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 releases Android 11 Beta 2 with new design tweaks and changes

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Google LLC today released Android 11 Beta 2, the latest test version of its mobile operating system, rolling out a number of new design tweaks and changes. The release is notable because it has achieved what Google describes as “platform stability.” That means …

Microsoft announces new Teams features, including AI-powered virtual spaces

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Microsoft Corp.’s Teams today announced a range of new features as use continues to surge thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing workplace restrictions. Leading the list is what Microsoft calls “Together mode,” a new experience in Teams that reimagines how users engage virtually …

Energy company EDP Renewables confirms April ransomware attack

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

EDP Renewables North America LLC has confirmed that it was targeted in a ransomware attack, with the company advising that those behind the attack gained unauthorized access to some information stored on its information systems. The attack was first reported in April and is …

Salesforce cloud backup startup OwnBackup raises $50M

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Salesforce.com cloud backup startup OwnBackup Ltd., a cloud backup firm centered on Salesforce.com Inc.’s platform, said today it has raised $50 million in new funding to accelerate product development and sales efforts. The Series D round was led by Insight Partners and included …

Samsung set to debut Note 20 and Fold 2 at August online-only event

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. today announced it will hold its annual Unpacked event Aug. 5, and unsurprisingly in the age of COVID-19, it will be an exclusively online affair. At the annual event, one of two Samsung holds each year, the South …

IPO Express rolls on: Palantir files confidentially for initial public offering

BIG DATA By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Joining a slew of recent and upcoming initial public offerings of stock by tech firms, data analytics firm Palantir Technologies Inc. is finally going public. Today the Palo Alto, California-based company disclosed that it has confidentially submitted its S-1 registration form with the U.S. …

Millions of records from dating sites found on misconfigured cloud storage

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Information relating to millions of users of data sites have been found exposed online in yet another case of misconfigured cloud storage. Discovered late last week by security researchers at WizCase, the exposed records span up to 11 different dating services, with five identified: Catholic …

Study finds home routers unpatched and full of known vulnerabilities

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

A new study into commonly used home routers has discovered a range of known security vulnerabilities with manufacturers failing to issue security updates to patch them. The study recently released by the Fraunhofer Institute for Communication involved 127 routers from seven manufacturers: AsusTek Computer …

FBI extradites Nigerian man who allegedly stole millions in business email compromise scams

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

A Nigerian Instagram “influencer” has been extradited to the U.S. after being arrested in Dubai last week on multiple allegations of money laundering, hacking, identity theft and bank fraud. Raymon Abbas (pictured), known online as Hushpuppi, had 2.4 million Instagram followers at …

Arca gains SEC approval for blockchain-based US Treasury Fund

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Digital asset investment firm Arca today gained approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a new investment product that combines Treasury securities with blockchain management. Called the Arca U.S. Treasury Fund, the fund invests 80% of its portfolio assets in interest-bearing, …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Google releases Android 11 Beta 2 with new design tweaks and changes

Microsoft announces new Teams features, including AI-powered virtual spaces

Energy company EDP Renewables confirms April ransomware attack

Salesforce cloud backup startup OwnBackup raises $50M

Samsung set to debut Note 20 and Fold 2 at August online-only event

IPO Express rolls on: Palantir files confidentially for initial public offering

Millions of records from dating sites found on misconfigured cloud storage

Study finds home routers unpatched and full of known vulnerabilities

FBI extradites Nigerian man who allegedly stole millions in business email compromise scams

Arca gains SEC approval for blockchain-based US Treasury Fund

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