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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

Huawei’s license to access US technology extended for 90 days

POLICY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Updated: Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.’s current license extension to access U.S. technology is set to expire Monday amid rumors previously circulating that it would be granted another 90-day extension — but in a surprise twist, a new report claims the extension will …

Lookalike scam domains surge ahead of the holiday shopping season

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Cybersecurity firm Venafi Inc. is warning about an explosion in scam sites using lookalike domains to target shoppers in the lead-up to this year’s holiday shopping season. Security researchers at the firm said Tuesday they found more than 100,000 lookalike domains, sites that …

Instagram expands test of removing public ‘like’ counts globally

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc.-owned Instagram today announced that it’s expanding its testing of removing public “like” counts globally after launching a trial in select countries earlier this year. The idea behind removing like counts, announced at Facebook’s annual developer conference in April, is ostensibly to assist with …

1Password raises $200M, its first-ever external funding

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Password manager software provider 1Password has $200 million in new funding today to invest in product and go-to-market programs to expand its enterprise presence globally. The Series A round, the first time the company formally known as AgileBits Inc. has taken outside funding …

At Universe conference, GitHub launches new Security Lab

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Open-source hosting and repository service GitHub Inc., acquired by Microsoft Corp. for $7.5 billion in October 2018, today announced a series of new security products at its annual GitHub Universe event in San Francisco. Leading the announcements is GitHub Security Lab, a new …

Mexican state-owned petroleum firm Pemex crippled by ransomware

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Mexican state-owned petroleum company Petróleos Mexicanos, known as Pemex, has been targeted in a ransomware attack whose perpetrators are demanding a ransom of 565 bitcoin, worth $4.93 million. The attack, which forced the company to shut down much of its computer network …

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