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

Department of Justice launches criminal probe into stock trading by Equifax executives

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

In another blow for hacked consumer credit reporting agency Equifax Inc., the U.S. Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into $1.8 million in stock sales made by three Equifax executives in the days prior to the public disclosure of its hack. …

Report: Amazon is looking to acquire cable television channels

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Amazon.com Inc. is looking to acquire cable television channels to expand its Prime video service, according to a new report. Sources quoted by NBC claimed that the e-commerce giant has started talks to buy scores of small television channels in an attempt to …

The Pirate Bay caught hijacking computing power for cryptocurrency mining

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Infamous entertainment media piracy site The Pirate Bay has been caught inserting the code for cryptocurrency mining software into its pages which without warning taps the computing power of visitors. The miner, provided by a company called Coin Hive, uses Javascript on …

Terabytes of data stolen in hack of online music video site Vevo

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Vevo, the online music video service owned by the big record companies with support from Google LLC, has been hacked, with the data stolen finding its way online — at least briefly. The Ourmine hacking group took responsibility for the hack and …

‘They took our jerbs’: New ‘South Park’ episode lampoons rise of smart home devices

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Spoilers ahead: In a return to form after a dismal 20th season, the television show ‘South Park’ returned to screens Wednesday with an episode that parodied home renovation shows, racism and, most importantly, the rise of smart home devices. The episode, titled …

FTC launches probe into Equifax hack as expert predicts doom for the firm

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into the hack of consumer credit reporting agency Equifax Inc. as an expert has predicted that the company itself may not survive the fallout. The investigation was confirmed by the agency in what …

Massive Android malware outbreak detected in the Google Play app store

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Less than a day after a report from RiskIQ Inc. found that app stores fail at providing protection to consumers, Google Play has justified its second-place spot on the most-dangerous list with the discovery of a massive new Android app malware outbreak. It was first …

Major bitcoin exchange in China announces closure following government ban

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

The price of bitcoin has plummeted after BTC China, more commonly known as BTCC and world’s oldest exchange, announced Thursday that it will cease trading in China due to the Chinese government’s ongoing crackdown on all things crypto. BTCC was forced to fall …

Research finds most mobile app stores still fail to protect consumers

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Most mobile app stores are still failing to adequately protect consumers against malicious downloads according to newly published research. Security firm RiskIQ Inc. made the finding in its second-quarter mobile report, which analyzed 120 mobile app stores and 2 billion daily scanned …

Report: Magic Leap raising $500M to bring augmented reality glasses to market

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Augmented reality startup Magic Leap Inc. is attempting to raise a lot more money to bring its AR glasses to market, according to a report published late Wednesday. The unconfirmed funding, according to Bloomberg, would see Magic Leap raising $500 million in a round that …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Department of Justice launches criminal probe into stock trading by Equifax executives

Report: Amazon is looking to acquire cable television channels

The Pirate Bay caught hijacking computing power for cryptocurrency mining

Terabytes of data stolen in hack of online music video site Vevo

‘They took our jerbs’: New ‘South Park’ episode lampoons rise of smart home devices

FTC launches probe into Equifax hack as expert predicts doom for the firm

Massive Android malware outbreak detected in the Google Play app store

Major bitcoin exchange in China announces closure following government ban

Research finds most mobile app stores still fail to protect consumers

Report: Magic Leap raising $500M to bring augmented reality glasses to market

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