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

Joining the enterprise IPO parade, Yext sees shares pop 26%

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Updated with opening price Thursday. Yext Inc. went public today, seeing its shares pop about 26 percent from an initial offering price of $11 a share, already up from a previous price range of $8 to $10 a share. The New York-based online business …

Prisoners caught hacking prison network with pilfered computer parts

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Crafty prisoners tasked with recycling computer parts not only managed to hide some of the parts they were tasked with processing but managed to put together two computers using those parts to hack the prison itself. The tale worthy of a Hollywood …

Google adds WebVR support to Cardboard and debuts new experiments showcase

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Google Inc. has added WebVR support to Google Cardboard and launched a new home for experimental virtual reality experiences. WebVR is an application programming interface launched by Google and the Mozilla Foundation in 2016 that offers a framework to deliver virtual reality …

Google forced to block Burger King after it trolls Home smart speaker

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Google Inc. has been forced to make changes to its Google Now service and Home smart speaker after Burger King released an advertisement that intentionally triggered the service on Android-powered devices. The 15-second television ad features someone dressed as a Burger King …

To combat money laundering, Russia may legalize bitcoin after all next year

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

In a backflip worthy of a gold medal in an Olympic diving competition, the Russian government has announced it may legalize bitcoin next year after previously trying to ban it. The news of the potential move to legalize bitcoin came from Russian …

Computer engineer arrested for stealing securities trading code from employer

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

A Californian computer engineer has been arrested on an allegation that he stole proprietary stock trading software from his employer. Thirty-one-year-old Zheng Quan Zhang from Santa Clara was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on one count of theft of trade secrets on the …

Google denies US allegations that it pays women less than men in similar jobs

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Google Inc. has denied allegations by the U.S. Department of Labor that it discriminates against women by paying them less than men. The Department alleged Friday that it had found systemic compensation disparities against women across the entirety of Google’s workforce and that …

Microsoft patches Word against ‘Dridex’ hack that targeted Australian users

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Microsoft Corp. has issued a patch to its word processing software following the discovery of a new kind of attack that allowed hackers to install malware on a victim’s computer. The exploit, dubbed Dridex when it was discovered by McAfee LLC in late March, …

Infamous IoT botnet Mirai has turned its hand to bitcoin mining

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

The infamous Mirai Internet of Things botnet has changed course with a new version switching to mining bitcoin, at least temporarily. First spotted by researchers at IBM Corp.’s X-Force security arm, the new variant of the ELF Linux/Mirai malware was detected mining bitcoin …

Alleged CIA hacking tools linked to 40 spying operations in 16 countries

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Tools revealed by Wikileaks’ Vault 7 release that are claimed to be used by the Central Intelligence Agency to hack computers have been linked to 40 spying operations in 16 countries, according to new research. Security firm Symantec Corp. made the claim …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Joining the enterprise IPO parade, Yext sees shares pop 26%

Prisoners caught hacking prison network with pilfered computer parts

Google adds WebVR support to Cardboard and debuts new experiments showcase

Google forced to block Burger King after it trolls Home smart speaker

To combat money laundering, Russia may legalize bitcoin after all next year

Computer engineer arrested for stealing securities trading code from employer

Google denies US allegations that it pays women less than men in similar jobs

Microsoft patches Word against ‘Dridex’ hack that targeted Australian users

Infamous IoT botnet Mirai has turned its hand to bitcoin mining

Alleged CIA hacking tools linked to 40 spying operations in 16 countries

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