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

Apple expands its self-driving car test fleet to 27 vehicles in California

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Apple Inc. appears to be revving up its efforts to develop self-driving car technology. According to a regulatory filing with the California Department of Motor Vehicles reported by Bloomberg today, the company is expanding its test fleet to 27 vehicles. The iPhone …

UK study finds that hacking is more popular among teens than sex or smoking

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

In a surprising finding, a study in the United Kingdom has found that hacking is a more popular pastime among teens than smoking or having sex. The numbers come from the University College London, which surveyed 11,000 14-year-olds in the U.K. as part of …

Hundreds of blacklisted bitcoin apps found in major app stores

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Hundreds of blacklisted bitcoin apps have been discovered in major app stores as scammers continue to target cryptocurrency users, according to a new report today. The finding comes from RiskIQ Inc., which analyzed 18,408 apps across 20 app stores and discovered 661 apps …

Commercial drone startup PrecisionHawk raises $75M round

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Enterprise drone startup PrecisionHawk Inc. today said it has raised $75 million in a late-stage round that it claimed makes it the world’s most well-capitalized commercial drone maker. Including the new Series D round, PrecisionHawk has now raised $102 million in total. It …

Alphabet’s new ‘moonshot’ spinoff Chronicle uses machine learning for threat detection

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Google parent Alphabet Inc. has spun off its latest “moonshot” company from its X Labs in the form of Chronicle Inc., a company that uses machine learning to assist in detecting cybersecurity intrusions. Unheard of until today — unlike previous Alphabet X …

Researchers warn new Lebal malware is seeking high-profile targets

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

A malicious new form of malware targeting universities, government organizations and private companies has been detected in what could potentially be the first major state-sponsored attack of 2018. Called “Lebal” by security researchers at Comodo Group Inc. in an announcement today, the malware …

Amazon Web Services acquires advanced threat detection startup Sqrrl

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Amazon Web Services Inc. has acquired Sqrrl Data Inc., a Massachusetts-based cybersecurity software company that specializes in advanced threat detection for large enterprises. The price of the deal, first rumored last month, was not disclosed but was previously reported to be “north of …

Bitcoin fails as a currency: Payment processor Stripe abandons support

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Payments startup Stripe Inc. is set to the be the latest company to abandon support for bitcoin payments. The company said Tuesday it will drop support for the cryptocurrency starting April 23, citing a lack of user interest, transaction costs and processing …

SpriteCoin ransomware pretends to be a cryptocurrency wallet to get installations

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

In a different twist on traditional ransomware, a newly discovered attack pretends to be a new cryptocurrency wallet to persuade users to install it, then takes over control of files on a victim’s personal computer. Called SpriteCoin, the same name of the …

Researchers find Tinder is a steaming hot … security mess

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Months after a journalist found that online dating app Tinder gathered staggering amounts of information about users, security researchers have discovered that at least some of that information could be easily stolen due to inadequate security used by the app. The claim comes today from the …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Apple expands its self-driving car test fleet to 27 vehicles in California

UK study finds that hacking is more popular among teens than sex or smoking

Hundreds of blacklisted bitcoin apps found in major app stores

Commercial drone startup PrecisionHawk raises $75M round

Alphabet’s new ‘moonshot’ spinoff Chronicle uses machine learning for threat detection

Researchers warn new Lebal malware is seeking high-profile targets

Bitcoin fails as a currency: Payment processor Stripe abandons support

SpriteCoin ransomware pretends to be a cryptocurrency wallet to get installations

Researchers find Tinder is a steaming hot … security mess

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