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

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 …

Resolver acquires RiskVision to expand its enterprise risk management offerings

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Enterprise risk management firm Resolver Inc. has acquired Sunnyvale, California-based risk intelligence solutions startup RiskVision Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2005, RiskVision offers an enterprise intelligence platform designed for a “real-time, big data, threat-centric world.” The platform is claimed to deliver …

Research finds that kids’ smartwatches can be easily hacked

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Smartwatches designed for kids that are often pitched to parents as safety devices are highly vulnerable to hacking. That’s according to research published Wednesday by the Norwegian Consumer Council in conjunction with security firm Mnemonic AS. They found serious security and privacy …

IPO frenzy? MongoDB shares soar 34% in today’s initial public offering

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

In a possible sign of strength for technology initial public offerings, New York City-based database company MongoDB Inc.’s shares jumped 34 percent in their first day of trading today to close at $32.07 a share. The company set its IPO price Wednesday evening at …

Google withdraws use of cupcake emoji as critics call it body-shaming. Really.

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

In a story that really should be filed in “things you can’t make up,” Google LLC has caved to pressure and withdrawn the use of an cupcake emoji after people complained that it was “triggering” them into eating the pastries and “fat …

Tech legend Regina Dugan quits Facebook for mysterious new endeavor

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Former Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency head Dr. Regina Dugan has mysteriously resigned from her role as the head of Facebook Inc.’s hardware lab “Building 8” after only 18 months to focus on “building and leading a new endeavor.” Dugan, who along …

Look out, New York City: GM will test self-driving cars in Manhattan next year

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Self-driving cars are coming to New York City as General Motors Corp. announced that it will be the first company to deploy the nascent technology on the streets of Manhattan starting next year. GM will be testing a fleet of Level 4 …

Microsoft’s bug tracker was hacked in 2013 but it didn’t tell anyone about it

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

You can say lots of things about hackers — scum of the earth, trash, evil and several other words that modesty prevents being typed, but you can’t accuse them of not being creative. It turns out they broke into Microsoft Corp.’s bug …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

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

Resolver acquires RiskVision to expand its enterprise risk management offerings

Research finds that kids’ smartwatches can be easily hacked

IPO frenzy? MongoDB shares soar 34% in today’s initial public offering

Google withdraws use of cupcake emoji as critics call it body-shaming. Really.

Tech legend Regina Dugan quits Facebook for mysterious new endeavor

Look out, New York City: GM will test self-driving cars in Manhattan next year

Microsoft’s bug tracker was hacked in 2013 but it didn’t tell anyone about it

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