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

Google Earth gets a makeover with new tours and ‘I’m feeling lucky’ option

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Google Inc. on Tuesday rolled out a new version of Google Earth that delivers a range of new features to make the service more social and interactive. The search giant said the new version, two years in the making, is designed to deliver …

Oracle snaps up digital measurement firm Moat to fill out its marketing cloud

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Oracle Corp. Tuesday said it has acquired digital advertising measurement firm Moat Inc. for an undisclosed price. Recode later reported that Oracle is paying more than $850 million for the company, founded by advertising technology investors and entrepreneurs Jonah and Noah Goodhart and …

Bitcoin exchange Bitfinex suspends wire transfers in a case similar to Mt. Gox

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

The world’s largest bitcoin exchange Bitfinex (BTXNA Inc.) has suspended the acceptance of all incoming and outgoing wire transfers in a sign that the company may be in trouble. Bitfinex made the announcement Monday, saying in a blog post that beginning April 18, …

New York City proposal would force Uber to provide tipping option

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

One of the best features of ride-hailing giant Uber Technologies Inc. might be about to come to an end as a proposal by a New York City government department that would force the company to allow the payment of tips. The proposal …

Facebook busts international spam network that was creating fake likes

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc. said it has busted a major international spam network that was manipulating “likes” on social networking giant’s pages for over six months. The unnamed group, which is claimed to have involved accounts in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and a number …

Microsoft patches Windows vulnerabilities exposed in latest Shadow Brokers release

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Microsoft Corp. has patched a number of vulnerabilities in its Windows operating system that were exposed by the most recent release of National Security Agency-linked tools by the hacking group the Shadow Brokers. The hacks, released by the group Friday, included a number …

Ransomware crime pays, as study finds 38 percent of victims pay ransom

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Ransomware, malicious software designed to block access to a computer system until a sum of money is paid, is rapidly on the rise, with some even calling it an epidemic. But just how many people do pay up when they are infected by ransomware? …

Tesla electric semi-truck will launch in September

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Electric car maker Tesla Inc. will launch its first “semi-truck” in September, Chief Executive Elon Musk announced Thursday. The announcement was made on Twitter, with Musk giving no further details of the truck other than saying that his team “has done an …

GM to expand San Francisco self-driving car lab by as many as 1,100 people

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

General Motors Co. is planning to expand its workforce dedicated to developing self-driving car technology by as many as 1,100 people over the next five years, according to a documents the company filed to receive tax credits from the State of California. In …

Report: Apple working to bring diabetes blood sugar testing to its smartwatch

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Despite or perhaps because of lackluster sales, Apple Inc. is doubling down on its smartwatch by looking to add diabetes-focused blood sugar level testing to future models. According to sources quoted by CNBC, Apple has hired a small team of biomedical engineers …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Google Earth gets a makeover with new tours and ‘I’m feeling lucky’ option

Oracle snaps up digital measurement firm Moat to fill out its marketing cloud

Bitcoin exchange Bitfinex suspends wire transfers in a case similar to Mt. Gox

New York City proposal would force Uber to provide tipping option

Facebook busts international spam network that was creating fake likes

Microsoft patches Windows vulnerabilities exposed in latest Shadow Brokers release

Ransomware crime pays, as study finds 38 percent of victims pay ransom

Tesla electric semi-truck will launch in September

GM to expand San Francisco self-driving car lab by as many as 1,100 people

Report: Apple working to bring diabetes blood sugar testing to its smartwatch

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