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

IDC: Tablet sales continued to tank in Q2, Android dominates but Apple increases market share

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

The long global decline in tablet sales is showing no let up, with the latest figures from the International Data Corporation (IDC) reporting tablet sales dropped 12.3 percent in the second quarter compared to same quarter of 2015. Android tablets continued to …

Didi Chuxing buys Uber China, compromises global anti-Uber alliance with Lyft, Grab and Ola

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

The battle for ridesharing dominance in China is over, with Didi Chuxing Technology Co. acquiring rival Uber, Inc.’s China operations and in the process, potentially putting an end to the global ridesharing alliance between Didi and Uber rivals Lyft, Inc., GrabTaxi Holdings …

Report: Uber invests $500m in building a replacement for Google Maps

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Ridesharing unicorn Uber, Inc. wants to be free of having to rely on Google Maps to aid drivers in navigating routes, investing $500 million into building its own mapping product, according to a report Sunday. The Financial Times claims that Uber has …

Win for Uber and Didi Chuxing as ride sharing services made legal in China

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

In a win for ride sharing rivals Uber, Inc. and Didi Chuxing, the Chinese government has issued a new law and set of regulations that would make both services legal in the Middle Kingdom. According to Bloomberg the new regulations govern the …

Cloud storage startup Upthere raises $77m in round backed by Western Digital

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Cloud storage startup Upthere, Inc. has raised $77 million in a round led by KPCB and Western Digital that also included Elevation Partners, Floodgate, GV, NTT Docomo Ventures, and Square 1 Bank. Based in Palo Alto and started by former Apple engineers …

IDC: Samsung sales up, Apple sales down as overall smartphone market remains flat in Q2

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Samsung Electronic Co. Ltd. has increased its lead as the world’s largest smartphone vendor in the second quarter as the overall market remained flat and Apple, Inc.’s market share has shrunk, according to a new report from the International Data Corporation (IDC). …

Blockstream has acquired European bitcoin wallet provider GreenAddress

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Blockchain technology firm Blockstream, Inc. has acquired European bitcoin wallet provider GreenAddress (GreenAdressit Ltd.) for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2014, GreenAddress offers a per-transaction two-factor authentication, multi-signature and deterministic wallet that is claimed to deliver users unprecedented control over their transactions. …

Trigger warning: Tumblr to introduce ads on all blogs starting Thursday

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Three years after its acquisition by Yahoo, Inc., Tumblr has finally decided to attempt to monetize its social justice warrior blogging network by introducing ads on all blogs hosted by the service. The announcement, which is bound to cause outrage from Tumblr …

Mobile tool maker LaunchKit has been acquired by Google

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Mobile tool maker LaunchKit (Cluster Labs, Inc.) has been acquired by Google for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2015, LaunchKit offers a suite of tools that makes it easier to track sales, reviews and build a landing page for apps and services. …

Samsung posts highest profit in 2 years as Galaxy S7 sales continue to surge

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Samsung Electronic Co. Ltd has reported its highest profit in two years off the back of continued strong sales of its flagship Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge smartphones. The company reported revenue was 50.94 trillion won ($45.2 billion) in the second …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

IDC: Tablet sales continued to tank in Q2, Android dominates but Apple increases market share

Didi Chuxing buys Uber China, compromises global anti-Uber alliance with Lyft, Grab and Ola

Report: Uber invests $500m in building a replacement for Google Maps

Win for Uber and Didi Chuxing as ride sharing services made legal in China

Cloud storage startup Upthere raises $77m in round backed by Western Digital

IDC: Samsung sales up, Apple sales down as overall smartphone market remains flat in Q2

Blockstream has acquired European bitcoin wallet provider GreenAddress

Mobile tool maker LaunchKit has been acquired by Google

Samsung posts highest profit in 2 years as Galaxy S7 sales continue to surge

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