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

$23M stolen in hack of decentralized cryptocurrency exchange Bancor

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Decentralized cryptocurrency exchange Bancor is offline after a hacker managed to steal about $23 million in cryptocurrencies from the service. Details on how the hack took place are scant. Bancor described it only as a “security breach” and said that “no user wallets were …

Microsoft debuts new $399 10-inch Surface Go tablet

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Microsoft Corp. has returned to the small, affordable tablet market, announcing the Surface Go, a 10-inch tablet packing a lot of punch for $399. Pitched by Microsoft as “the most portable and affordable Surface product yet,” the Go tablet offers an 1800 …

Uber joins Alphabet in $335M round into electric scooter startup Lime

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Uber Technologies Inc. has joined Alphabet Inc. in participating in a $335 million round into electric scooter startup LimeBike Inc. as the ride-hailing company continues investing in a multimodal ecosystem. Also participating in the Series C round, led by GV, were IVP, Atomico, …

Hackers steal 600 gallons of fuel from Detroit gas station

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Thieves have stolen 600 gallons of fuel worth $1,800 from a Detroit gas station in an apparent case of fuel management system hacking. The hack and subsequent theft took place at 1 p.m. June 23. with two men (pictured) reported to have …

Polar fitness tracker exposes locations of soldiers and spies on military bases

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Wireless fitness band maker Polar Electro Oy has suspended a public workout-sharing feature after it was found that the location data could be used to track soldiers and spies on military bases. The discovery, detailed today in a joint investigation from Bellingcat …

Elon Musk attacks media again, accuses journalist of bribing former employee

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk has stepped up his attack on the media on multiple fronts. On Thursday, Musk (pictured) accused one journalist of making bribes and working on behalf of an investor to damage the electric car maker’s reputation. …

Chase the rainbow: Apple will offer new iPhone models in multiple colors

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

A new report from famed analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims that Apple is set to offer its new iPhone’s in a range of new colors, a shift away from Apple’s usual black, white and occasionally silver phones. Detailed in a research note reported …

ZTE replaces entire executive team to comply with technology ban deal

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

ZTE Corp. has replaced its entire executive team as the company scrambles to comply with the conditions of a deal that will allow it to regain access to U.S. technology. The deal, brokered by the Trump administration and signed on June 6, …

Uber and Lyft have held acquisition talks with crowdsourced bus startup Skedaddle

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Both Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. have held acquisition talks with Skedaddle Inc., a New York City-based crowdsourced bus startup, according to reports Thursday. Axios claimed that the two ride-hailing companies each held acquisition talks with the company, but Lyft said it’s currently …

OSX.Dummy malware targets cryptocurrency fans on Slack and Discord

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

A new form of macOS malwares is being distributed in a novel way by targeting Slack and Discord cryptocurrency fans with fake messages. The malware, dubbed OSX.Dummy by Remco Verhoef, founder of network security firm DutchSec, involves those behind it impersonating administrators …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

$23M stolen in hack of decentralized cryptocurrency exchange Bancor

Microsoft debuts new $399 10-inch Surface Go tablet

Hackers steal 600 gallons of fuel from Detroit gas station

Polar fitness tracker exposes locations of soldiers and spies on military bases

Elon Musk attacks media again, accuses journalist of bribing former employee

Chase the rainbow: Apple will offer new iPhone models in multiple colors

ZTE replaces entire executive team to comply with technology ban deal

Uber and Lyft have held acquisition talks with crowdsourced bus startup Skedaddle

OSX.Dummy malware targets cryptocurrency fans on Slack and Discord

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