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

Error monitoring startup Rollbar raises $11M in new funding

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Error monitoring software-as-a-service startup Rollbar Inc. today said it has raised $11 million in new funding to double headcount across all divisions in its offices in the U.S., Spain and Hungary. The Series B round was led by Runa Capital and included Long Light …

Severe Android bug in MediaTek chips opens the door to hackers

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

A severe security vulnerability in Android devices powered by MediaTek chips is being actively exploited in the wild — but even though Google LLC has issued a patch, many devices are unlikely ever to receive it. The vulnerability allows hackers to gain …

Chinese nationals indicted for laundering cryptocurrency for Lazarus Group

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Two Chinese nationals who are alleged to have laundered around $100 million in cryptocurrency on behalf of the infamous North Korean hackers Lazarus Group have been indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice. Tian Yinyin and Li Jiadong are accused of laundering cryptocurrency …

Foxconn to resume regular production as Apple plans multiple product updates

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Apple Inc. will be breathing a sigh of relief with the news today that its main manufacturing partner Foxconn will resume normal production by the end of March — in time to manufacture a reported updated range of computers and iPads. Foxconn …

Facebook reportedly changing plans for its Libra cryptocurrency

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc. is reportedly changing its plans for its proposed Libra cryptocurrency, a claim the company itself has denied. The Information, quoting three people familiar with the matter, said Facebook has decided not to support Libra in its own products but will …

More coronavirus fallout: Airbnb may delay IPO, conferences cancellations multiply

POLICY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Updated with Google I/O and other cancellations: Airbnb Inc.’s initial public offering may be the latest victim of the coronavirus amid reports that the company is considering pushing back its public debut, possibly into 2021. The company would logically be hard-hit by …

Epic fail: Robinhood app offline today as Dow Jones logs biggest point gain ever

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Popular online stock trading app Robinhood Market Inc. was down today on a day when markets rallied following their coronavirus-inspired plunge last week. Why the app was offline is unknown, but it affected all Robinhood users, including iOS, Android and web apps starting Monday …

Alphabet’s Waymo self-driving car division raises $2.25B in its first external fundraising

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Waymo LLC, the self-driving car division of Alphabet Inc. today said it has raised $2.25 billion in its first external fundraising round to develop out its self -driving technology. The round, which came just shy of a year after it was reported …

Bitcoin price drops despite promised ‘safe haven’ status during coronavirus spread

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Despite claims that the price of bitcoin would continue to rise this year as a “safe haven” asset at a time equities markets are concerned about the spread of coronavirus, the opposite has instead occurred. After breaking through $10,000 Feb. 9 and then …

Railroad firm Railworks hit by ransomware and employee data stolen

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Railroad construction and maintenance firm Railworks Corp. has disclosed a ransomware attack that may have also resulted in the breach of personally identifiable information. The attack took place on Jan. 27 and email notifications were sent to those affected by the attack between …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Error monitoring startup Rollbar raises $11M in new funding

Severe Android bug in MediaTek chips opens the door to hackers

Chinese nationals indicted for laundering cryptocurrency for Lazarus Group

Foxconn to resume regular production as Apple plans multiple product updates

Facebook reportedly changing plans for its Libra cryptocurrency

More coronavirus fallout: Airbnb may delay IPO, conferences cancellations multiply

Epic fail: Robinhood app offline today as Dow Jones logs biggest point gain ever

Alphabet’s Waymo self-driving car division raises $2.25B in its first external fundraising

Bitcoin price drops despite promised ‘safe haven’ status during coronavirus spread

Railroad firm Railworks hit by ransomware and employee data stolen

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