distribution yards. The Series B round was led by Koch Disruptive Technologies and included NEA, 8VC, Prologis Ventures, Evolv …

Amazon fires employees for leaking customer information

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Amazon.com Inc. has fired a number of employees alleged to have leaked customer information to unaffiliated third parties in violation of company policies. The incident first came to light after customers started reporting receiving messages from Amazon over the weekend. The messages …

Justice Department could block Visa’s acquisition of Plaid on antitrust grounds

POLICY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Visa Inc.’s acquisition of Plaid Financial Inc., announced in January, could be in jeopardy as the U.S. Department of Justice reportedly is looking at blocking the deal on antitrust grounds. The Wall Street Journal, referencing people familiar with the matter, reported today that the Justice …

Apple reportedly acquires AI and vision startup Vilynx for $50M

AI By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Apple Inc. acquired artificial intelligence and vision startup Vilynx Inc. earlier this year for $50 million, according to a report from Bloomberg. An exact date on the deal is unknown but the Vilynx website was last recorded by the Internet Archive Wayback …

Business application configuration startup Salto launches with $27M round

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Israeli business application configuration startup Salto today said it has raised $27 million in funding as it announced its formal launch to the public after a year in stealth development. The Series A round included Bessemer Venture Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Salesforce Ventures. The …

Nitro Software hacked with customer data offered for sale on the dark web

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Australian document productivity company Nitro Software Inc. has suffered a data breach with customer data being offered for sale on the dark web. The company, which provides services to much of the Fortune 500, was hacked sometime earlier this month. In a statement last …

Golf and ski resort operator Boyne Resorts struck by ransomware attack

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Golf and ski resort operator Boyne Resorts has been hit by a ransomware attack that forced the company to shut down parts of its network. First reported Friday by Bleeping Computer, the attack was first detected in the company’s corporate office a week …

Database of 186M registered voters distributed on hacking forums

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

A database containing voter registration details of 186 million people in the U.S. is being distributed on hacking forums, putting voters at risk of scams and disinformation campaigns. The data was discovered by researchers at cybersecurity company Trustwave Holdings Inc., which publicized …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

AWS announces general availability of secure computing EC2 Nitro Enclaves

Information security startup Enso Security launches with $6M in seed funding

Truck automation and logistics startup Outrider raises $65M

Amazon fires employees for leaking customer information

Justice Department could block Visa’s acquisition of Plaid on antitrust grounds

Apple reportedly acquires AI and vision startup Vilynx for $50M

Business application configuration startup Salto launches with $27M round

Nitro Software hacked with customer data offered for sale on the dark web

Golf and ski resort operator Boyne Resorts struck by ransomware attack

Database of 186M registered voters distributed on hacking forums

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