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

Apple acquires ‘dark data’ AI startup Lattice Data for $200M

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Apple Inc. has acquired Lattice Data Inc., a startup that uses artificial intelligence to mine “dark data,” a form of data that is collected but not normally used for broader purposes, for a reported $200 million. While not confirming the deal, Apple …

No rest for Uber investors: Waymo and Lyft sign self-driving car deal

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Uber Technologies Inc. investors will not be sleeping well anytime soon, as news broke over the weekend that Waymo Inc., Google Inc. parent Alphabet Inc.’s self-driving car unit, has signed an agreement with Uber archrival Lyft Inc. The deal will see Waymo …

In unprecedented move, Microsoft patches older Windows versions for WannaCry

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Microsoft Corp. has taken the unprecedented action of issuing a patch against the headline-grabbing WannaCry ransomware for older, unsupported versions of their ubiquitous operating system, including Windows XP, Windows 8 and Windows Server 2003. The patch itself, which fixes a so-called SMBv1 flaw that …

WannaCry ransomware infections are likely to get worse this week

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

The ransomware that swept across the world Friday remains a huge threat after all, despite media reports over the weekend that claimed a security researcher had “accidentally” managed to put a stop to the widespread WannaCry ransomware. Indeed, according to many reports, …

Oops: HP laptops include keystroke logger that records user names and passwords

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

In a security failure of gargantuan proportions, laptops shipped by HP Inc. have been found to include a keylogger that captures all user keystrokes and records them to an unprotected file. First spotted by Swiss security firm modzero AG, the keylogger was included in …

With $17M in new funding, Lighthouse debuts its AI smart camera

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Artificially intelligent smart camera maker Lighthouse AI Inc. has come out of stealth with the launch of its first product. The three-year-0ld Palo Alto, California-based company also announced it has raised $17 million in a round led by Eclipse Ventures and including Playground …

President Trump signs executive order on cybersecurity and cloud services

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that launches sweeping reviews of the U.S. government’s digital vulnerabilities. The order directs agencies to adopt the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, a policy developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology that is meant …

Simulated worlds startup Improbable raises a whopping $502M in new funding

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Simulated worlds startup Improbable Ltd. has raised a whopping $502 million in a Series B round of financing. According to reports, the round was raised on a $1 billion valuation. It was led by Softbank and also included previous investors Andreessen Horowitz and Horizon …

New variants of SLocker Android malware target corporate data

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

A form of ransomware that ran riot across Android apps in 2016 has returned, with more than 400 new versions found in the wild. SLocker is a form of ransomware that targets employee and corporate data. It was notable when it was discovered …

OPAQ acquires Drawbridge Networks to expand its Security as a Service platform

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Security as a service startup OPAQ Networks Inc. announced today that it has acquired security focused network micro-segmentation provider Drawbridge Networks Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2014, Drawbridge offers a service called PathProtect that allows organizations to learn, detect and automatically …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Apple acquires ‘dark data’ AI startup Lattice Data for $200M

No rest for Uber investors: Waymo and Lyft sign self-driving car deal

In unprecedented move, Microsoft patches older Windows versions for WannaCry

WannaCry ransomware infections are likely to get worse this week

Oops: HP laptops include keystroke logger that records user names and passwords

With $17M in new funding, Lighthouse debuts its AI smart camera

Simulated worlds startup Improbable raises a whopping $502M in new funding

New variants of SLocker Android malware target corporate data

OPAQ acquires Drawbridge Networks to expand its Security as a Service platform

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