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

Square launches debit card that gives sellers instant access to received funds

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Payments startup Square Inc. has launched a debit card that gives sellers instant access to received funds as the Jack Dorsey-led company continues a move into banking services. The Square Card is being pitched as a way for sellers using Square payments …

Massive database of 773M email addresses and 21M passwords found online

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

A massive database containing nearly 773 million unique email addresses and 21 million plain text passwords has been found online in what is shaping up to be possibly one of the largest data breaches of all time. Discovered by Have I Been …

Google to acquire smartwatch IP from Fossil Group for $40M

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Google LLC today announced an agreement to acquire smartwatch-related intellectual property from Fossil Group Inc., the company behind brands such as Michael Kors, Kate Spade New York and Diesel for $40 million. The deal sees Google acquire IP “related to a smartwatch technology …

Microsoft may reveal new HoloLens mixed reality headset in February

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Microsoft Corp. may be set to announce the second incarnation of its mixed-reality HoloLens headset, according to widespread reports among the tech press. The speculation that HoloLens 2 may soon be announced has its roots in an unexpected announcement — that Microsoft …

BitAngels founder files new lawsuit over theft of $24M in cryptocurrency

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Michael Terpin, founder of the investment group BitAngels, has filed a civil suit and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations claim against a New York City man and others he alleges stole about $24 million in cryptocurrency from his personal accounts last year. Terpin …

New Magecart credit card skimming group is targeting ad-related websites

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

A new subgroup of the Magecart digital credit card skimming gang has been detected that’s targeting advertising-related websites with a new strain of malware, security researchers from RiskIQ Inc. revealed today. Dubbed Magecart Group 12, the subgroup is said to have been founded …

Trump signs law to open government documents to public scrutiny

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

President Donald J. Trump has signed the OPEN Government Data Act into law, theoretically making U.S. government documents more easy to access by the general public. The act, which passed through both the House of Representatives and the Senate in what some …

Nine people charged in hacking of SEC EDGAR corporate reporting network

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Nine people have been charged over their role in the hack of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission database to steal confidential information later used to profit from stock trading. The hack took place in 2016 and involved the hackers obtaining access …

Ethereum price plunges after security vulnerability found in planned update

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

The price of Ethereum plunged today as the developers of the cryptocurrency were forced to delay an update following the discovery of a new security vulnerability. The Ethereum Improvement Proposal 1283, code-named “Constantinople,” was scheduled to go live Wednesday, but that has …

Smartsheet acquires creative production platform startup Slope

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Collaboration software supplier Smartsheet Inc. has acquired TernPro Inc., the maker of Slope, an application that assists teams to collaborate on and manage creative work. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The company had raised $2.6 million in funding prior to its acquisition. …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Square launches debit card that gives sellers instant access to received funds

Massive database of 773M email addresses and 21M passwords found online

Google to acquire smartwatch IP from Fossil Group for $40M

Microsoft may reveal new HoloLens mixed reality headset in February

BitAngels founder files new lawsuit over theft of $24M in cryptocurrency

New Magecart credit card skimming group is targeting ad-related websites

Nine people charged in hacking of SEC EDGAR corporate reporting network

Ethereum price plunges after security vulnerability found in planned update

Smartsheet acquires creative production platform startup Slope

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