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

Electric scooter-hire startup Bird is now selling its scooters to the public

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Sequoia Capital-backed unicorn electric scooter hire startup Bird Rides Inc. is taking a new path by offering its new scooters for sale to the public. Bird’s so-called next-generation electric scooter, dubbed “Bird One,” is claimed to be more durable, powerful and longer-lasting than previous …

New York court rules against smart-lock-only building policy

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Silicon Valley may obsess over smart home devices, but a court in New York has pushed back against the always-connected age by ruling that landlords should provide a physical key to a door, not just a smart lock. The ruling, via a court-approved …

7,000 bitcoins stolen in hack of cryptocurrency exchange Binance

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Unknown hackers have stolen 7,000 bitcoins ($40.4 million) from Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. The data breach and theft were detected Tuesday at 12:15 p.m. EDT. The attackers also stole user application processing interface keys, two-factor authentication codes and potentially other …

Report: Amazon in talks to acquire self-driving truck startup TuSimple

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Amazon.com Inc. is in talks to acquire Chinese self-driving truck startup TuSimple, according to a Chinese media report Tuesday. TMPost (Titanium Media), quoting people close to Amazon executives, said the two companies are in negotiations on an acquisition deal. TuSimple, founded in …

Samsung delays Galaxy Fold, while Google reveals it’s looking into folding phones

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. announced today that it’s canceling pre-orders of its Galaxy Fold folding phone unless those with orders opt in to keep it. Meantime, Google LLC said for the first time that it’s working on similar devices, though not for …

Darknet news and indexing site Deep Dot Web seized by FBI

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has seized the darknet news and indexing site Deep Dot Web for alleged money-laundering. First appearing both on the open internet and dark web in 2013, Deep Dot Web primarily operated as a service for darknet-related …

After posting big loss, Lyft announces access to Waymo vehicles coming soon

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Lyft Inc. reported a higher loss in its first post-initial public offering financial report while at the same time announcing that it will soon became the first external company to offer access to Waymo LLC self-driving vehicles. For the first quarter of this …

Security intelligence startup Exabeam raises $75M to expand its sales reach

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Security intelligence and management solutions startup Exabeam Inc. today said it has raised $75 million in new funding to expand sales reach and expedite new product features and configurations. The Series E round was led by Sapphire Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners with other existing …

Report: Fidelity to offer bitcoin exchange services in the coming weeks

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Financial services firm Fidelity Investments Inc. is set to offer bitcoin exchange services to institutional investors, according to a report published Monday. Bloomberg, referencing a person familiar with the matter, said the service will be available in a few weeks and will …

‘Matrix’-themed MegaCortex ransomware rapidly spreading across corporate networks

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

A recently detected form of ransomware has been detected rapidly spreading across corporate networks in a new attack that may be related to a recent campaign targeting networks with remote access Trojan viruses. The ransomware, called MegaCortex — a misspelling of the …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

New York court rules against smart-lock-only building policy

7,000 bitcoins stolen in hack of cryptocurrency exchange Binance

Report: Amazon in talks to acquire self-driving truck startup TuSimple

Samsung delays Galaxy Fold, while Google reveals it’s looking into folding phones

Darknet news and indexing site Deep Dot Web seized by FBI

After posting big loss, Lyft announces access to Waymo vehicles coming soon

Security intelligence startup Exabeam raises $75M to expand its sales reach

Report: Fidelity to offer bitcoin exchange services in the coming weeks

‘Matrix’-themed MegaCortex ransomware rapidly spreading across corporate networks

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