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

Snap takes another stab at camera glasses with new Spectacles versions

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Despite a failed strategy to sell camera sunglasses, Snap Inc. is taking a shot it with two new versions of its Spectacles glasses. The new glasses announced today, oddly named Nico and Veronica, are black-on-black with polarized lenses, which Snap claimed “effortlessly combine form and …

Microsoft adds call recording to Skype as it tries to win back disillusioned fans

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Microsoft Corp. announced Tuesday that it’s finally adding call recording to its Skype video and audio calling service, but in a twist, not yet in the Windows 10 version. The new feature comes as Microsoft desperately tries to win back fans after arguably destroying most …

Google Chrome 10th anniversary edition brings design tweaks and new code support

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Google LLC has celebrated the 10th anniversary of its all-conquering Chrome web browser by launching a new version that has support for phone notches, among other things. The original version of Google Chrome launched on Sept. 2, 2008, at a time Microsoft …

Alleged Satori botnet hacker indicted by Alaska court

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

A man in Vancouver, Washington, has been indicted for allegedly being the mastermind behind the Satori botnet, the one reported to be running rampant across “internet of things” devices from 2016 through this year. Kenneth Currin Schuchman, 20, was indicted last week in …

Bitcoin Gold to be delisted by Bittrex over $18M hack

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Bitcoin spinoff Bitcoin Gold is in a spot of bother after leading U.S. exchange Bittrex Inc. announced that it would delist the cryptocurrency starting Sept. 14 following a May attack on the Bitcoin Gold blockchain. Cryptocurrencies come and go on a regular …

Google launches new AI-based tool to help combat child sexual abuse material

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Google LLC today released a new artificial intelligence tool that aims to assist organizations in identifying and removing online child sexual abuse material. The Content Safety API is a toolkit that uses deep neural networks for image processing to identify the material quickly while …

Concerns raised over Google Titan Security Key because it’s made in China

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Questions are being raised about the security of Google LLC’s recently launched Titan Security Key because it’s manufactured in China. The key, which offers phishing-resistant two-factor authentication login capability into secure sites, went on sale Thursday. Differentiating itself from 2fa keys such as RSA Security …

Amazon’s Alexa now works with 20,000+ different devices

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Amazon.com Inc.’s Alexa everywhere strategy is paying off. The company said Saturday that its smart assistant now works with more than 20,000 different devices. Daniel Rausch, vice president of Amazon’s Smart Home group, revealed the number to an audience at the IFA tech …

JD.com CEO Richard Liu released after arrest on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Richard Liu, the chief executive officer of JD.com, China’s second-largest e-commerce firm after Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., was arrested by police in Minneapolis Friday on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct and later released. The details of the alleged conduct have not been …

Despite rejection by San Francisco, Uber has plans to build its own e-scooter

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Despite being knocked back on its application to offer electric scooters in San Francisco, Uber Technologies Inc. has committed itself to engineer its own scooter to compete in the burgeoning e-scooter market. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency issued two permits for e-scooter …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Snap takes another stab at camera glasses with new Spectacles versions

Microsoft adds call recording to Skype as it tries to win back disillusioned fans

Google Chrome 10th anniversary edition brings design tweaks and new code support

Alleged Satori botnet hacker indicted by Alaska court

Bitcoin Gold to be delisted by Bittrex over $18M hack

Google launches new AI-based tool to help combat child sexual abuse material

Concerns raised over Google Titan Security Key because it’s made in China

Amazon’s Alexa now works with 20,000+ different devices

JD.com CEO Richard Liu released after arrest on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct

Despite rejection by San Francisco, Uber has plans to build its own e-scooter

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