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

Top investors back new Oasis Labs blockchain accelerator startup hub

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Blockchain startup Oasis Labs Inc. today announced a partnership with a number of leading venture capital firms to launch a blockchain accelerator dedicated to privacy-first computing. The Oasis Startup Hub, with backing from a16zcrypto, Accel, Binance Labs, Pantera Capital and Polychain Capital, will provider blockchain …

Consumer version of Google+ to be shut down following data exposure

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Google LLC is shutting down the consumer version of its Facebook Inc. competitor Google+ after it was reported that the platform has been exposing user data for years. Although many expected the little-used social networking service to go out with a whimper …

Homeland Security latest to deny Bloomberg report about Chinese spy technology

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has backed Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc. and others in essentially denying a report published by Bloomberg Oct. 4 that claimed China had inserted tiny spying devices in various forms of technology. Bloomberg claimed in its report …

Amazon plans to expand its Go stores to 3,000 locations, including the UK

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Less than a year after its launch of its Amazon Go chain of checkout-free shops, Amazon.com Inc. is looking to expand the stores to 3,000 locations, including the United Kingdom. The stores, originally starting with a concept store in Amazon’s home town of …

Microsoft withdraws Windows 10 update after users claim it deletes files

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Microsoft Corp. withdrew the latest update to Windows 10 over the weekend after reports emerged from users that it mysteriously deleted files on machines it was installed on. Windows 10, described at its launch in 2015 as the last operating system Microsoft would …

Tesla share price falls after Musk mocks SEC on Twitter and judge questions settlement

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Updated Friday: The share price of Tesla Inc. plunged Thursday and Friday as Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk mocked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Twitter and a judge questioned whether Tesla’s SEC settlement was reasonable. Musk (pictured), along with Tesla, …

Report: Facebook looking to set up location-based virtual reality experiences

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc. is doubling down on its efforts to take virtual reality mainstream with a report claiming that the company is looking to set up VR centers and arcades in malls and movie theaters. Variety claimed Facebook’s Oculus VR division is hiring for …

Yahoo launches new messaging app that channels Slack and ICQ

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Yahoo LLC is trying to deal itself back into the messaging market with a new app, which may surprise people who didn’t realize the company still exists in 2018. The new app, called “Yahoo Together,” is being pitched as a replacement to …

As its share price hits record low, Snap aims to get profitable next year

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Snap Inc., a company famous for saying in its initial public offering documents that it may never be profitable, is now trying to be profitable, according to a memo to staff from Chief Executive Officer Evan Spiegel. The memo, dated Sept. 26 and first …

Shares of enterprise search firm Elastic nearly double in IPO

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Shares of enterprise search engine firm Elasticsearch BV jumped 94 percent today on their first day of trading after the company’s initial public offering. On Thursday, the company had set the price of its shares at $36 ahead of its debut on …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Homeland Security latest to deny Bloomberg report about Chinese spy technology

Microsoft withdraws Windows 10 update after users claim it deletes files

Tesla share price falls after Musk mocks SEC on Twitter and judge questions settlement

Report: Facebook looking to set up location-based virtual reality experiences

Yahoo launches new messaging app that channels Slack and ICQ

As its share price hits record low, Snap aims to get profitable next year

Shares of enterprise search firm Elastic nearly double in IPO

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