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

PoisonTap’s $5 device can hijack locked computers in a minute

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

How easy is it to break into a sleeping personal computer? All you need is a tiny $5 Raspberry Pi computer and freely available software, according to a disclosure from hacker Samy Kamkar. Called PoisonTap, the hack works by tricking a locked …

Samsung acquires Rich Communication Services for chat technology

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Fresh from its acquisition of audio and connected car device maker Harman International Industries Inc. for $8 billion, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has made another acquisition in the form of NewNet Communication Technologies (Canada) Inc., a division of NewNet Communication Technologies BV that …

Report: Snap has filed the paperwork for its IPO

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Snap Inc. has confidentially filed for an initial public offering, according to a report published Tuesday. Reuters quotes sources familiar with the situation as saying that along with the confidential IPO filing, Snap could go public as soon as March on a …

Cloud project management firm Mavenlink raises $39m

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Project management Software as a Service company Mavenlink Inc. has raised $39 million in a Series D round led by Goldman Sachs. Founded in 2008, Mavenlink offers software and services for advanced project management, task collaboration, resource allocation, work management and professional …

Samsung snaps up audio and connected car firm Harman for $8 billion

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has acquired car audio and electronics maker Harman International Industries Inc. for $8 billion. Founded in 1980, Harman is best known as a maker of car radio and music players. Over the last few years, it has shifted …

Report: Apple weighs expansion into augmented reality glasses

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Apple Inc. could be the next company to field an augmented reality device, according to one report Monday. Bloomberg claims that the tech giant is weighing an expansion into digital glasses. Although Apple is said to be still in an exploration phase, …

Will the Trump presidency be good or bad for bitcoin?

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Will Donald J. Trump, the next President of the United States, be good for bitcoin? That’s a question many in the cryptocurrency space are currently grappling with. Many do believe that a Trump presidency will be good for the bitcoin market — …

China’s JD.com launches world’s first consumer goods drone delivery trial

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Chinese e-commerce company JD.com has launched what could be the world’s first consumer goods drone delivery trial. On Friday, it started delivering packages in rural locations outside of Beijing, as well as those in the provinces of Jiangsu, Shaanxi and Sichuan. The …

Former Autonomy CFO indicted over fraud in $10.7 billion sale to HP

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Accusations by Hewlett-Packard Co. that it was deceived about the valuation of British software company Autonomy Corp. PLC will finally have their day in court. Former Autonomy Chief Financial Officer Sushovan Hussain was indicted by a San Francisco court on Thursday. Federal …

New FriendFinder hack nets 412 million user names and passwords

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

The 2015 hack of FriendFinder Networks Inc.’s adult dating site has been surpassed by a new hack in October this year that has exposed a far larger number of user details, including those of members on other sites owned by the parent company. …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

PoisonTap’s $5 device can hijack locked computers in a minute

Samsung acquires Rich Communication Services for chat technology

Report: Snap has filed the paperwork for its IPO

Cloud project management firm Mavenlink raises $39m

Samsung snaps up audio and connected car firm Harman for $8 billion

Report: Apple weighs expansion into augmented reality glasses

Will the Trump presidency be good or bad for bitcoin?

China’s JD.com launches world’s first consumer goods drone delivery trial

Former Autonomy CFO indicted over fraud in $10.7 billion sale to HP

New FriendFinder hack nets 412 million user names and passwords

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