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

Vulnerability in Facebook Messenger could have allowed attackers to manipulate chats

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

A vulnerability has been discovered in Facebook’s Messenger application that could allow attackers to manipulate a conservation in the app in secret, a security firm has discovered. Researchers at Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. discovered the man-in-the-middle flaw in the app, saying …

Fortinet acquires network security monitoring startup Accelops for $28m

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Network security firm Fortinet, Inc. has acquired network security monitoring and analytics solutions provider AccelOps, Inc. Although the price was not officially disclosed Reuters puts the deal at $28 million in cash, with an additional $4 million in cash subject to future …

Marshmallow hits double figures in latest Android usage stats

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Newer versions of Google, Inc.’s Android smartphone operating system are finally coming to the fore, including its latest 6.0 Marshmallow version finally hitting double figures, according to new figures published by the search giant. According to the Google Platform Versions page, which …

Low: Mt. Gox victims targeted in new Bitcoin-stealing phishing scam

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Victims of failed Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox are being targeted by scammers pretending to represent Kraken, Inc., the Bitcoin firm tasked with recovering funds from the company. The discovery was made by the security group Cyren, who according to The Register discovered …

Report: Samsung planning to bring fully bendable smartphones to market in 2017

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. may be bringing bendable smartphones to market as soon as 2017, according to one report Monday. Bloomberg, referencing “people familiar with the matter,” wrote that one model is said to fold in half, while another has a 5-inch display …

T-Mobile offers free shares in company: Desperate ploy to retain customers and attract new ones

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

In a desperate ploy to attract new customers and retain existing ones, or perhaps an inspired promotion depending on which way you look at, wireless carrier T-Mobile International AG has announced that it’s literally giving away shares of the company to customers. …

Tony Fadell out, former Motorola Home head Marwan Fawaz in as CEO of Alphabet-owned Nest

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Troubled Alphabet, Inc. smart home devices subsidiary Nest, Inc. has a new Chief Executive Officer after a decision by Founder Tony Fadell to leave the position. Fadell made the announcement in a post on the Nest Blog, describing his decision to leave …

Medium has acquired content feed provider Superfeedr

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Blogging platform provider Medium (A Medium Corporation) has acquired content feed provider Superfeedr (Notifixious, Inc.) for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2009, Superfeedr fetches and parses RSS or Atom feeds on behalf of its users and pushes new entries into these feeds. …

IBM and The Weather Company to use Watson AI platform to power smart advertisements

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

In an interesting new adaption of its leading artificial intelligence (AI) solution, International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) has announced that its Watson AI platform will now power smart advertisements that interact with consumers. The first use of the new application is being …

FBI warns hacked LinkedIn, MySpace and Tumblr users are being targeted in Bitcoin extortion scam

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Scammers are using data from the recent high profile hacks of MySpace, LinkedIn, Tumblr, and others sites in a new form of extortion scam, according to a warning issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The bureau’s Internet Crime Complaint Center …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Vulnerability in Facebook Messenger could have allowed attackers to manipulate chats

Fortinet acquires network security monitoring startup Accelops for $28m

Marshmallow hits double figures in latest Android usage stats

Low: Mt. Gox victims targeted in new Bitcoin-stealing phishing scam

Report: Samsung planning to bring fully bendable smartphones to market in 2017

T-Mobile offers free shares in company: Desperate ploy to retain customers and attract new ones

Tony Fadell out, former Motorola Home head Marwan Fawaz in as CEO of Alphabet-owned Nest

Medium has acquired content feed provider Superfeedr

IBM and The Weather Company to use Watson AI platform to power smart advertisements

FBI warns hacked LinkedIn, MySpace and Tumblr users are being targeted in Bitcoin extortion scam

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