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 Bluetooth vulnerabilities expose billions of devices to hacking

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Billions of Bluetooth-enabled devices are exposed to a number of recently discovered vulnerabilities that allow a hacker to access and take control of devices, install malware and undertake other malicious activities, according to newly published research. Discovered by security firm Armis Labs Inc. and …

Equifax hack lawsuits start to stack up

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

U.S. consumer credit reporting agency Equifax Inc. will soon be heading to court with multiple lawsuits being filed against the company following its disclosure of a massive hack last week. The lawsuits, which stand at least two dozen according to Reuters, come in …

Cybersecurity expert warns that the age of killer sex robots is nigh

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Because humanity doesn’t have enough things to worry about already, a cybersecurity expert has issued a warning that sex robots may kill people in the near future. Nick Patterson, from Deakin University in Australia, is behind the killer sex robot warning, telling The Daily …

SoFi CEO steps down over sexual harassment allegations

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Mike Cagney, chief executive officer and co-founder of San Francisco-based financial technology startup Social Finance Inc., SoFi, is stepping down from his position following sexual harassment allegations. Cagney, 46, is accused of having “inappropriate relationships with SoFi employees” that apparently “helped foment a …

What should be done to prevent more credit data hacks like Equifax’s

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

In the wake of the hacking last week of U.S. consumer credit reporting agency Equifax Inc., security experts bemoaning are calling for big changes, including big penalties for the data brokers that hold so much information critical to everyone’s financial life. “For far …

China bans bitcoin exchanges as initial coin offering crackdown continues

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Expanding its recent crackdown on initial coin offerings, the Chinese central government has now decreed a ban on bitcoin exchanges. In an unexpected move, the Central Bank of China ruled that all companies dealing in cryptocurrencies, not only bitcoin, will no longer be legal. …

New law would introduce capital gains tax exemption for bitcoin purchases

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

A new bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives Thursday would introduce a capital gains tax exemption for bitcoin and other cryptocurrency users who use their coins and tokens for small purchases. The Cryptocurrency Tax Fairness Act Of 2017, introduced to the house …

Indiegogo cracks down on crowdfunding campaigns with new disclosure rules

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Crowdfunding services operator Indiegogo Inc. is cracking down on companies seeking to raise funds with a new set of rules that are meant to provide improved product disclosure to investors. At the top of the list is a rule change that will now require …

143M consumer records stolen in massive Equifax hack: Here’s what it means

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Consumer credit reporting agency Equifax Inc. has been hacked, resulting in the theft of personal information of 143 million American consumers. Details of how the hack took place are not entirely clear at this stage. The company described the access, revealed Thursday, as …

Israeli self-driving car startup Innoviz raises $65M in round led by Magna and Delphi

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Israeli startup Innoviz Technologies Inc. has raised $65 million to move its self-driving car technology into mass production. The Series B round was led by Delphi Automotive and Magna International Inc. and included existing investors Zohar Zisapel, Vertex Venture Capital, Magma Venture Partners, …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

New Bluetooth vulnerabilities expose billions of devices to hacking

Equifax hack lawsuits start to stack up

Cybersecurity expert warns that the age of killer sex robots is nigh

What should be done to prevent more credit data hacks like Equifax’s

China bans bitcoin exchanges as initial coin offering crackdown continues

New law would introduce capital gains tax exemption for bitcoin purchases

Indiegogo cracks down on crowdfunding campaigns with new disclosure rules

143M consumer records stolen in massive Equifax hack: Here’s what it means

Israeli self-driving car startup Innoviz raises $65M in round led by Magna and Delphi

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