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 launches programming language for still-nonexistent quantum computers

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Computer scientists at Microsoft Corp. have designed a computing language for quantum computers, despite the fact that quantum computers don’t actually exist yet. Microsoft describes the language as assisting it on its “path to building the first topological qubit, a robust type of …

Massive security vulnerability detected in new Mac operating system

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Apple Inc. launched a new version of its macOS operating system Monday but in an interesting twist it has been revealed to have massive, gaping security hole. The epic fail was identified by Patrick Wardle, a former National Security Agency analyst and …

Bitcoin gains as Malaysia may legalize it and Amazon might offer it as a payment option

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Malaysia may be the next country to legalize bitcoin and Amazon.com Inc. may be considering accepting bitcoin as a payment option, bringing positive news to a market still reeling from the decision by the Chinese central bank to ban all trading in the cryptocurrency …

Food delivery a bright spot among Uber’s ongoing problems

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Amid the seemingly never-ending stream of bad news from ride-hailing giant Uber Technologies Inc., there’s actually some good news for a change. A new report claims that UberEats, the companies food delivery service, is not only doing well but is actually producing …

Singapore gaming and e-commerce startup Sea files for $1B initial public offering

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Singapore-based gaming and e-commerce startup Sea Ltd., formerly known as Garena, Friday filed for an initial public offering of shares on the New York Stock Exchange. Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C., Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) L.L.C. are …

SAP snaps up Israeli customer identity startup Gigya for $350M

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

SAP SE announced plans Sunday to acquire Gigya Inc., an Israeli startup that offers a customer identity and access management platform. The price of the acquisition was not formally disclosed, but it’s not small: Reuters reported Israeli media as saying that deal was …

The rise of ransomware as a service fuels hackers looking for a quick buck

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

The rise of ransomware as a service is fueling attacks worldwide by hackers looking to make a quick buck, according to a new research report. The research, undertaken by the Carbon Black Inc. Threat Analysis Unit analyzed more than 1,000 ransomware samples and found …

Renewable electricity startup Grid+ raises $40M in initial coin offering presale

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Grid+, a project from Consensus Systems Inc. that’s looking to build an Ethereum blockchain-based peer-to-peer trading platform for renewable energy, has raised $40 million in a presale for its forthcoming initial coin offering. The concept involves bringing together two different parts of …

Hacked CCleaner software targeted tech companies in possible state-sponsored attack

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

The compromise of popular free security tool CCleaner disclosed earlier this week has taken an interesting twist as security researchers have discovered that the attack targeted major tech companies and may have even been state-sponsored. The specific attack, triggered as a second-stage …

Hackers use stolen data from SEC for insider trading: Here’s what it means

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission disclosed Wednesday that its internal systems had been compromised, with hackers using the stolen data to partake in insider trading. The hack, which took place in 2016 but was only detected in August, involved the EDGAR …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Microsoft launches programming language for still-nonexistent quantum computers

Massive security vulnerability detected in new Mac operating system

Bitcoin gains as Malaysia may legalize it and Amazon might offer it as a payment option

Food delivery a bright spot among Uber’s ongoing problems

Singapore gaming and e-commerce startup Sea files for $1B initial public offering

The rise of ransomware as a service fuels hackers looking for a quick buck

Renewable electricity startup Grid+ raises $40M in initial coin offering presale

Hacked CCleaner software targeted tech companies in possible state-sponsored attack

Hackers use stolen data from SEC for insider trading: Here’s what it means

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