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

Blockchain-focused investment firm Cofound.it launches initial coin offering

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Cofound.it, a startup that is aiming to facilitate investments and related services in blockchain-focused startups is offering investors a slice of the service through an initial coin offering. Backed by ICO investment firm ICONOMI, Cofound.it is looking to establish a service that will …

Cockroach Labs raises $27M and launches enterprise version

BIG DATA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

The former Googlers at open-source cloud database startup Cockroach Labs Inc. have raised $27 million in a Series B round that included Redpoint Ventures, GV, Benchmark, Index Ventures and FirstMark Capital. Founded in 2015 by former Google Inc. engineers Spencer Kimball, Peter Mattis …

Google acquires Owlchemy Labs, maker of VR game Job Simulator

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Google Inc. has acquired Owlchemy Labs Inc., the maker of the award-winning virtual reality games Job Simulator and Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality, for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2011 originally as a standard gaming studio, Owlchemy shifted to VR development in 2013 …

Zuora snaps up Leeyo for added next-gen cloud accounting support

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Subscription commerce and billing startup Zuora Inc. has acquired Leeyo Software Inc., a Santa Clara, California-based enterprise revenue recognition automation and management startup, for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2009, Leeyo offers next-generation revenue recognition software, a type of software that tracks company accounts to …

New Persirai botnet uses exploit to infect 120,000+ connected cameras

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Another day, another Internet of Things botnet. This time, a new botnet discovered in the wild is believed to have infected over 120,000 Internet-connected cameras. Dubbed Persirai by researchers at Trend Micro Inc., the botnet is targeting more 1,000 Internet Protocol camera models …

On ‘Patch Tuesday,’ Microsoft plugs 81 critical security vulnerabilities

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Microsoft Corp. has issued a range of patches in its monthly “Patch Tuesday,” covering products including web browsers Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge, the .NET Framework and various Office suite apps. By the numbers, there were 243 Windows patches, of which 81 of were deemed critical. …

Apple has acquired sleep tracker startup Beddit

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Apple Inc. wants a slice of bedroom action. The iPhone maker has acquired Beddit.com Oy, a startup that makes a sleep sensor and accompanying iPhone app. Founded in 2007 and based in Finland, Beddit’s Sleep Tracker allows users to measure how long they …

Updated: Amazon launches Echo Show with a 7-inch screen, video calls

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Amazon.com Inc. today launched a new version of its Echo smart home speaker that includes a screen for the first time. The Echo Show features a seven-inch screen that can visually summon answers to verbal questions, providing information such as e-commerce search …

Microsoft patches serious security flaw in antimalware software

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Microsoft Corp. has patched a security vulnerability described as “worst Windows remote code exec in recent memory” that potentially allowed malicious actors to install malware via Microsoft’s anti-malware software. Those tools, of course, are meant to prevent malware being installed on the market-leading …

Florida amends money laundering laws to cover bitcoin

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Men in Florida may get up to all sorts of strange things – just check out “Florida Man” – but money laundering using bitcoin can no longer be included on the list with the passage of laws preventing its use in criminal …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Blockchain-focused investment firm Cofound.it launches initial coin offering

Cockroach Labs raises $27M and launches enterprise version

Google acquires Owlchemy Labs, maker of VR game Job Simulator

Zuora snaps up Leeyo for added next-gen cloud accounting support

New Persirai botnet uses exploit to infect 120,000+ connected cameras

On ‘Patch Tuesday,’ Microsoft plugs 81 critical security vulnerabilities

Apple has acquired sleep tracker startup Beddit

Updated: Amazon launches Echo Show with a 7-inch screen, video calls

Microsoft patches serious security flaw in antimalware software

Florida amends money laundering laws to cover bitcoin

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