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

Despite US attempts to block ZTE deal, China OKs Qualcomm’s NXP acquisition – or did it?

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Chinese regulators Thursday approved Qualcomm Technologies Inc.’s acquisition of NXP Semiconductors N.V., the last hurdle of nine the deal has jumped over, according to reports. Or did they? The approval, as initially reported, came despite attempts by Congress to derail the Trump administration’s ZTE …

SEC official: Traditional cryptocurrencies aren’t subject to securities law but most ICOs are

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Nearly a year after first stating that tokens issued as part of initial coin offerings may be subject to securities law, a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission official says traditional cryptocurrencies are not in fact securities. The clarification comes from William Hinman, head …

AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner closes, raising concerns over net neutrality

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

AT&T Inc.’s $85 billion takeover of Time Warner Inc., the acquisition closed today following a ruling Tuesday by a U.S. District Court judge that overruled a ban by the Department of Justice, but the deal is raising concerns in the tech community over …

Continuum snaps up CARVIR for improved managed service provider security

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Remote monitoring and management startup Continuum Managed Services LLC today said it has acquired CARVIR, a cybersecurity company specializing in monitored and managed security, for an undisclosed sum. With the deal, Continuum will add CARVIR technology to its technology platform for managed service providers to enable …

In a major test case, Japan pursues website owners inserting cryptomining scripts

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Japanese police are investigating suspects for illegally inserting cryptomining code onto computers in what could be the first significant test case targeting website owners using the practice worldwide. According to Japanese newspaper Machini, police believe a number of people used other people’s personal …

Market manipulation caused surge in prices of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, researchers say

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

A new research paper has confirmed long-held suspicions that the Tether cryptocurrency was used by people linked to the Bitfinex exchange to drive up the price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies last year. The paper, written by University of Texas Professor John Griffin, who …

Toyota invests $1B into Southeast Asian ride-hailing startup Grab

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Toyota Motor Corp. is the latest investor in Southeast Asian ride-hailing startup Grab Taxi Pte. Ltd., investing $1 billion into the company to strengthen their existing partnership and expand the collaboration between them. As part of the deal announced today, a Toyota executive will be appointed …

Reports: New Microsoft Surface Pro coming next year, budget model later this year

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Microsoft Corp. will not launch a major upgrade to its Surface-brand personal computers until next year but may release a new, lower-priced model before then, according to new reports. Brad Sams at Thurott.com Tuesday claimed to have seen internal Microsoft documents detailing plans for …

Cryptocurrency malware now targeting Amazon devices as Monero mining surges

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Amazon.com Inc.’s Fire devices are being targeted by a new variant of cryptomining malware as a new report shows that mining for Monero, the cryptocurrency of choice for hackers, is surging. The malware is a variant of the ADB.Miner malware that previously targeted …

Mac security vulnerability via outside apps opened the door to hacking

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

A security flaw in the way outside applications tie into an Apple Inc. application programming interface in versions of Mac operating system code, going back more than a decade, has been revealed for the first time. Discovered by researchers at identity management …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Despite US attempts to block ZTE deal, China OKs Qualcomm’s NXP acquisition – or did it?

SEC official: Traditional cryptocurrencies aren’t subject to securities law but most ICOs are

AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner closes, raising concerns over net neutrality

Continuum snaps up CARVIR for improved managed service provider security

In a major test case, Japan pursues website owners inserting cryptomining scripts

Market manipulation caused surge in prices of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, researchers say

Toyota invests $1B into Southeast Asian ride-hailing startup Grab

Reports: New Microsoft Surface Pro coming next year, budget model later this year

Cryptocurrency malware now targeting Amazon devices as Monero mining surges

Mac security vulnerability via outside apps opened the door to hacking

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