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

Delivering on promise, Apple publishes its first artificial intelligence research paper

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Apple Inc. has made good on its promise to start publishing its research on artificial intelligence with the publication of its first paper in the field. Spotted first by Forbes, the paper, titled “Learning from Simulated and Unsupervised Images through Adversarial Training,” was submitted …

Snap acquires Israeli augmented reality startup Cimagine for $30-40M

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Messaging app maker Snap Inc. has acquired Israeli augmented reality firm Cimagine Media, according to an Israeli news report. First reported by Calcalist, the deal, which has not yet been confirmed by either company, is believed to be around the $30-$40 million mark. Cimagine will become Snap’s …

Report: Hackers stealing millions in bitcoin via phone hijacking

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

In a growing trend, hackers are hijacking phone numbers as a new way to steal funds from bitcoin and other accounts. According to a report by Forbes, hackers were able to fake the identity of Colombian man Jered Kenna then subsequently transfer his mobile phone …

Rakos malware infects Linux servers, IoT devices to build botnet

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

A recently discovered form of malware is spreading across Linux servers and Linux-powered Internet of Things devices, causing network congestion as it attempts to build a botnet. Called Rakos, the malware is attacking vulnerable devices via brute-force Secure Socket Shell login attempts. Once it gains …

Indian bitcoin firm Unocoin signs deal with Bitwage for payroll delivery

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Indian employees will be able to get paid by foreign companies with bitcoin thanks to a deal between Bangalore-based Unocoin Technologies Private Limited and San Francisco payroll startup Bitwage Ltd. The partnership will allow Indian freelancers and employees to receive their salaries and wages in bitcoin …

Honda in talks with Alphabet’s Waymo to use self-driving car technology

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. is in talks with Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo division, previously known as Google Car, to add self-driving technology to its vehicles. The talks are said to be at an early stage. Both companies say any deal will first involve …

Russian-run Methbot steals millions daily in video advertising revenue

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

New research has uncovered a bot farm that is estimated to be fraudulently stealing millions in revenue from online video advertising companies. Dubbed “Methbot” by New York-based security firm White Ops because of references to meth in the bot’s code, the Russian-run bot …

Uber’s self-driving cars menace cyclists in San Francisco with dangerous turns

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

If you like riding a bike around San Francisco, you may want to be on the lookout for a new menace: self-driving Uber cars. The ride-hailing giant, who started testing its self-driving cars in its hometown last week has confessed that its …

Slurpees by air: 7-Eleven and Flirty make 77 deliveries by drone in Reno

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Drone-delivered Slurpees are now a thing. Convenience store giant 7-Eleven and drone delivery firm Flirtey Inc. announced Tuesday that they have made 77 deliveries via drone to customers in Reno, Nev. The two companies made their first test delivery back in July before expanding the trial in …

French post office starts regular drone delivery service

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

France is set to lead the world in postal delivery services, as the country’s post office for the first time is deploying drones to regularly deliver parcels. DPDgroup, the international express subsidiary of Le Groupe La Poste, France’s postal service, has been granted …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Delivering on promise, Apple publishes its first artificial intelligence research paper

Snap acquires Israeli augmented reality startup Cimagine for $30-40M

Report: Hackers stealing millions in bitcoin via phone hijacking

Rakos malware infects Linux servers, IoT devices to build botnet

Indian bitcoin firm Unocoin signs deal with Bitwage for payroll delivery

Honda in talks with Alphabet’s Waymo to use self-driving car technology

Russian-run Methbot steals millions daily in video advertising revenue

Uber’s self-driving cars menace cyclists in San Francisco with dangerous turns

Slurpees by air: 7-Eleven and Flirty make 77 deliveries by drone in Reno

French post office starts regular drone delivery service

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