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

Google Maps upgrade makes it easier to identify local landscapes

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Google Maps, the world’s most popular navigational service, is being upgraded to make it easier for users to identify local landscapes. Starting this week, Google Maps will switch to a default view that includes visual improvements that bring “even more details and …

Amid China trade tensions, Trump endorses Oracle’s bid for TikTok

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Amid ongoing trade tensions between the U.S. and China, President Donald Trump today endorsed the surprising bid by Oracle Corp. to acquire the U.S. operations of short-form video-sharing service TikTok from owner ByteDance Ltd. The president gave his support for the bid …

Credential-stuffing attacks target Canadian government services

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Canadian government services have been targeted in credential-stuffing attacks and about 15,000 accounts have been compromised, including those used to provide COVID-19 relief benefits. Those behind the attacks compromised 5,500 Canada Revenue Agency accounts, a service portal that enables Canadians to view …

Customer data stolen in ransomware attack on cruise operator Carnival

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

The world’s largest cruise operator Carnival Corp. & plc has been hit by a ransomware attack and customer data stolen. The attack, detailed in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory filing Aug. 15, was detected by the company the same day. The unnamed form …

Robinhood raises $200M on $11.2B valuation amid new IPO rumors

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Free stock-trading app maker Robinhood Market Inc. has raised $200 million in new funding on an $11.2 billion valuation amid continuing reports that the company is planning an initial public offering in the coming months. The Series G round was led by D1 …

As Fortnite battle heats up, Apple threatens to remove access to developer tools

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

The battle between Fortnite maker Epic Games Ltd. and Apple Inc. continues to heat up as Apple threatens to remove Epic’s access to its developer tools within two weeks if Epic does not comply with its payment policies. The row between the …

Chinese self-driving vehicle startup AutoX launches robotaxi service in Shanghai

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Chinese self-driving car startup AutoX Inc., a company that also has a presence in Silicon Valley, has launched a publicly available robotaxi ride-hailing service in Shanghai. The service is initially available in Shanghai’s Jiading District, with a population of 1.47 million people. It can …

Joint operation seizes millions in bitcoin tied to Middle Eastern terrorist groups

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

The U.S. Department of Justice today announced that it has seized millions of dollars worth in bitcoin tied to Middle Eastern terrorist groups. The seizure follows a joint operation of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Internal …

FBI and NSA issue cybersecurity advisory over new form of Russian malware

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

The U.S. National Security Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation today issued a joint cybersecurity advisory warning on a previously undisclosed form of Russian malware. Dubbed “Drovorub,” the Linux malware is believed to have originated with the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate …

Vulnerabilities in Amazon Alexa could have exposed user data to hackers

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Now patched vulnerabilities in servers used by Amazon.com Inc.’s Alexa smart home devices could have been exploited to obtain the personal information of users, including voice recordings. Detailed today by security researchers at Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., the vulnerabilities relate to several …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Google Maps upgrade makes it easier to identify local landscapes

Amid China trade tensions, Trump endorses Oracle’s bid for TikTok

Credential-stuffing attacks target Canadian government services

Customer data stolen in ransomware attack on cruise operator Carnival

Robinhood raises $200M on $11.2B valuation amid new IPO rumors

As Fortnite battle heats up, Apple threatens to remove access to developer tools

Chinese self-driving vehicle startup AutoX launches robotaxi service in Shanghai

Joint operation seizes millions in bitcoin tied to Middle Eastern terrorist groups

FBI and NSA issue cybersecurity advisory over new form of Russian malware

Vulnerabilities in Amazon Alexa could have exposed user data to hackers

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