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

Email reveals Uber execs were aware of safety issues before fatal crash in March

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Days after it was revealed that Uber Technologies Inc. confidentially filed to go public, the ghost of mismanagement past has come back to haunt it: a fatal accident involving a self-driving vehicle in March. The Information Monday published an email sent by Robbie …

Bitmain closes its Israel office as the cryptocurrency crash starts to bite

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Leading Chinese cryptocurrency hardware maker and miner Bitmain Technologies Inc. has closed its Israeli research and development office as the cryptocurrency crash continues to hammer all leading players. The Bitmain Israel office opened in 2016 and was tasked with exploring meaningful use cases …

Congress finds Equifax failed to take basic security measures prior to being hacked

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today released a report on the hack of credit reporting agency Equifax Inc., finding that the company didn’t take basic security measures that may have prevented the hack. Equifax first reported that it had been hacked …

Microsoft Teams has overtaken Slack in popularity, according to new survey

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

The days of Slack dominating the workplace collaboration market may be over, as a new poll finds that Microsoft Corp.’s Teams has passed it in popularity. The finding comes via a survey of 901 organizations undertaken by Spiceworks. The poll found 21 …

Report: Uber files confidential paperwork to go public

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Uber Technologies Inc. has followed in the footsteps of rival Lyft Inc., filing for a confidential initial public offering, according to an unconfirmed report. The New York Times, referencing two people with knowledge of the matter, claimed Friday that Uber confidentially filed its …

As bear market returns, bitcoin crashes to lowest level since January 2017

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Bitcoin has dropped to its lowest price since January 2017 as investors once again sold off cryptocurrencies across the board after a brief break in the bear market last week. Like previous price drops, the reason behind the latest selloff does not …

UnitedCorp files lawsuit against Bitcoin Cash ABC proponents

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Just when the war over Bitcoin Cash seemed to be over, United American Corp. has filed a lawsuit against a range of companies and individuals who backed the eventual winner in the battle: Bitcoin Cash ABC. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District …

Report: China could be behind hack of hotel owner Marriott

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

The Chinese government is suspected to be behind the hack of the hotel owner Marriott International Inc., that included the theft of data relating to over 500 million customers worldwide. Reuters reported Wednesday that unnamed security experts examining the hack have found hacking …

Ethereum blockchain firm ConsenSys has laid off 13 percent of workforce

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Ethereum blockchain startup and venture capital firm ConsenSys has laid off 13 percent of its global workforce as it attempts to stem costs and refocus its core vision. Problems at the company, formally called Consensus Systems Inc., were first detailed in a Forbes …

Adobe releases update for serious Flash vulnerability that’s actively getting exploited

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Adobe Systems Inc. today released an urgent update for Flash after the discovery of a serious security vulnerability that’s being used by a group against targets in Russia. First detected by cybersecurity firm Gigamon, the vulnerability, dubbed CVE-2018-15982, allows for a maliciously crafted Flash object …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Email reveals Uber execs were aware of safety issues before fatal crash in March

Bitmain closes its Israel office as the cryptocurrency crash starts to bite

Congress finds Equifax failed to take basic security measures prior to being hacked

Report: Uber files confidential paperwork to go public

As bear market returns, bitcoin crashes to lowest level since January 2017

UnitedCorp files lawsuit against Bitcoin Cash ABC proponents

Report: China could be behind hack of hotel owner Marriott

Ethereum blockchain firm ConsenSys has laid off 13 percent of workforce

Adobe releases update for serious Flash vulnerability that’s actively getting exploited

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