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

New Locky ransomware variant detected in massive new phishing campaign

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

A new variant of the infamous Locky ransomware has been detected in the wild rapidly infecting computers in a massive new phishing campaign, according to newly published research. Barracuda Networks Inc. made the initial discovery, saying in a blog post that it has …

You can’t make this up: Equifax directs hacked customers to fake security site

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

In a bizarre turn of events, consumer credit reporting agency Equifax Inc. has publicly suggested that those affected by its huge hacking should visit a fake site for further information. The recommendation to visit the fake site came via a series of tweets on …

Report: Tesla is working with AMD to build a custom-made AI chip

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Tesla Inc. has teamed up with Advanced Micro Devices Inc. to design a custom-made chip dedicated to artificial intelligence processing in self-driving cars, according to a report published Wednesday. CNBC, quoting sources, claimed that the progress toward building a custom Tesla AI chip …

Hackerboi: Avril Lavigne tops 2017 celebrity-themed malicious websites list

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Avril Lavigne may have peaked in popularity during the early parts of the 2000s, but the Sk8terboi singer remains highly popular among hackers: She topped McAfee Inc.’s annual list of the Most Dangerous Celebrities, a list that indexes celebrity-themed malicious websites. The list, now …

Red Alert 2.0 banking trojan targets unsuspecting Android users

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Communists may not be residing under people’s beds, but online banking customers are being warned to be aware of another threat in the form of a new banking trojan virus dubbed “Red Alert 2.0.” First detected in the wild by security researchers …

Uber reviews Asia business units in response to U.S. bribery investigation

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Uber Technologies Inc. is reported to have launched a review into whether it broke antibribery laws in Asia following news in August that it was being investigated on those grounds by U.S. Department of Justice. Bloomberg reported that Uber has employed law firm O’Melveny & Myers LLP to …

iZettle raises $36M to develop next-generation fintech solutions

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Swedish mobile payments startup iZettle AB has raised $36 million in debt financing from the European Investment Bank in a new push to develop next-generation fintech solutions to complement its existing mobile payments platform. Founded in 2010, iZettle offers small businesses portable point-of-sale solutions …

Google set to reveal Home Mini smart speaker next month

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Google LLC is planning to step up to the plate in its battle with Amazon.com Inc. for the smart home speaker market with a new, smaller version of Google Home set to be revealed at a company event scheduled for Oct. 4. Rather unimaginatively named …

To the dismay of some, W3C approves digital rights management for Web browsers

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Much to the dismay of some, the World Wide Web Consortium has approved a digital rights management standard for Hypertext Markup Language 5, the standard markup language for creating web pages and web applications. The new standard, described as “Encrypted Media Extensions,” …

Bitcoin price bounces after Chinese bitcoin ban fears abate

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

The price of bitcoin surged past $4,000 in trading Monday following a market slump driven by a decision by China to ban bitcoin exchanges, as well as negative comments about the cryptocurrency from JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon. The ban …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

New Locky ransomware variant detected in massive new phishing campaign

You can’t make this up: Equifax directs hacked customers to fake security site

Report: Tesla is working with AMD to build a custom-made AI chip

Hackerboi: Avril Lavigne tops 2017 celebrity-themed malicious websites list

Red Alert 2.0 banking trojan targets unsuspecting Android users

Uber reviews Asia business units in response to U.S. bribery investigation

iZettle raises $36M to develop next-generation fintech solutions

Google set to reveal Home Mini smart speaker next month

To the dismay of some, W3C approves digital rights management for Web browsers

Bitcoin price bounces after Chinese bitcoin ban fears abate

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