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

Intuit buys personal finance firm Credit Karma for $7.1B

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Updated with announcement: Business and financial software company Intuit Inc. today confirmed it’s acquiring personal finance company Credit Karma Inc. for $7.1 billion in cash and stock. “Our mission is to power prosperity around the world with a bold goal of doubling …

Agency that secures US government and military communications suffers data breach

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

A data breach has hit the Defense Information Systems Agency, the U.S. Department of Defense agency tasked with providing information technology and communications support to the White House, Secretary of Defense, military services and combat commands. The personal data of about 200,000 …

Organizational management startup ChartHop launches with $5M in seed funding

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Organizational management platform startup ChartHop Inc. today announced $5 million in new funding and emerged from stealth mode. The seed round was led by Andreessen Horowitz and included Abstract Ventures, the a16z Cultural Leadership Fund, CoFound, Cowboy Ventures, Flybridge Capital, Shrug Capital and Work …

Coronavirus fears mount: Facebook and Sony withdraw from Game Developers Conference

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

The annual Game Developers Conference scheduled to be held in San Francisco March 16 is the latest to suffer from coronavirus-related fears as both Facebook Inc. and Sony Corp. withdrew from the event today. “GDC is always a highlight of our gaming event …

Microsoft rolls out new security products – including one for Linux and later iOS and Android

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Microsoft Corp. announced the general availability of its Microsoft Threat Protection and Insider Risk Management platforms today, along with a version of its Defender antivirus software for Linux now and for Android and iOS later this year. Microsoft Threat Protection, released as …

Code security startup BluBracket raises $6.5M, debuts product suite

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Code security startup BluBracket Inc. today said it has raised $6.5 million in funding and debuted its security solution product suite as well. The seed round was lead by Unusual Ventures and included Point72 Ventures, SignalFire and Firebolt Ventures. Founded in 2019, BluBracket has …

DHS issues alert after gas pipeline taken offline in ransomware attack

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure and Security Agency has issued a warning of potential cyberattacks after an unnamed gas pipeline was shut down following a ransomware attack last year. The attack targeted the control and communication assets on the operational …

10.6M customer records leaked online from data breach of MGM Resorts

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

The details of some 10.6 million customers of MGM Resorts International, including celebrities, have found their way online after the company experience a data breach last year. The customer details were first discovered by an Israeli security researcher going by the name …

Coinbase becomes the first cryptocurrency firm to achieve Visa principal membership

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Coinbase Inc. has been granted principal membership to Visa Inc., a decision that allows the cryptocurrency firm to provide more features to customers who opt for a Visa card to access their crypto funds. The decision was made in December but only announced today. …

ForgePoint Capital raises $450M for its second cybersecurity investment fund

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

ForgePoint Capital said today it has raised $450 million in its second fund to invest in early-stage and select growth companies in the cybersecurity sector, taking its funds under management to $750 million. The venture capital firm has been a prolific investor in cybersecurity startups. …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Intuit buys personal finance firm Credit Karma for $7.1B

Agency that secures US government and military communications suffers data breach

Organizational management startup ChartHop launches with $5M in seed funding

Coronavirus fears mount: Facebook and Sony withdraw from Game Developers Conference

Microsoft rolls out new security products – including one for Linux and later iOS and Android

Code security startup BluBracket raises $6.5M, debuts product suite

DHS issues alert after gas pipeline taken offline in ransomware attack

10.6M customer records leaked online from data breach of MGM Resorts

Coinbase becomes the first cryptocurrency firm to achieve Visa principal membership

ForgePoint Capital raises $450M for its second cybersecurity investment fund

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