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

China’s hottest tech startup Xiaomi just sold 2.12 million phones in 12 hours

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Still relatively unknown in the West, Xiaomi Inc. is China’s hottest tech startup, and not just due to it also being the world’s most highly valued tech startup (the only one worth more than Uber Inc.,) but also because it really, really knows …

Domo raises $200m Series D, obtains unicorn status with $2b valuation

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Business Intelligence startup Domo Inc. has raised $200 million Series D in a round led by BlackRock that also included Capital Group, Glynn Capital and GGV Capital. Founded by former Omniture CEO Josh James in 2010, the company has remarkably been in …

Allahu Akbar: FBI warns WordPress installs being targeted by Islamic State supporters

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has posted an official warning to users of Automattic Inc.’s WordPress content management system (CMS) to make sure their installs are up-to-date following repeated cases of the Islamic State (also known as ISIL and ISIS) hacking …

Singtel acquires infosec firm Trustwave for $810 million

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Singapore telecommunications giant Singtel Holdings Ltd. has acquired Chicago-based information security company Trustwave Holdings Inc. for $810 million. Under the terms of deal, Singtel will own a 98 percent share of Trustwave, with CEO and Chairman of Trustwave Robert J. McCullen retaining the remaining two percent. …

Report: Google planning to launch a service that connects users with home service providers

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Google Inc. is reported to be planning the launch of a new service that will connect users with home service providers. Buzzfeed claims that “sources close to the company” say the new service will link local home-service providers, such as plumbers and electricians, to …

Enterprise data SaaS firm Informatica acquired for $5.3 billion

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Enterprise data software as a service (SaaS) company Informatica Corp. has been acquired by private equity firm Permira Advisers LLC and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). The price of the acquisition was $5.3 billion, or $48.75 per share of common stock. Under …

Vivendi offers $273 million to buy YouTube competitor Dailymotion

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Vivendi SA is reported to have offered $273 million to acquire French video site Dailymotion, the YouTube competitor that itself was acquired by Orange SA back in 2013. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Vivendi’s bid for the video site comes after the …

CoreOS raises $20m Series A, launches new service that mashes its tech stack with Kubernetes

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Linux distribution provider CoreOS has raised $20 million Series A in a round led by Google Ventures for $12 million and a follow on from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Fuel Capital, and Accel Partners. This comes after an initial $8 million …

Twitter now allows users to fully comment on a retweet…on some platforms at least

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Twitter Inc. has finally given users a feature that they’ve long desired by adding the ability embed another tweet (a retweet) and comment on it in full. Previously, when wanting to comment on a retweet, users were limited to commenting in the …

Oops: Google-backed Bitcoin Exchange Buttercoin goes kaput

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Even an Internet search giant apparently can’t make a good investment in Bitcoin with news today that Google Investments backed Buttercoin Inc. is closing its doors April 10th. The startup, which launched to much fanfare just four months ago, announced (offline at …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

China’s hottest tech startup Xiaomi just sold 2.12 million phones in 12 hours

Domo raises $200m Series D, obtains unicorn status with $2b valuation

Allahu Akbar: FBI warns WordPress installs being targeted by Islamic State supporters

Report: Google planning to launch a service that connects users with home service providers

Enterprise data SaaS firm Informatica acquired for $5.3 billion

Vivendi offers $273 million to buy YouTube competitor Dailymotion

CoreOS raises $20m Series A, launches new service that mashes its tech stack with Kubernetes

Twitter now allows users to fully comment on a retweet…on some platforms at least

Oops: Google-backed Bitcoin Exchange Buttercoin goes kaput

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