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

GM-owned Cruise hits the streets of San Francisco with self-driving taxi test

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Cruise Automation Inc., the self-driving car startup General Motors Co. acquired for “north of $1 billion” in 2016, has hit the streets of San Francisco with a beta test of a self-driving taxi service. The new service, called “Cruise Anywhere,” is initially …

Federal court rules against patent troll that claimed to invent podcasting

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed an earlier decision that invalidates a claim by a company that essentially would have given it control of podcasting, including the right to claim a fee from every person who creates a …

Fired for claiming women are less suited to tech jobs, engineer fires back at Google

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Updated Wednesday A Google Inc. software engineer who wrote a controversial polemic on the how women are not suited to technology jobs, among other things, has been fired for breaching company diversity policy. James Damore, a Harvard University graduate who according to …

Hotspot Shield VPN software accused of spying on users and injecting ads

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Popular virtual private network provider Hotspot Shield has been accused of spying on its users and injecting its own advertising into web pages, according to a newly filed Federal Trade Commission complaint. The accusations come from the Center for Democracy & Technology, which …

British model allegedly kidnapped for sale on the darknet

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

A British model is alleged to have been kidnapped and offered for sale on the darknet by the “Black Death Group,” a shadow organization that facilitates human trafficking. Twenty-year-old Chloe Ayling claims to have been lured for a modeling shoot to Milan, …

Bitcoin hits new record high as Bitcoin Cash alternative flounders

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

The price of a single bitcoin broke through $3,000 over the weekend, surging as initial interest in an alternative version of bitcoin launched last week declined. The price of bitcoin peaked at $3,323.93 in trading Saturday before dropping to $3,248.35 Sunday evening, according …

U.S. Army bans use of Chinese-made DJI drones on cybersecurity risks

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

The U.S. Army has issued a blanket ban on all drones manufactured by Dà-Jiāng Innovations Science and Technology Co. Ltd., better known as DJI, over “cyber vulnerabilities” relating to the Chinese drone maker. First published Friday by drone industry site SAUS News, the Army …

New version of Cerber ransomware targets bitcoin wallets

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

A new version of the infamous Cerber ransomware now steals bitcoin from wallets, according to newly published research. Gilbert Sison and Janus Agcaoili from Trend Micro Inc. detail the new version in a blog post, explaining that the new version of Cerber, …

Startup incubator Science looks to raise $50-100M in initial coin offering for new fund

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Startup incubator Science Inc. is delving into the world of initial coin offerings with an ICO that will raise money for a new blockchain-focused investment fund. The Science Blockchain Fund, believed to be looking to raise between $50 million and $100 million according …

Google Play Store will now rank apps based on performance and quality

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Android users will be presented better-performing apps in the Google Play Store as the search giant announced that it has started ranking apps in search results. Now, “quality apps,” those that rate highly on “performance and quality expectations,” now appear above apps that have excessive battery …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

GM-owned Cruise hits the streets of San Francisco with self-driving taxi test

Federal court rules against patent troll that claimed to invent podcasting

Fired for claiming women are less suited to tech jobs, engineer fires back at Google

Hotspot Shield VPN software accused of spying on users and injecting ads

British model allegedly kidnapped for sale on the darknet

Bitcoin hits new record high as Bitcoin Cash alternative flounders

U.S. Army bans use of Chinese-made DJI drones on cybersecurity risks

New version of Cerber ransomware targets bitcoin wallets

Startup incubator Science looks to raise $50-100M in initial coin offering for new fund

Google Play Store will now rank apps based on performance and quality

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