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

Kids toy maker VTech hacked with details of 5m parents and kids exposed

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Children’s toy maker VTech Holdings Ltd. has been hacked, with the details of some 5 million users, consisting of parents and children, being stolen. The company, which sells electronic learning products for children from infancy to preschool, confirmed the hack and said in …

Use Purse.io’s Bitcoin special to save an extra 10% off on Amazon Black Friday specials

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

With Black Friday only now one day away nearly every company has published their lists of what gleeful shoppers can acquire, but what is there was a way to save 10 percent on top of those purchases again? Bitcoin shopping service PurseIO, …

Apple acquires Faceshift, the company behind the motion capture tech used in Star Wars

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, a man of pure genius created the biggest technology company in the history of man…. OK, so maybe the time frame might be somewhat off but those words now have a link …

Amazon Cyber Monday specials include discounts on the Echo, Kindle, Fire and more

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Amazon.com, Inc.’s follow-up to its great list of Amazon Black Friday specials comes Sunday when the e-commerce giant goes to market with its Cyber Monday specials. Topping a potential early Christmas wish list this year is the Amazon Echo, Amazon’s smart home …

Bitcoin exchange Coinizy launches Bitcoin to PayPal redemption service

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Bitcoin exchange Coinizy Financial Services, Inc. has launched what it claims to be the world’s first one way Bitcoin to PayPal redemption service. The service allows users to redeem their Bitcoin into a payment via PayPal, Inc.’s payment service whereas traditionally Bitcoin …

Report finds 80 percent of e-commerce sites these holidays fail a password security test

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

A new report from password management firm Dashline, Inc. has found that a majority of America’s most popular e-commerce sites these holidays fail a basic password security test. The report named the Ecommerce Security Roundup, examined the password security policies of 25 …

Google teams with DonorsChoose.org to donate $1 for every Android Pay transaction

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Tap. Pay. Give. That’s the slogan Google, Inc. is using with its new holiday season giving program that will see donations made to children in need. The partnership involves Android Pay and Google.org teaming up with DonorsChoose.org, a 501 nonprofit organization that supports …

Walmart to launch Cyber Monday on Sunday night with great range of tech deals

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Walmart Stores, Inc., have announced that Cyber Monday is now Cyber Sunday night with its traditional online specials being brought forward a day. The retailer will begin offering Cyber Monday deals starting this Sunday, November 29, starting at 8 p.m. Eastern in …

Coinbase teams with Shift for a new Bitcoin Visa debit card

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Bitcoin exchange Coinbase, Inc. is taking Bitcoin places it hasn’t gone before in the United States with the company announcing its first debit card Monday. The Shift Visa Debit card is available to Coinbase customers in twenty-four states in the U.S. and …

FAA proposes that pilots of drones over half a pound need to be registered to fly them

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

A United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) task force has delivered a report (pdf) on drone licensing with a surprising conclusion: instead of registering unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) as it currently does with planes, it has recommended that pilots be registered instead. …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Kids toy maker VTech hacked with details of 5m parents and kids exposed

Use Purse.io’s Bitcoin special to save an extra 10% off on Amazon Black Friday specials

Apple acquires Faceshift, the company behind the motion capture tech used in Star Wars

Amazon Cyber Monday specials include discounts on the Echo, Kindle, Fire and more

Bitcoin exchange Coinizy launches Bitcoin to PayPal redemption service

Report finds 80 percent of e-commerce sites these holidays fail a password security test

Google teams with DonorsChoose.org to donate $1 for every Android Pay transaction

Walmart to launch Cyber Monday on Sunday night with great range of tech deals

Coinbase teams with Shift for a new Bitcoin Visa debit card

FAA proposes that pilots of drones over half a pound need to be registered to fly them

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