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

Smart home light bulbs set to go mainstream as Ikea enters the market

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Smart light bulbs look set to enter the mainstream as housewares maker Ikea prepares to enter the market in April with a range of Internet-connected devices. Ikea’s new TRÅDFRI lighting range includes bulbs, LED panels and cabinet doors that can be controlled …

8 million sites still running Microsoft IIS 6.0 are vulnerable to zero-day exploit

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

A recently detailed zero-day exploit that takes advantage of a vulnerability in Microsoft’s Internet Information Services 6.0 has been used to attack sites since last July, according to newly published reports. The zero-day, so named because it hadn’t been identified before, was discovered …

New version of Cerber ransomware evades machine learning

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

A new version of the notorious Cerber ransomware has been discovered that is harder to detect than ever because it can evade machine learning. Discovered by researchers at Trend Micro Inc., the new version is said to use a new loader that is designed …

Samsung launches new Google Wifi competitor that includes a smart device hub

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Buried among the news of Samsung Electronic Co. Ltd.’s Galaxy S8 launch Tuesday was news from the Korean tech giant of a new connected mesh router system to take on the likes of Google Wifi. Called Samsung Connect Home, the new service delivers …

Extreme Networks snaps up Brocade’s data center networking business for $55M

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Extreme Networks Inc. has acquired Brocade Communications Systems Inc.’s data center switching, routing and analytics business as new owner Broadcom Ltd. spins off parts of Brocade it doesn’t need. The deal is valued at $55 million in cash, consisting of $35 million at closing …

SEC rejects second bitcoin exchange-traded fund application

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

The Securities and Exchange Commission has rejected a second application for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund in another blow to attempts to provide public investment vehicles for the cryptocurrency. In a ruling made Tuesday, the commission cited similar reasons to that given for its …

Survey finds users aren’t taking any action to protect their online data

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Many Internet users aren’t taking any action to protect themselves or their data despite most being aware that it’s a serious issue, security firm Avast Software s.r.o. has found. The Avast Data Protection Survey Report, which polled more than 11,000 people globally on questions …

Report: Ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing considering $6B round from SoftBank

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Chinese ride hailing service Didi Chuxing Technology Co. is considering raising a new $6 billion investment from SoftBank Group Corp., according to a report published Tuesday. Bloomberg claims that the round, which would dilute the shareholding of existing investors, may be joined by existing investors …

Collaborative logistics startup Turvo raises $25M funding round

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Collaborative logistics startup Turvo Inc. said Tuesday it has raised a $25 million funding round for its real-time collaborative logistics platform that allows shippers, brokers and carriers to work together across the entire supply chain. The three-year-old company said the Series A funding round …

FBI warns medical and dental providers over anonymous hacks

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a warning to medical and dental providers to be aware that “criminal actors” are actively targeting File Transfer Protocol servers to gain access to private information they can use to intimidate, harass and blackmail business …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Smart home light bulbs set to go mainstream as Ikea enters the market

8 million sites still running Microsoft IIS 6.0 are vulnerable to zero-day exploit

New version of Cerber ransomware evades machine learning

Samsung launches new Google Wifi competitor that includes a smart device hub

Extreme Networks snaps up Brocade’s data center networking business for $55M

SEC rejects second bitcoin exchange-traded fund application

Survey finds users aren’t taking any action to protect their online data

Report: Ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing considering $6B round from SoftBank

FBI warns medical and dental providers over anonymous hacks

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