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

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 …

Satellite Internet startup OneWeb raises $1.2B in round led by Softbank

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Satellite internet startup OneWeb Ltd. Monday said it has raised $1.2 billion in private equity in a round led by Japanese telecommunications firm Softbank Group Corp. Founded in 2012, OneWeb has set its sights on the lofty goal of deploying a constellation of micro-satellites …

BlackBerry joins self-driving car bandwagon with dedicated research center

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

BlackBerry Ltd. is the latest company to make a move into the self-driving car business, as the once-great mobile phone maker launched an autonomous driving research center on Monday. While BlackBerry’s decision to abandon making mobile phones in favor of developing software …

Indian state rolls out blockchain technology for secure database storage

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

The Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has started to roll out blockchain technology to secure state databases to prevent them from being hacked. Said to be the first use of the blockchain for governance in Asia, the new platform has already been …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

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

Satellite Internet startup OneWeb raises $1.2B in round led by Softbank

BlackBerry joins self-driving car bandwagon with dedicated research center

Indian state rolls out blockchain technology for secure database storage

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