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

Bose headphones are spying on users, lawsuit alleges

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

A lawsuit filed against American high-end electronics maker Bose Corp. alleges that the company is spying on its users via an app that tracks the music, podcasts and other audio they listen to. According to the filing lodged in the U.S. District …

Report: Google is allegedly building an ad blocker for Chrome

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

In a surprising turn of events, Google Inc. is said to be developing an ad blocker for its highly popular Chrome web browser, at least according to one report Wednesday. The Wall Street Journal, quoting people familiar with the company’s plans, claims …

Israeli cloud security startup Dome9 raises $16.5M from SoftBank and others

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Israeli cloud security startup Dome9 Security Inc. has raised $16.5 million in a Series C funding round led by SoftBank Corp. along with a number of existing investors. Under the deal, SoftBank will become the leading distributor of Dome9’s Arc cloud infrastructure …

Hacking group OurMine claims responsibility for mass YouTube hack

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

OurMine, the hacking group behind the hacks of Facebook Inc. founder and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, Google Inc. CEO Sundar Pichai and others, has claimed responsibility for a mass hack of YouTube that it claims is the largest in the site’s history. The hack, launched on Good …

Microsoft acquires company run by former Word and Excel head Charles Simonyi

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday acquired productivity software firm Intentional Software Inc., a Bellevue, Washington-based company founded by Charles Simonyi, a former Microsoft employee who oversaw the development of both Word and Excel before leaving the company. Founded in 2002, Intentional Software builds upon the …

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 …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Bose headphones are spying on users, lawsuit alleges

Report: Google is allegedly building an ad blocker for Chrome

Hacking group OurMine claims responsibility for mass YouTube hack

Microsoft acquires company run by former Word and Excel head Charles Simonyi

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

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