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

Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange CoinWallet is closing down after a hack steals customer data

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange CoinWallet.co has announced that they will be closing the business effective May 1 following a data breach. According to the closure announcement post, the hack occurred April 6 and involved the person behind the attack inserting bad code …

Burr-Feinstein bill released, would force the end of secure end-to-end encryption

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Senators Richard Burr and Dianne Feinstein released their anti-encryption bill Wednesday after an earlier draft version was leaked last week. The proposed law, called the Compliance with Court Orders Act of 2016, would force companies to provide technical assistance to government investigators …

Amazon announces new Kindle Oasis, prices it at a whopping $290

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Amazon.com, Inc officially launched their latest Kindle Wednesday, the Kindle Oasis. As per details leaked prior to its release, the Kindle Oasis weights 4.6 ounces and it just 3.4mm at its thinest point, making it 30 percent thinner than any existing Kindle …

Interesting: Airbnb has acquired Bitcoin tipping service ChangeCoin in an acqui-hire

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Airbnb, Inc has acquired ChangeCoin, Inc., the company behind the ChangeTip Bitcoin online tipping platform. First reported by Quartz, the deal is said to be an “acqui-hire” and does not include any intellectual property rights. Founded in 2014, ChangeCoin describes itself as …

Cybersecurity firm Optiv (previously Accuvant and FishNet Security) has acquired IAM firm Advancive

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Cybersecurity solutions provider Optiv Security, Inc. (previously Accuvant and FishNet Security) has acquired identity and access management (IAM) firm Advancive LLC for an undisclosed sum. Based in Pasadena, CA, Advancive offers security advisory and solution implementation services focused on identity and access, …

Millennials focused online lending startup Pave raises $8m Series A

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Online lending startup Pave, Inc. has raised $8 million Series A in a round led by Maxfield Capital that included existing investors C4 Ventures and Seer Capital. Founded in 2012, Pave pitches itself as a lending platform for Millennials (people born after …

Apple Watch sales predicted to decline in 2016 even with the release of a new version

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Sales of Apple, Inc.’s Apple Watch are set to decline in 2016 despite the expected release of a new model, according to an analyst report Monday. Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities, arguably the most respected Apple analyst in the game, has predicted …

Google Voice Access allows you to use an Android device hands free

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Google, Inc. has announced the beta launch of Voice Access, a new app that allows people to use speech recognition to control their Android device. The app, while it can be used by anyone, has been designed to allow people with disabilities …

Leaked pictures show new Amazon Kindle Oasis complete with battery case

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Amazon.com, Inc.’s synonymous ebook reader the Kindle is about to get a makeover with images leaking of a new design for the paper white edition. The images first appeared on a Chinese e-commerce site (since deleted, but posted to Reddit) and show …

Bitcoin/ cryptocurrency exchange ShapeShift offline following hack, company rebuilding platform

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange service ShapeShift AG is offline following a breach of the service April 7. The full details of how the breach occurred are not available however Chief Executive Officer Eric Voorhees took to Reddit to explain that while the …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange CoinWallet is closing down after a hack steals customer data

Burr-Feinstein bill released, would force the end of secure end-to-end encryption

Amazon announces new Kindle Oasis, prices it at a whopping $290

Interesting: Airbnb has acquired Bitcoin tipping service ChangeCoin in an acqui-hire

Cybersecurity firm Optiv (previously Accuvant and FishNet Security) has acquired IAM firm Advancive

Millennials focused online lending startup Pave raises $8m Series A

Apple Watch sales predicted to decline in 2016 even with the release of a new version

Google Voice Access allows you to use an Android device hands free

Leaked pictures show new Amazon Kindle Oasis complete with battery case

Bitcoin/ cryptocurrency exchange ShapeShift offline following hack, company rebuilding platform

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