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

Infamous Yahoo hacker gets five years in jail and a $2.25M fine

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

A Canadian man accused of being part of a Russian group that staged a massive hacking of Yahoo Inc. in 2014 has been found guilty and sentenced to five years in jail. Karim Baratov (pictured) was one of four people indicted U.S. …

Kaspersky Lab fails to overturn US government ban on its products

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Kaspersky Lab has lost its lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to ban the use of its products by the U.S. government. The lawsuit pertained to an operational directive from the DHS that bans the Kaspersky software from all federal executive branch departments …

Ready to ride: Uber CEO confirms company is on track for a 2019 IPO

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Uber Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi today confirmed that the ride-hailing giant is on track to go public in 2019, confirming a commitment he made in August 2017. In an exclusive interview with CNBC, Khosrowshahi (pictured) said the company is well-placed going …

Google planning to launch a Pixel 3 with an iPhone X-style notch

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Google Inc. is planning to launch a new flagship model with a notch like the iPhone X’s, according to the latest set of reports. The word comes a little over four months ahead of when the search giant will likely launch its …

New form of banking malware leverages Microsoft SQL Server

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Security researchers at IBM X-Force have uncovered a new form of banking malware that leverages a remote Microsoft SQL Server to communicate with infected machines. Dubbed MnuBot, the trojan came to the attention of the researchers because unlike typical malware that directly …

SEC shuts down fraudulent ICO that claimed links to Disney, Boeing and PayPal

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has obtained an emergency order halting a fraudulent initial coin offering but only after those behind it had already managed to raise $21 million. Called “Titanium Blockchain Infrastructure Services” (TBIS or Titanium for short), the ICO …

Uber launches 911 ‘panic button’ feature to its app

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Uber Technologies Inc. today launched a new panic button for its app in response to concerns about rider safety. The new feature, now available in the U.S., allows Uber passengers to connect to 911 in the event of an emergency, be it …

iOS 11.4 update adds support for AirPlay 2 and Messages on iCloud

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Apple Inc. today released iOS 11.4, the latest update to its mobile operating system with a range of new features, with support for AirPlay 2 and Messages on iCloud leading the list. The AirPlay 2 update delivers multispeaker and multiroom support for …

Block.one initial coin offering approaches record $4B in token sales

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

After setting a record initial coin offering of $185 million in July 2017, decentralized blockchain platform startup Block.one has done it again with a new ICO that’s now approaching $4 billion in token sales. Based in Hong Kong, Block.One is building a …

Hospital launches world’s first residential treatment course for cryptocurrency addicts

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

In a sign of the times, a hospital in Scotland has launched what is believed to be a world first: a residential treatment course for “crypto addicts,” those addicted to cryptocurrency trading. The course, to be run at the West Linton facility of the Castle Craig Hospital, …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Infamous Yahoo hacker gets five years in jail and a $2.25M fine

Kaspersky Lab fails to overturn US government ban on its products

Ready to ride: Uber CEO confirms company is on track for a 2019 IPO

Google planning to launch a Pixel 3 with an iPhone X-style notch

New form of banking malware leverages Microsoft SQL Server

SEC shuts down fraudulent ICO that claimed links to Disney, Boeing and PayPal

iOS 11.4 update adds support for AirPlay 2 and Messages on iCloud

Block.one initial coin offering approaches record $4B in token sales

Hospital launches world’s first residential treatment course for cryptocurrency addicts

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