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

Ethereum tokens stolen from Enigma in latest initial coin offering hack

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

In a bust that’s worthy of its name, a company with an upcoming initial coin offering by the name of Enigma has been hacked. The bad guys running off with 1,500 in Ethereum tokens, worth $473,000. Founded in 2015, Enigma pitches itself as an …

Enterprise database startup Redis Labs raises $44M

BIG DATA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Enterprise database startup Redis Labs Inc. has raised $44 million in a Series D round led by Goldman Sachs Private Capital Investing. Founded in 2011, Redis Labs provides a hosted cloud service for Redis, an open-sourced NoSQL structure store that is primarily used …

PlayStation Network social accounts hacked, and network itself may have been compromised

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Notorious Saudi hacking group OurMine successfully hacked social media accounts for the PlayStation Network over the weekend, but in a more concerning twist, it’s claiming it also compromised PSN itself. In a series of tweets and Facebook messages that appeared Sunday, the …

Google develops machine learning algorithm that can easily remove watermarks from images

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

In a move that’s bound to make intellectual property providers such as Getty Images Inc. nervous, Google has developed a new algorithm that can easily remove watermarks from images. Detailed in a paper presented at the 2017 Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition last …

Blockchain-powered VR startup Decentraland raises $25.5m in initial coin offering

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Decentraland, an open-source initiative that is attempting to develop a virtual reality space that utilizes the Ethereum blockchain for asset management, has raised 86,260 ETH ($25.5 million) in an initial coin offering. Having first gained public attention back in 2015, Decentraland is attempting to build …

Amazon helps software developers get Alexa onto more devices

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Amazon.com Inc. is aiming to get its Alexa digital voice assistant installed on more third-party devices with the release of a software development kit that enables just that. The Amazon Voice Services Device SDK, launched today, is aimed at making Alexa integration simpler …

Bank of America insider trading highlights how critical enterprise data security is

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

In a case that highlights the importance of enterprise data security, an information technology worker has been arrested over allegations that he stole confidential insider information from Bank of America Merrill Lynch which he then shared with others to make investments in stocks. …

ThoughtSpot raises $60M more to expand its business intelligence product

BIG DATA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

ThoughtSpot Inc. Thursday said it has raised an additional $60 million in new funding to push ahead with its goal of disrupting the business intelligence market. The funding comes from Lightspeed Venture Partners and Capital One Growth Ventures. The round is an …

Chris Wanstrath to step down as CEO of software code host GitHub

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

GitHub Inc. Chief Executive Officer Chris Wanstrath is stepping down from his role after he finds a replacement, according to a report by Forbes. Wansrath, a co-founder of the hosting service for software code, previously held the position of CEO between its founding in February 2008 …

Report: Ukrainian malware author working with FBI on Russian hacking investigation

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

In a scene out of a spy novel, a Ukrainian malware author who designed a tool alleged to have been used by Russian hackers during the 2016 U.S. presidential election is reported to be now working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The man, known …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Ethereum tokens stolen from Enigma in latest initial coin offering hack

Enterprise database startup Redis Labs raises $44M

PlayStation Network social accounts hacked, and network itself may have been compromised

Google develops machine learning algorithm that can easily remove watermarks from images

Blockchain-powered VR startup Decentraland raises $25.5m in initial coin offering

Amazon helps software developers get Alexa onto more devices

Bank of America insider trading highlights how critical enterprise data security is

Chris Wanstrath to step down as CEO of software code host GitHub

Report: Ukrainian malware author working with FBI on Russian hacking investigation

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