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

Bitcoin price starts to show signs of recovery after 37% drop in November

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Bitcoin ended November down more than 37 percent in its worst performance in seven years, but after hitting a near two-year low, it’s now showing signs of a recovery. The cryptocurrency started November at $6,341, according to data from Coindesk, before hitting a …

Printers hacked to urge support for PewDiePie in battle against T-Series

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

A fight between YouTube star PewDiePie and an Indian YouTube channel has spilled into hacking, with an unknown person managing to print support messages on thousands of printers worldwide last week. For those unfamiliar with the battle, Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg has long been …

Report: Uber is holding talks to acquire either Bird or Lime

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Uber Technologies Inc. is in talks to acquire scooter-sharing startup Bird Rides Inc. and has also held talks with LimeBike Inc., according to an unconfirmed report. The Information, quoting several people briefed on the discussions, said in a report late Friday that the …

Dell resets user passwords after a hacking attempt earlier this month

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Dell Inc. has reset all customer passwords in response to a hacking attempt on Nov. 9. In a statement Wednesday, Dell said it had detected and disrupted unauthorized activity on its network attempting to extract Dell.com customer information, which was limited to names, …

Indonesia’s Go-Jek expands to Singapore as it takes on ride-hailing leader Grab

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Southeast Asian ride-hailing startup Go-Jek is expanding as it looks to take on market-leader Grab Taxi Pte. Ltd, the victor in a war that saw Uber Technologies Inc. exit the region in return for partial ownership earlier this year. Founded in 2010, …

Lyft finalizes Motivate acquisition to become the largest US bike-sharing company

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Ride-hailing startup Lyft Inc. has completed its acquisition of the core assets of Motivate International Inc., becoming the largest bike-sharing company in the U.S. The deal, first announced in July, saw Lyft acquire the bike-sharing business of Motivate for $250 million while the remainder of …

SEC settles with Floyd Mayweather for promoting fraudulent initial coin offering

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today said it has settled charges with professional boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. (pictured) and music producer Khaled Khaled for not disclosing they were paid to promote a fraudulent initial coin offering. The fact that Mayweather (pictured), …

Misconfigured ElasticSearch server leaks records of 57M US citizens

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

An ElasticSearch B.V. server has been found leaking the details of nearly 57 million U.S. citizens online in the latest case of a misconfigured online server. The server, discovered by security researcher Bob Diachenko at Hacken and reported today, was found via …

Blockchain social media startup Steemit downsizes as crypto crash bites

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Steemit Inc., a social media platform built on a decentralized database that rewards contributors with cryptocurrency payments, has laid off 70 percent of its workforce as the cryptocurrency downturn has affected its bottom line. Founded in 2016, Steemit is often described as …

Justice indicts two Iranians allegedly behind SamSam ransomware

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

The U.S. Department of Justice today said it has indicted two Iranian men they accuse of being behind ransomware attacks that among other targets crippled the City of Atlanta in March. Faramarz Shahi Savandi, 34, and Mohammad Mehdi Shah Mansouri, 27, are accused …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Bitcoin price starts to show signs of recovery after 37% drop in November

Printers hacked to urge support for PewDiePie in battle against T-Series

Dell resets user passwords after a hacking attempt earlier this month

Indonesia’s Go-Jek expands to Singapore as it takes on ride-hailing leader Grab

SEC settles with Floyd Mayweather for promoting fraudulent initial coin offering

Misconfigured ElasticSearch server leaks records of 57M US citizens

Blockchain social media startup Steemit downsizes as crypto crash bites

Justice indicts two Iranians allegedly behind SamSam ransomware

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