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

Microsoft Meltdown patch introduced new vulnerability to Windows installs

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Microsoft Corp.’s attempts to address the Meltdown vulnerability in Intel Corp. computer processing units have opened a new vulnerability in some versions of Windows, at least according to one researcher. The claim comes from Ulf Frisk, a security researcher based in Sweden, who …

Boeing aircraft factory hit with suspected WannaCry ransomware attack

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

An aircraft manufacturing plant in South Carolina owned by the Boeing Co. was thrown into chaos Wednesday after its computer systems were taken down by what the Seattle Times reported is a WannaCry ransomware attack — the same kind that made global headlines in …

Reachify opens its cloud medical communications hub to the public

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Medical technology software-as-a-service communications platform provider Reachify opened its service to the public today after a private beta trial. Intended to provide an intelligent communication hub for medical practices, Reachify consolidates communication channels including phone, text, email, fax, social media into a single, collaborative …

Report finds ‘macroless’ Word malware attacks are surging in popularity

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Macroless Word document malware attacks are surging in popularity among hackers, according to a new security report from WatchGuard Technologies Inc. The Internet Security Report for Q4 2017, based on data gathered from WatchGuard Firebox appliances protecting small and midsized businesses, found that …

Waymo signs 20,000-vehicle deal with Jaguar for self-driving taxi fleet

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

As rival efforts continue to flounder, Alphabet Inc.’s self-driving car company Waymo continues to accelerate. Today Waymo announced a new deal with Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Plc to deliver vehicles to its self-driving taxi fleet. Under the deal, Jaguar, a subsidiary of Indian carmaker Tata Motors Ltd., …

Google snaps up Tenor for better animated GIF search

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Google LLC today said it has acquired Tenor Inc., a San Francisco-based animated GIF search engine startup, for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2014, Tenor offers a platform for animated GIF searches offered through both its own tools and through an application …

Financial tech-focused blockchain startup Spring Labs raises $14.75M seed round

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Financial tech-focused blockchain startup Spring Labs Inc. today said it has raised $14.75 million in seed funding. The round was led by August Capital and included Victory Park Capital, GreatPoint Ventures, Jump Capital, Multicoin Capital, Pritzker Group and Wavemaker VC. Founded last year, Spring Labs …

AI-based corporate research software firm Remesh raises $10M

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Remesh Inc., a New York City software company that uses artificial intelligence to improve corporate research, has raised $10 million in new funding. The Series A round was led by General Catalyst and included LionBird Ventures, North Coast Angel Fund and Techstars …

Y Combinator grad Opentrons raises $10M for its biotech-focused robots

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Science robotics startup Opentrons Inc. today said it has raised $10 million in a seed round from Khosla Ventures, Lerer Hippeau and Y Combinator, and took the opportunity to announce its platform as well. Founded in 2013 and a Y Combinator graduate, Opentrons offers a next-generation …

Microsoft products pass Adobe in vulnerabilities exploited by cybercriminals

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Microsoft Corp. products have become the most popular attack vector for cybercriminals as the use of Adobe Systems Inc. products, specifically the Flash multimedia player, have declined in use, a new report from Recorded Future Inc. has found. The “Soft Target: The …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Microsoft Meltdown patch introduced new vulnerability to Windows installs

Boeing aircraft factory hit with suspected WannaCry ransomware attack

Reachify opens its cloud medical communications hub to the public

Report finds ‘macroless’ Word malware attacks are surging in popularity

Waymo signs 20,000-vehicle deal with Jaguar for self-driving taxi fleet

Google snaps up Tenor for better animated GIF search

Financial tech-focused blockchain startup Spring Labs raises $14.75M seed round

Y Combinator grad Opentrons raises $10M for its biotech-focused robots

Microsoft products pass Adobe in vulnerabilities exploited by cybercriminals

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