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

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Leaked Google Pixel 3 XL pictures show notch like an iPhone X

The first alleged pictures of Google Inc.’s forthcoming Pixel 3 XL smartphone have found their way online and, once again per previous reports, it seems it will come with an iPhone X-style notch. The images, which first appeared on the XDA-Developers forum on Wednesday, show the notch along with a bezel known as a chin at the ...

City of Atlanta ransomware attack far worse than initially thought

A ransomware attack that crippled the City of Atlanta in March was far worse than initially thought and could end up costing the city an additional $9.5 million, despite a ransom demand of only $51,000 to provide all the keys for affected systems given at the time. The attack affected one-third of 424 programs used by city ...

Congress moves to block Trump administration deal with ZTE

Congress, led by bipartisan legislation being pushed in the Senate, is attempting to block a deal between the Trump administration and Chinese electronics maker ZTE Corp. that was only agreed to early Thursday morning. The long-rumored deal, pushed as a way to improve trade relations between the two countries, will see ZTE pay a new ...

Cybersecurity firms Zscaler and Carbon Black beat forecasts in first post-IPO results

Both Zscaler Inc. and Carbon Black Inc. have delivered their first post-initial public offering quarterly financial reports, but though both companies’ results beat market estimates, it was Zscaler’s stunning numbers that gained most of the attention. For the quarter ending April 30, Zscaler on Wednesday reported total revenue was $49.2 million, a jump of 49 percent over the same ...

EON Foundation raises $5M to build out its decentralized blockchain gaming platform

Blockchain gaming startup EON Foundation has raised $5 million in seed funding from Cherubic Ventures, Wei Guo and Feng Li to build out its decentralized gaming platform. With offices in Palo Alto, California, and Singapore, the EON Foundation is developing the EON Protocol, a platform designed to assist developers reach more players at less cost. ...

Cryptocurrency startup Circle is seeking a banking license

Cryptocurrency and blockchain platform provider Circle Internet Financial Inc. is seeking to go where no crypto startup has gone before: attempting to become a legally registered bank. In a bizarre turn of events, Bloomberg reported Wednesday that Circle is seeking a federal banking license to provide more services to customers. It also intends to pursue registration ...

Coinbase exchange snaps up three firms in push to offer more financial services

Coinbase Inc., the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, has acquired three different companies in a push to offer customers additional financial services. Leading the acquisition list was Keystone Capital Inc., a California-based Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. registered broker. According to The Wall Street Journal, it can also operate as a registered investment adviser as well ...

VPNFilter malware doubles down in what could be this year’s largest attack

VPNFilter, a destructive form of malware that targets routers first discovered in May is far worse than initially thought, shaping up to be potentially this year’s largest coordinated attack, according to a new report. The persistent malware, persistent in that it’s difficult to remove and remains active even after routers are rebooted, deploys multiple stages, ...

Huobi offers $100M in prizes for its new decentralized Chain Project

Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi Technology Co. Ltd. today announced the launch of the Huobi Chain Project and the Huobi Chain Superhero Championship Program, the latter to assist the former in development. The Huobi Chain Project is being designed as a new network that’s intended to provide individuals and organizations with a trustworthy and autonomous platform for value ...

‘Zip Slip’ vulnerability affects projects across multiple coding languages and companies

Researchers at cybersecurity firm Synk Ltd. have uncovered a new vulnerability that affects thousands of projects, including ones designed across multiple programming languages used by some of the largest companies in the business. Dubbed “Zip Slip,” the issue is an arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability — that is, the ability to overwrite an existing file. It’s triggered by ...