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

European Commission wants to strip anonymity from Bitcoin… because terrorists

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

The European Commission (EC) has put forward a proposal that would strip away the ability to trade Bitcoin anonymously due to supposed links to terrorism. In an Action Plan to strengthen the fight against the financing of terrorism (PDF), the EC argues …

Back from the dead, Justin.tv to be resurrected as a channel on Snapchat

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

A long time ago in a far less cashed up Silicon Valley than it is today, a crazy guy decided to live stream his life on the internet for all to see, and then sold the company that resulted from that to …

Gobble gobble: IBM acquires Ecx.io, its third creative agency buy in a week

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) has acquired European digital full-service agency Ecx.io, their third creative agency acquisition in a week. Founded in 1995, Ecx.io provides services necessary to implement successful digital projects including strategic consulting, creative implementation, technical implementation, service, and maintenance. …

Cisco acquires SaaS enterprise IoT platform provider Jasper for $1.4b

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Cisco Systems, Inc. has announced that they intend to acquire Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) enterprise Internet of Things (IoT) platform provider Jasper Technologies, Inc. for $1.4 billion in cash and assumed equity awards, plus additional retention-based incentives. Founded in 2004, Jasper’s cloud-based platform facilitates …

Bitcoin Group fails to raise desired amount on ASX IPO bookbuild

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Australian Bitcoin mining firm Bitcoin Group Ltd.’s initial public offering (IPO) hasn’t been the success the company had hoped with a bookbuild for the float managing to raise only 30 percent of the funds they were seeking. Bitcoin Group were looking to …

There’s a hacker in there: Security vulnerabilities found in Fisher Price, hereO GPS kids toys

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

New research from cybersecurity firm Rapid7, Inc. has discovered that two popular devices aimed at children have shipped with security vulnerabilities that would allow the devices to be accessed by nefarious third parties. The research found that both the Fischer-Price Smart Toy and …

Microsoft said to have acquired SwiftKey for $250m in possible AI buy

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

In what could be one of the more interesting buys in recent times, Microsoft Corp. is reported to have acquired SwiftKey (TouchType Ltd.) the maker of a predictive keyboard for iOS and Android devices. The Financial Times quotes the proverbial “people familiar …

Report: Apple to launch new 4″ iPhone, iPad Air, something Apple Watch related March 15

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

New releases across Apple, Inc.’s range of devices could be coming sooner than expected with a report Tuesday that a launch event is currently scheduled for March 15. 9to5mac claims that the event will see Apple launch a new 4-inch the iPhone, …

Former Secret Service agent and Silk Road Bitcoin thief arrested trying to leave country

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Proving the old saying that “some people never learn”, the former Secret Service agent who was arrested for stealing Bitcoin during the investigation into notorious dark web marketplace Silk Road has been re-arrested following an apparent attempt to flee the country. Agent …

Bitcoin exchange Kraken takes investment from big Japanese financial group

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Bitcoin exchange Kraken (Payward, Inc.) has announced a new investment from leading Japanese venture capital firm SBI Investment. The amount of the investment was not disclosed and was only named as “multi-million”, and will form part of a Series B round Kraken …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

European Commission wants to strip anonymity from Bitcoin… because terrorists

Back from the dead, Justin.tv to be resurrected as a channel on Snapchat

Gobble gobble: IBM acquires Ecx.io, its third creative agency buy in a week

Cisco acquires SaaS enterprise IoT platform provider Jasper for $1.4b

Bitcoin Group fails to raise desired amount on ASX IPO bookbuild

There’s a hacker in there: Security vulnerabilities found in Fisher Price, hereO GPS kids toys

Microsoft said to have acquired SwiftKey for $250m in possible AI buy

Report: Apple to launch new 4″ iPhone, iPad Air, something Apple Watch related March 15

Former Secret Service agent and Silk Road Bitcoin thief arrested trying to leave country

Bitcoin exchange Kraken takes investment from big Japanese financial group

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