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

In first post-IPO job purge, Uber lays off a third of its marketing staff

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Uber Technologies Inc. laid off a third of its global marketing employees today, the first cuts the company has made to its staff since going public in May. Some 400 people in Uber’s marketing department were let go out of a total …

Facebook’s next privacy scandal could involve young users’ data on Instagram

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Recent policy changes intended to improve Facebook Inc.’s photo and video sharing service Instagram may have backfired, as young users switch to business accounts that force them to disclose personal information to the public. Instagram started removing “like” count from posts as …

Louisiana declares state of emergency in response to school ransomware attacks

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Louisiana today took the rare step of declaring a state of emergency following multiple ransomware attacks on schools in the north of the state. The ransomware attacks, first detected on July 23, encrypted data on school computer systems in the Parishes of …

Lights out: South African power provider struck by ransomware

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Some residents of Johannesberg, South Africa, have been left without power after the city’s electricity supplier was struck by ransomware. City Power, the local power company was struck by an unnamed form of ransomware on Thursday morning local time, encrypting all of …

Facebook co-founder working with authorities on breaking up the company

POLICY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc. co-founder Chris Hughes is working with the U.S. government on how to break up the company, according to a new report Thursday from the New York Times. Hughes (pictured) is said to be collaborating with two leading antitrust academics, Scott Hemphill of New …

IPO market remains healthy as two health-tech companies bounce on debut

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Two health-tech companies that went public Thursday showed there’s still a willing audience for tech-related initial public offerings, as both enjoyed a price pop on their debuts. Livongo Health Inc., a Silicon Valley-based digital health company that offers smart, connected devices for personalized …

New York establishes new division for cryptocurrency licensing and supervision

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

The New York State Department of Financial Services has established a new division specifically tasked with licensing and overseeing cryptocurrency startups. The new Research and Innovation Division has been established to formally “support internal transformation and market innovation” within the state. Along …

Report finds 34M vulnerabilities across AWS, Google Cloud and Azure

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

A new report from Unit 42, the threat intelligence team at Palo Alto Networks Inc. has uncovered 34 million vulnerabilities across leading cloud service providers, highlighting that organizations are struggling with securing cloud installations. Released today, the Cloudy with a Chance of …

Sophisticated new Russian spyware hides in functional fake apps

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

A new form of Android spyware embedded in functional fake apps is one of the most sophisticated ever seen, according to a new report today. Discovered by cybersecurity researchers at Lookout Inc. and dubbed “Monokle,” the spyware is said to have been developed …

GM Cruise delays commercial robotaxi service until at least 2020

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Developing self-driving car technology is hard. From Tesla Inc. vehicles killing some drivers to Uber Technologies Inc. cars running over pedestrians, many a company has struggled, and today GM Cruise joined the pack. The General Motors Co.-owned self-driving car firm announced Wednesday it’s …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

In first post-IPO job purge, Uber lays off a third of its marketing staff

Facebook’s next privacy scandal could involve young users’ data on Instagram

Louisiana declares state of emergency in response to school ransomware attacks

Lights out: South African power provider struck by ransomware

Facebook co-founder working with authorities on breaking up the company

IPO market remains healthy as two health-tech companies bounce on debut

New York establishes new division for cryptocurrency licensing and supervision

Sophisticated new Russian spyware hides in functional fake apps

GM Cruise delays commercial robotaxi service until at least 2020

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