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

Autonomous aviation technology startup Xwing raises $10M

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Autonomous aviation technology startup Xwing announced today it has raised $10 million in new funding to allow it to hire more people and scale up the development of its autonomous flight software stack. The Series A round was led by R7 Partners and …

Cybersecurity and cyberinsurance startup Coalition raises $90M

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Cybersecurity and cyberinsurance startup Coalition Inc. today said it has raised $90 million in new funding to help it further develop its product offering and support international expansion. The Series C round was led by Valor Equity Partners and included Felicis Ventures, Greyhound …

Here’s what security professionals took away from Verizon’s annual data breach report

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

The chance of financial gain is driving cyberattacks more than ever, motivating 86% of data breaches now compared with 71% last year. That’s according to Verizon Communication Inc.’s annual data breach report released today, covering a range of findings covering the cybersecurity …

Charlesbank invests $70M into Israeli cybersecurity training firm Cyberbit

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Israeli cybersecurity training firm Cyberbit Ltd. now counts Charlesbank Technology Opportunities Fund as an investor through a $70 million deal announced today. Charlesbank invested $22 million into the company and also acquired $48 million in existing shares from parent company Elbit Systems Ltd. …

9M customer records stolen in hack of UK low-cost airline easyJet

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

U.K. low-cost airline EasyJet plc has been hacked and the details of some 9 million customers were stolen. The details came from the airline, which disclosed the hack following discussions with the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office. In its notice of a cybersecurity …

Facebook’s new Shops feature offers businesses free AI-powered storefronts

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc. today made a new e-commerce play in the form of Facebook Shops, a service that offers businesses free storefronts on both Facebook itself and Instagram. Pitched as an easy way for businesses to set up a single online store for customers, …

Topps Garbage Pail Kids digital collector cards a blockchain hit

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

When you think of blockchain technology, 1980s kids’ toys don’t normally come to mind, but a strange combination of the two has turned out to be a success. The Topps Company Inc., a U.S. maker of trading cards, collectibles and candy, has …

Mercedes-Benz source code exposed via misconfigured Git registration system

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

The source code used in smart car components designed by Mercedes-Benz has been found exposed online via a misconfigured Git registration system. Discovered by software engineer Till Kottmann and first reported today by ZDNet, the source code was found on a Git web …

Jack Ma quits SoftBank board after Vision Fund announces massive loss

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Problems at SoftBank Group Corp. continue to mount as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. founder Jack Ma today quit the board following the announcement that the company’s Vision Fund had reported an $18 billion loss. Officially the departure of Ma (pictured) from the …

Enterprise learning platform startup GO1 raises $40M

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Enterprise learning platform startup GO1 Pty. Ltd. has raised $40 million in new funding to increase market expansion in North America as well as expand its content provider partner network in direct response to the increased demand for the platform. Announced today, the Series …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Autonomous aviation technology startup Xwing raises $10M

Cybersecurity and cyberinsurance startup Coalition raises $90M

Here’s what security professionals took away from Verizon’s annual data breach report

Charlesbank invests $70M into Israeli cybersecurity training firm Cyberbit

9M customer records stolen in hack of UK low-cost airline easyJet

Facebook’s new Shops feature offers businesses free AI-powered storefronts

Topps Garbage Pail Kids digital collector cards a blockchain hit

Mercedes-Benz source code exposed via misconfigured Git registration system

Jack Ma quits SoftBank board after Vision Fund announces massive loss

Enterprise learning platform startup GO1 raises $40M

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