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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

Ransomware attack targets Bristol Airport and causes delays

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Flight information screens were taken offline for two days at the Bristol Airport in the U.K. after the network powering the screens were hijacked by ransomware. The attack started Friday morning, taking out the entire network, although it’s not clear from reports how the …

Linus Torvalds takes time out from Linux to learn empathy skills

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Linux creator Linus Torvalds is taking time out from his role in leading the iconic open-source software to obtain assistance “on how to understand people’s emotions and respond appropriately.” Torvalds (pictured), despite his undoubted genius, has often been a controversial figure because of …

Salesforce co-founder Marc Benioff acquires Time Magazine for $190M

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Following in the footsteps of Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos’ acquisition of The Washington Post in 2013, Salesforce.com Inc. co-founder Marc Benioff along with his wife Lynne today said they’ve acquired Time Magazine from Meredith Corp. for $190 million. According to Adweek, the acquisition …

Report: Morgan Stanley is planning to offer bitcoin derivatives

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Fresh from a crash following news that Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has abandoned plans to establish a bitcoin desk, a swing back to positive crypto news resumed Thursday with a report claiming that Morgan Stanley is planning to offer bitcoin derivatives. Bloomberg, quoting …

Kodi add-ons found to contain Windows and Linux cryptomining malware

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Add-ons for open-source media player Kodi have been found bundled with cryptomining malware that targets Windows and Linux users, according to details of a soon-to-be-published report. ZDNet, referencing a report from security firm ESET spol s r.o.,  said analysts have found at least three popular repositories of Kodi …

Crypto scammer Josh Garza sentenced to 21 months

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Homero Joshua (Josh) Garza, the chief executive officer of fraudulent bitcoin mining operation GAW Miners that made headlines in 2015, today was been jailed for 21 months over his role in the scam. Garza was accused of perpetrating fraud through GAW Miners and ZenMiner …

Cryptocurrency and digital asset exchange Seed CX raies $15M

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Cryptocurrency and digital asset exchange Seed CX Ltd. Wednesday said it has raised $15 million in new funding to expand its physical trading infrastructure, broaden its network of institutional trading groups and hire more people. The Series B round was led by Bain …

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