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

Spora ransomware brings a freemium model to hijacked data decryption

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

The creators of a recently discovered form of ransomware have devised a way to extort customers with hijacked files borrowed from the world of apps: a freemium model. Called Spora after the Russian word for spore, the ransomware offers five levels of …

Bitcoin ATM lawsuit charges vandalism, extortion and ransom demands

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Bitcoin is considered by some to be nothing more than the virtual currency of choice for drug dealers and other nefarious actors. But a strange case out of the U.S. Midwest shows that bitcoin-related crime can occur in the offline world as well. In …

Intel launches new IoT platform in a bid to revolutionize retail

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Intel Corp. wants to revolutionize the retail environment through a new Internet of Things retail platform that delivers a deeper understanding of how stores and people interact. Called the Responsive Retail Platform or RRP for short, the offering promises to allow retailers to unify …

Google uses machine learning to deliver high-quality images using less data

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Google Inc. has rolled out a new imaging technique that cuts down on bandwidth required to view an image by 75 percent. For now, the technique, called Rapid and Accurate Image Super Resolution, or RAISR for short, is being used only on the …

Gallows humor? No, Russian company’s Uber-for-funerals app is real

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

In a twist on the Uber-for-everything trend, a company in Russia is launching a service that allows users to organize a funeral via a smartphone app. Called Umer, apparently the Russian word for “he’s dead” and also an obvious play on the …

India’s central bank successfully tests blockchain transactions with financial institutions

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Blockchain-based distributed ledgers may soon power the future of banking in India after the research arm of the country’s central bank successfully tested the platform across a range of financial institutions. The Reserve Bank of India’s Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology …

Lyft dumps international alliance as it plots global expansion

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Lyft Inc. has confirmed once and for all that its global ride-hailing alliance with Didi Chuxing Technology Co., GrabTaxi Holdings Pte. Ltd.,and India’s Ola (ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd.) is dead. Lyft advised its users that they should download one of their former partners’ respective …

Hacker group Shadow Brokers retires after failing to sell NSA exploits

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

The notorious hacking group TheShadowBrokers announced Thursday that it’s retiring, but not without leaving a parting gift. The group came to worldwide fame back in August after hacking the National Security Agency linked Equation Group and offering the tools it obtained for sale on …

Donald Trump picks Rudy Giuliani as cyber security advisor

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani will advise the incoming administration on cyber security matters, President-elect Trump’s transition team announced Thursday. Despite critical remarks by some in the media, Giuliani comes into the role with some experience, not only from his days of …

You can now book Uber rides from within Google Maps

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Google Inc. has updated its Maps app to allow Uber users to book their rides directly within the search giant’s app itself. The new feature, an extension of basic support for Uber rides announced back in 2014, allows users to search, browse, request and pay …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Spora ransomware brings a freemium model to hijacked data decryption

Bitcoin ATM lawsuit charges vandalism, extortion and ransom demands

Google uses machine learning to deliver high-quality images using less data

Gallows humor? No, Russian company’s Uber-for-funerals app is real

India’s central bank successfully tests blockchain transactions with financial institutions

Hacker group Shadow Brokers retires after failing to sell NSA exploits

Donald Trump picks Rudy Giuliani as cyber security advisor

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