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

Improbable signs deal with RuneScape maker Jagex for SpatialOS deployment

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Simulated worlds startup Improbable Ltd., most recently in the news after it raised a round of $502 million, has signed a deal with Jagex Ltd., the gaming studio behind the popular “RuneScape” online multiplayer game, which will use Improbable’s SpatialOS technology in …

Santiago Exchange and IBM to develop a blockchain-based trading platform

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

IBM Corp. has signed a deal with Chile’s Santiago Exchange to introduce blockchain technology for managing trading on South America’s third-largest stock exchange. The rollout, which will use IBM’s Hyperledger blockchain platform, aims to implement a modern trading platform that is designed to …

Google adds Kotlin as an official Android programming language

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

While Google Inc. debuted all sorts of new products and features at its I/O Conference Wednesday, one more obscure announcement received the biggest cheers at the conference: official support for the Kotlin programming language for Android app development. Developed by Russian software …

Serious vulnerability in Google Chrome on Windows could expose user credentials

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

A serious vulnerability in the Windows version of Google’s Chrome web browser has been discovered that could allow hackers to steal user credentials. Spotted by Bosko Stankovic, an information security engineer at DefenseCode LLC, the vulnerability in the default configuration of the latest version of …

Partnership on AI adds eBay, Intel, Salesforce and SAP to its quest for ethical AI development

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

The Partnership for AI, a nonprofit group researching the uses of artificial intelligence, today announced it has expanded its already heavyweight support with the addition of 22 new members. The group launched in September with support from Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., …

Exploit as a service: Shadow Brokers offers subscription service for NSA hacks

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

The notorious hacking group Shadow Brokers is back with a new moneymaking scheme that involves a subscription service to releases from its trove of hacked National Security Agency-related exploits. The group has been gaining headlines lately thanks its previous release of Eternal Blue, …

Mocana raises $11M to boost its IoT security offering

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Internet of Things security firm Mocana Corp. has raised $11 million in a new round that included Sway Ventures, Shasta Ventures, Trident Capital Fund and GE Ventures. Founded way back in 2004, Mocana offers an IoT security platform that provides mission-critical security solutions for industrial …

Judge rules that Uber does not have to cease self-driving car project

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Beleaguered Uber Technologies Inc. finally got a win of sorts. The ride-hailing giant won’t have to suspend its self-driving car project, according to a court judgment unsealed Monday. Waymo Inc., owned by Google Inc. parent Alphabet Inc., had previously lodged an application …

Cybersecurity shares surge as WannaCry ransomware continues to wreak havoc

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

There may have been many losers due to the rapid spread of the WannaCry ransomware, but security companies aren’t on that list: Shares in companies that specialize in cybersecurity surged in trading Monday. According to reports, the market capitalization of the five biggest cybersecurity-related …

Google signs deal with Audi, Volvo for new in-car version of Android

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Google Inc. today announced a new deal with Audi and Volvo Group that will see Android delivered to the two automakers’ cars. This will be a full version that operates various car functions, in contrast to Android Auto, Google’s current cut-down version …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Santiago Exchange and IBM to develop a blockchain-based trading platform

Google adds Kotlin as an official Android programming language

Serious vulnerability in Google Chrome on Windows could expose user credentials

Partnership on AI adds eBay, Intel, Salesforce and SAP to its quest for ethical AI development

Exploit as a service: Shadow Brokers offers subscription service for NSA hacks

Mocana raises $11M to boost its IoT security offering

Judge rules that Uber does not have to cease self-driving car project

Cybersecurity shares surge as WannaCry ransomware continues to wreak havoc

Google signs deal with Audi, Volvo for new in-car version of Android

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