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

No surprise here: Snap fails to sell its overhyped ‘Spectacles’ video glasses

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

In news that surprises few people outside the company, Snap Inc. has been unable to sell its “Spectacles” video glasses, and it’s stuck with hundreds of thousands of unsold units, according to a report published Monday. The Information delivered the news, citing “two people …

New Reaper malware infects 2 million-plus “internet of things” devices

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

A recently discovered form of botnet malware has been found rapidly spreading, with more than 2 million “internet of things” devices believed to have already been infected. Dubbed IoT_Reaper by security researchers at Chinese security company Qihoo 360, the malware is based on the …

US warns hackers are targeting energy, infrastructure and manufacturing sectors

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have issued a rare joint statement warning that hackers are targeting firms in the energy, nuclear, water, aviation and critical manufacturing sectors. The warning, issued last Thursday through the United …

Bitcoin hits new record high as Australia, South Korea consider new regulations

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Bitcoin hit new record highs over the weekend as both Australia and South Korea consider new regulations for the cryptocurrency sector. Following a rapid rise Oct. 13, The price of bitcoin surged through $6,000 for the first time Friday before hitting a peak …

Intel teams with Amazon on Alexa development kit for third-party devices

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Intel Corp. and Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday they’re teaming up to deliver a new development kit that allows developers to embed Amazon’s Alexa voice-control capabilities in third-party smart home devices. The Intel Speech Enabling Developer Kit provides an audio front-end solution for far-field voice control and is …

Google offers $1,000 rewards with new Android app bug bounty program

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Google LLC has launched a bug bounty program that will reward white hat hackers and other security professionals who detect vulnerabilities in Android applications. Called the Google Play Security Reward Program, the program, run in conjunction with bug hunting bounty startup Hackerone …

Contrast Security raises $30M for ‘self-protecting’ application software

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Application security startup Contrast Security Inc. has raised $30 million in a Series C round led by Battery Ventures that included previous investors General Catalyst and Acero Capital. Founded in 2014, Contrast Security provides “self-protecting” security software that protects enterprise software applications from within. The company’s Contrast …

Intel Capital invests $60M in 15 data-focused startups around the world

BIG DATA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Intel Capital, the investment arm of the giant chip maker, announced Thursday that it has invested $60 million in 15 data-focused startups as part of its plan to support early-stage innovation in the rapidly growing sector. The 15 companies cross borders, located …

After raising $233M in initial coin offering, blockchain startup Tezos is imploding

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Blockchain startup Tezos, which raised $233 million in an initial coin offering in July, is imploding as the founders of the code have declared war on the head of the foundation set up to raise funding to support its development. The row involves Arthur …

Necurs botnet malware now grabs screenshots and data from infected PCs

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

New versions of malware spread by the Necurs botnet has been found to have a disturbing new twist: Along with making traditional infections, the software is now taking screenshots and gathering data from infected personal computers and sending it back to a …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

No surprise here: Snap fails to sell its overhyped ‘Spectacles’ video glasses

New Reaper malware infects 2 million-plus “internet of things” devices

US warns hackers are targeting energy, infrastructure and manufacturing sectors

Bitcoin hits new record high as Australia, South Korea consider new regulations

Intel teams with Amazon on Alexa development kit for third-party devices

Google offers $1,000 rewards with new Android app bug bounty program

Intel Capital invests $60M in 15 data-focused startups around the world

After raising $233M in initial coin offering, blockchain startup Tezos is imploding

Necurs botnet malware now grabs screenshots and data from infected PCs

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