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

Facebook copies Google Now with new mobile notifications tab

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Facebook, Inc. has announced a major upgrade to the notifications tab in its mobile app that will see the feature become more than simply one that informs users when others have liked or commented on posts. The new notifications tab combines the …

Cheers: This 3D printer filament is entirely made out of beer dregs

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Greek philosopher Plato may have famously said “he was a wise man who invented beer,” but is a man or startup who has found a use for the dregs smarter again? That’s a question to be asked of 3D printing supply company …

UK telco TalkTalk hacked, hackers demand Bitcoin ransom but user data is already out there

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

British communications company TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC has experienced a serious data breach with the alleged hackers behind the hack demanding a ransom in Bitcoin. The breaches (there were remarkably three over 8 months) were first disclosed Friday and are believed to …

These morons just blew $35m on an app with 15m installs because they never had a business model

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

A somewhat common concept that has gripped the tech startup scene in recent years is the idea that you build a startup without any clear idea how you’re going to make money from it, then presuming you’re not acquired in the meantime …

VR games startup Playful Corp raises $25m Series B

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Virtual reality (VR) game startup Playful Corp. has raised $25 million Series B in a round from a number of undisclosed investors. Founded in 2012 by Words with Friends co-creator Paul Bettner, Playful has as its primary aim to develop games for …

Big win for Bitcoin as EU Court of Justice rules transactions can’t be charged VAT

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

In a big win for the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency sector, Europe’s highest court has ruled that the likes of Bitcoin should be exempt from value-added tax (VAT) and treated like any other currency The European Union’s Court of Justice ruled on a …

Report: augmented reality startup Magic Leap close to raising $1b on a $4.5b valuation

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Google, Inc. backed augmented reality startup Magic Leap, Inc. is set to raise a new round, at least according to one report Thursday. According to an exclusive from the South Florida Business Journal the company is set to raise $1 billion Series …

Alphabet reports Google Q3 financials saw solid growth of 13% to $18.7b in revenue

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Alphabet, Inc., the company once know as Google, but is now the parent company of Google the search business versus say the self-driving car project (hopefully that’s clear) has reported third quarter results for Google (the division that is) and despite the …

Amazon smashes analyst predictions flat with Q3 sales up 23% to $25.4b

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Amazon.com, Inc wowed Wall Street Thursday with the company reporting third quarter financial results that didn’t just beat market expectations but blew them away. The company reported $25.4 billion on a profit of 17 cents per share for the period, versus the …

Report finds 2015 is the worst year in history for OS X malware

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

A new report from security firm Bit9 + Carbon Black, Inc. has found the perception that Apple’s Mac range of computers are safe from viruses is incorrect with 2015 said to be the worst year ever for OS X malware. The report …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Facebook copies Google Now with new mobile notifications tab

Cheers: This 3D printer filament is entirely made out of beer dregs

UK telco TalkTalk hacked, hackers demand Bitcoin ransom but user data is already out there

These morons just blew $35m on an app with 15m installs because they never had a business model

VR games startup Playful Corp raises $25m Series B

Big win for Bitcoin as EU Court of Justice rules transactions can’t be charged VAT

Report: augmented reality startup Magic Leap close to raising $1b on a $4.5b valuation

Alphabet reports Google Q3 financials saw solid growth of 13% to $18.7b in revenue

Amazon smashes analyst predictions flat with Q3 sales up 23% to $25.4b

Report finds 2015 is the worst year in history for OS X malware

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