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

Fintech startup Addepar raises $140M to grow its ‘financial operating system’

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Fintech startup Addepar Inc., a company that offers a “financial operating system” for investors, has raised $140 million in a late-stage funding round. Founded in 2009, Addepar offers a technology platform whose data-driven service claims to bring “common sense” to the market. According …

Businesses are stockpiling bitcoin to pay ransomware demands

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

A survey of 500 information technology decision-makers in Britain has found that a significant number of companies are stockpiling bitcoin in anticipation of a ransomware attack. The survey, from the United Kingdom office of Citrix Systems Inc., found that 42 percent of those …

Irish fintech startup Plynk raises $28M to expand its ‘money messaging app’

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Irish financial technology startup Plynk Ltd. has raised $28 million in a Series A round that was led by Swiss Privée International Ltd. Founded in 2015, Plynk offers a “money messaging app” that facilitates peer-to-peer payments between its users in a way that removes …

Alphabet’s Project Wing successfully tests drone air traffic management platform

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Project Wing, the drone program from Google Inc. parent Alphabet Inc., just hit a new milestone by demonstrating that its air traffic management platform for unmanned aircraft systems works. The successful test revealed Wednesday was part of a set of nationwide tests being …

Zuck hearts Orwell with Facebook webcam spying patent

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

In a play reminiscent of George Orwell’s “1984,” Facebook Inc. has filed a patent that proposes a method by which it would spy on users through their webcams or smartphone cameras so the social network can better tailor content and advertising. The patent, …

Very naughty boy: 14-year-old in Japan arrested for creating and distributing ransomware

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

A 14-year-old child in Osaka, Japan, has been arrested for creating and distributing ransomware, the first known arrest in the country for the crime and also potentially the youngest ransomware maker arrested anywhere in the world to date. The unnamed child, who is …

Cybersecurity talent shortage set to hit 3.5M by 2021

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

If you’re looking for a tech job that will be in abundance in the years ahead, the cybersecurity marketplace will be the ideal place to find one, according to a newly published report on the employment prospects in the sector. The report, …

Kaspersky files antitrust complaint against Microsoft for bundling Windows Defender

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

In a complaint reminiscent of the battle over the default installation of Internet Explorer nearly 20 years ago, Russian security firm Kaspersky Lab has filed an antitrust complaint against Microsoft Corp. alleging that the bundling of Windows Defender with Windows constitutes unfair competition. In the complaint, …

SEC wins default judgment against GAW Miners and ZenMiner bitcoin mining scams

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

The long-running case against two bogus bitcoin mining companies has come to an end. The Securities and Exchange Commission finally won a default judgment of $11.38 million in a case that goes back 18 months. GAW Miners and ZenMiner were first alleged by …

In another blow to Uber, Lyft signs self-driving vehicle partnership with nuTonomy

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Ride-hailing startup Lyft Inc. has once again boosted its efforts to deploy self-driving vehicles with the announcement of a new partnership with Cambridge, Massachusetts-based self-driving vehicle software maker nuTonomy. The deal, described as a strategic research and development partnership “focused on understanding and …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Fintech startup Addepar raises $140M to grow its ‘financial operating system’

Businesses are stockpiling bitcoin to pay ransomware demands

Irish fintech startup Plynk raises $28M to expand its ‘money messaging app’

Alphabet’s Project Wing successfully tests drone air traffic management platform

Zuck hearts Orwell with Facebook webcam spying patent

Very naughty boy: 14-year-old in Japan arrested for creating and distributing ransomware

Cybersecurity talent shortage set to hit 3.5M by 2021

Kaspersky files antitrust complaint against Microsoft for bundling Windows Defender

SEC wins default judgment against GAW Miners and ZenMiner bitcoin mining scams

In another blow to Uber, Lyft signs self-driving vehicle partnership with nuTonomy

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