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

AngelList raised $163m for early stage startups in 2015 as investors diversify portfolios

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Online fundraising site for startups AngelList LLC has published its annual year in review report, and despite a perceived slowdown in the venture capital space late in the year, 2015 turned out to be another big year in angel funding. If you’re …

Hacker uses social engineering to access DoJ, releases employee files from DHS, FBI

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

A hacker has released details of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees following a successful social engineering attack against the Department of Justice (DoJ). The files so far released include a DHS Staff Directory that has …

Bitcoin scammer Ryan Kennedy arrested on rape charges

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Ryan Kennedy, the head of former Dogecoin exchange Moolah, has been arrested in the United Kingdom on rape charges. According to local reports, Kennedy stands accused of raping five women over the course of eight years and faces a total of 14 …

Here’s the best tech ads from Super Bowl 50 | #SB50

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Super Bowl Sunday might be about a game of football, but for many the football plays second fiddle to the advertising during the game, and this year was no exception. A number of leading tech companies (and some smaller ones) took the …

Twitter is beholden to social justice warriors, that’s why they’ll change the timeline | #RIPTwitter

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

The chattering classes were aghast this weekend over a report Friday from Buzzfeed that Twitter was set to launch an algorithmic timeline as soon as this week. What this would mean is that instead of the current system wherein Twitter presents tweets …

Report: Google prepping new smartphone supported virtual reality headset

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Fresh off news in January that it’s getting serious about virtual reality (VR), Google, Inc. is said to be preparing to launch a new headset for smartphones, at least according to one report over the weekend. The Financial Times claims that the new …

Did time travelers take back a laptop to ancient Greece? Kooks claim there is hard evidence

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

In a story worthy of an episode of History Channel’s Ancient Aliens kooks, conspiracy theorists, and other people who are likely vegan are apparently claiming that an ancient Greek funeral stele (grave marker) is proof of time travel because it includes a …

Credit card to Bitcoin startup Simplex raises $7m Series A

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Simplex (SimplexCC Ltd.), an Israeli startup that enables Bitcoin purchases with credit cards has raised $7 million Series A in a round that included Bitmain, Cumberland Mining, and a number of unnamed individual investors. Founded in 2014, Simplex offers a service that …

Driving analytics SDK maker Zendrive raises $13.5m Series A

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Driving analytics software development kit (SDK) maker Zendrive, Inc. has raised $13.5 million Series A in a round led by Shervin Pishevar of Sherpa Capital that included Nyca Partners, Thomvest Ventures, First Round Capital, BMW i Ventures, Fontinalis Partners, and Tad Montross. Founded …

LinkedIn shares plummet as company predicts slowdown in Q4 financials

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Shares in business-oriented social networking site LinkedIn Corp. plummeted Thursday after the company revised down forward projections in its financials for the fourth quarter and full year 2015. LinkedIn predicted that revenue of $820 million in the first quarter, and $3.6 billion to …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

AngelList raised $163m for early stage startups in 2015 as investors diversify portfolios

Bitcoin scammer Ryan Kennedy arrested on rape charges

Here’s the best tech ads from Super Bowl 50 | #SB50

Report: Google prepping new smartphone supported virtual reality headset

Did time travelers take back a laptop to ancient Greece? Kooks claim there is hard evidence

Credit card to Bitcoin startup Simplex raises $7m Series A

Driving analytics SDK maker Zendrive raises $13.5m Series A

LinkedIn shares plummet as company predicts slowdown in Q4 financials

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