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

Exploit as a service: Shadow Brokers offers subscription service for NSA hacks

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

The notorious hacking group Shadow Brokers is back with a new moneymaking scheme that involves a subscription service to releases from its trove of hacked National Security Agency-related exploits. The group has been gaining headlines lately thanks its previous release of Eternal Blue, …

Mocana raises $11M to boost its IoT security offering

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Internet of Things security firm Mocana Corp. has raised $11 million in a new round that included Sway Ventures, Shasta Ventures, Trident Capital Fund and GE Ventures. Founded way back in 2004, Mocana offers an IoT security platform that provides mission-critical security solutions for industrial …

Judge rules that Uber does not have to cease self-driving car project

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Beleaguered Uber Technologies Inc. finally got a win of sorts. The ride-hailing giant won’t have to suspend its self-driving car project, according to a court judgment unsealed Monday. Waymo Inc., owned by Google Inc. parent Alphabet Inc., had previously lodged an application …

Cybersecurity shares surge as WannaCry ransomware continues to wreak havoc

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

There may have been many losers due to the rapid spread of the WannaCry ransomware, but security companies aren’t on that list: Shares in companies that specialize in cybersecurity surged in trading Monday. According to reports, the market capitalization of the five biggest cybersecurity-related …

Google signs deal with Audi, Volvo for new in-car version of Android

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Google Inc. today announced a new deal with Audi and Volvo Group that will see Android delivered to the two automakers’ cars. This will be a full version that operates various car functions, in contrast to Android Auto, Google’s current cut-down version …

Apple acquires ‘dark data’ AI startup Lattice Data for $200M

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Apple Inc. has acquired Lattice Data Inc., a startup that uses artificial intelligence to mine “dark data,” a form of data that is collected but not normally used for broader purposes, for a reported $200 million. While not confirming the deal, Apple …

No rest for Uber investors: Waymo and Lyft sign self-driving car deal

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Uber Technologies Inc. investors will not be sleeping well anytime soon, as news broke over the weekend that Waymo Inc., Google Inc. parent Alphabet Inc.’s self-driving car unit, has signed an agreement with Uber archrival Lyft Inc. The deal will see Waymo …

In unprecedented move, Microsoft patches older Windows versions for WannaCry

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Microsoft Corp. has taken the unprecedented action of issuing a patch against the headline-grabbing WannaCry ransomware for older, unsupported versions of their ubiquitous operating system, including Windows XP, Windows 8 and Windows Server 2003. The patch itself, which fixes a so-called SMBv1 flaw that …

WannaCry ransomware infections are likely to get worse this week

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

The ransomware that swept across the world Friday remains a huge threat after all, despite media reports over the weekend that claimed a security researcher had “accidentally” managed to put a stop to the widespread WannaCry ransomware. Indeed, according to many reports, …

Oops: HP laptops include keystroke logger that records user names and passwords

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

In a security failure of gargantuan proportions, laptops shipped by HP Inc. have been found to include a keylogger that captures all user keystrokes and records them to an unprotected file. First spotted by Swiss security firm modzero AG, the keylogger was included in …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Exploit as a service: Shadow Brokers offers subscription service for NSA hacks

Mocana raises $11M to boost its IoT security offering

Judge rules that Uber does not have to cease self-driving car project

Cybersecurity shares surge as WannaCry ransomware continues to wreak havoc

Google signs deal with Audi, Volvo for new in-car version of Android

Apple acquires ‘dark data’ AI startup Lattice Data for $200M

No rest for Uber investors: Waymo and Lyft sign self-driving car deal

In unprecedented move, Microsoft patches older Windows versions for WannaCry

WannaCry ransomware infections are likely to get worse this week

Oops: HP laptops include keystroke logger that records user names and passwords

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