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

40% of AI companies in Europe aren’t doing AI at all

AI By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Buzzwords in the tech scene are often laid on so thick it’s sometimes difficult to ascertain what a company does, and one of the most common buzzwords today is artificial intelligence. Mostly the application of a buzzword has some representation of truth, …

Alphabet X alumni Chronicle exits stealth with cloud security offering

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Chronicle LLC, an Alphabet Inc. X spinoff company, today emerged from stealth mode with its first product: Backstory, a cloud security data and threat intelligence platform. Described as “Google Photos for business’ network security” by Chronicle Chief Executive Officer Stephen Gillett, Backstory …

TRON gets into bed with Tether to launch new version of USDT ‘stablecoin’

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

The cryptocurrency industry has seen strange bedfellows over the years, and here’s a new one: Controversial “stablecoin” provider Tether is gotten into bed with the TRON Foundation to offer Tether’s USDT on the TRON blockchain. Under the deal, a new version of …

Massive macOS vulnerability exposed by Google security researchers

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

It’s often claimed that Apple Inc. products are safe from hacking, but even though that has been proven to be false time and time again, a new vulnerability has emerged that suggests threats have graduated from a soldier with a gun to …

USB4 standard approved, with data transfers of up to 40 Gbps

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

The USB Promoter Group has approved USB4, a new USB standard that supports data transfers of up to 40 gigabits per second. The new USB standard is an upgrade from USB 3.2, which supports transfers of up to 20 Gbps and sees the …

Google Maps support for Lime bikes and e-scooters expands to 80+ cities

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Google LLC is expanded its partnership with LimeBike Inc., adding support for Lime bikes and e-scooters listings in Google Maps to more than 80 cities worldwide starting this week. The feature was initially launched in limited markets in December. Now, Google Maps …

The plot thickens: QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency wallets found to be empty

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

The tale of failed Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX has turned downright ridiculous as a court-appointed auditor found that many of the wallets storing allegedly inaccessible cryptocurrencies are actually empty. The drama surrounding QuadrigaCX started when the exchange ceased business late January. QuadrigaCX claimed …

Report: Bitcoin and blockchain startup Circle raising $250M ahead of possible IPO

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Bitcoin and blockchain startup Circle Internet Financial Inc. is looking to raise an additional $250 million in funding ahead of possible initial public offering, according to a report published Saturday. The Information claimed that the round will consist of equity and debt financing and will …

Kraken offers $100,000 reward for info on QuadrigaCX’s missing $190M

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is offering a $100,000 reward for information about the location of $190 million in crypto and regular currency from failed Canadian exchange QuadrigaCX. QuadrigaCX closed its doors at the end of January, claiming that its 30-year-old founder Gerald Cotten had died of Crohn’s …

Contrast Security raises $65M to accelerate technology development

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Application security startup Contrast Security Inc. has raised $65 million in late-stage funding to accelerate technology development and help its international expansion. The Series D round was led by Warburg Pincus and included participation from previous investors Battery Ventures, General Catalyst, M12 (Microsoft), AXA Venture …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

40% of AI companies in Europe aren’t doing AI at all

TRON gets into bed with Tether to launch new version of USDT ‘stablecoin’

Massive macOS vulnerability exposed by Google security researchers

USB4 standard approved, with data transfers of up to 40 Gbps

The plot thickens: QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency wallets found to be empty

Report: Bitcoin and blockchain startup Circle raising $250M ahead of possible IPO

Kraken offers $100,000 reward for info on QuadrigaCX’s missing $190M

Contrast Security raises $65M to accelerate technology development

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