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

Workplace by Facebook lands Walmart as its largest enterprise user

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Social networking giant Facebook Inc. has landed a huge client for its Workplace by Facebook enterprise collaboration platform in the form of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the largest private employer in the United States. Under the deal, Workplace will be rolled out to Wal-Mart’s 2.2 …

SEC launches new unit dedicated to fighting financial cybercrime

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is getting serious on cybercrime with a dedicated unit that will focus on targeting “cyber-related misconduct” when it comes to finance laws. Operating as a division of the SEC’s Enforcement Division, the “Cyber Unit” is tasked with …

Showtime websites caught hijacking computing power for cryptocurrency mining

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

The Pirate Bay made headlines earlier this month for hijacking the computing power of visitors to mine for cryptocurrency, but the trend may be spreading. Reports Monday indicate that websites run by Showtime, the CBS Corp.-owned premium cable network, are doing the …

Tech firms back Trump administration STEM and computer science program

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Tech companies are supporting a new Trump administration initiative to encourage disadvantaged and minority groups to study STEM — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — along with computer science. Run by the U.S. Department of Education, the new program aims to “better …

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 …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Workplace by Facebook lands Walmart as its largest enterprise user

SEC launches new unit dedicated to fighting financial cybercrime

Showtime websites caught hijacking computing power for cryptocurrency mining

Tech firms back Trump administration STEM and computer science program

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

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