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

Report: Verizon’s Yahoo acquisition to go ahead at a $250M+ discount

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Verizon Communications Inc.’s acquisition of Yahoo Inc. looks set to go ahead but at a reduced price, according to multiple reports published Wednesday. Bloomberg claims people familiar with the matter have said that Verizon has negotiated a $250 million discount on the …

Arxan wants to make JavaScript app security great again

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Security flaws in JavaScript apps are well-known, but one company is aiming to make their security great again. Arxan Technologies Inc. has launched Arxan Application Protection for JavaScript, a new offering that it claims will provide protection for JavaScript-based applications with a comprehensive solution designed to …

New macOS malware blamed on Russian group behind election hacks

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Security researchers have discovered a new form of macOS malware that is believed to have been designed by the same Russian group that was blamed for the hacking of the Democratic National Committee in 2016. Based on Xagent, code that has previously …

PayPal goes old school with $233M acquisition of an offline bill payment company

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Going old school, PayPal Inc. said Tuesday it will acquire TIO Networks Corp., a financial services company that facilitates bill payments in offline locations. PayPal will pay $233 million in cash for the company. Founded in 1997, TIO is a bill payment …

IBM’s Watson brings AI cybercrime fighting tools to security operations centers

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

IBM Corp.’s long-held ambition to fight cybercrime has come to fruition as it announced the general availability of its Watson for Cyber Security platform. The platform, announced in May 2016 and launched in beta test phase in December, has been designed to discover behavior …

Drone security startup Dedrone raises $15M from Felicis, Cisco’s John Chambers

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Drone security platform maker Dedrone Holdings Inc. has raised $15 million in a round led by Felicis Ventures and John Chambers, Cisco Systems Inc.’s executive chairman. Founded in 2014, Dedrone offers an automated drone security platform. Described by the company as an extension of …

Holographic startup 8i raises $27M in new round led by Time Warner

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Holographic technology startup 8i Labs Inc. has raised $27 million Series B in a round led by Time Warner Investments. Founded in 2014, 8i is building a consumer media platform that lets users create, experience and share immersive 3D video of real people, …

Cyber Threat Alliance taps former Obama official as its first president

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

The Cyber Threat Alliance, an organization founded by leading tech companies in 2014 to drive a coordinated industry effort against cyberadversaries, has appointed a former Obama Administration official as its first appointed president and added two new prominent corporate members. Michael Daniel takes …

Rolls-Royce plans to produce autonomous ships by 2020

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

While self-driving cars and autonomous drones are still grabbing plenty of headlines so far this year, the same technology now looks set to revolutionize the global shipping industry — at least if U.K. engineering giant Rolls-Royce Ltd. has its way. Best known …

Bitcoin markets remain volatile after Chinese exchanges suspend withdrawals

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Bitcoin markets remain volatile today following the decision by a number of leading exchanges in China to suspend all withdrawals of the currency pending improved protections against money laundering and other illegal activity. The move to suspend bitcoin withdrawals was made on Thursday …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Report: Verizon’s Yahoo acquisition to go ahead at a $250M+ discount

Arxan wants to make JavaScript app security great again

New macOS malware blamed on Russian group behind election hacks

PayPal goes old school with $233M acquisition of an offline bill payment company

IBM’s Watson brings AI cybercrime fighting tools to security operations centers

Drone security startup Dedrone raises $15M from Felicis, Cisco’s John Chambers

Holographic startup 8i raises $27M in new round led by Time Warner

Cyber Threat Alliance taps former Obama official as its first president

Rolls-Royce plans to produce autonomous ships by 2020

Bitcoin markets remain volatile after Chinese exchanges suspend withdrawals

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