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

LINE has launched the ultimate selfie app complete with 78 filters

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Messaging giant LINE Corp. has added to its ever-growing lists of features and add-ons with the official launch of its new dedicated selfie app that offers users 78 filters. The new app, called B612, after an asteroid upon which the character resides …

LEOCoin: yet another Bitcoin alt with links to Ponzi schemes

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

In something that won’t come as a surprise to most followers of the Altcoin space, the founders of yet another cryptocurrency have been linked to Ponzi schemes. Dan Anderson and Atif Kamran, the founders of LEOCoin, have been linked to UNAICO Pakistan, an IT …

Google in talks to deliver no extra cost global roaming for its MVNO

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Global roaming rates are the bane of anyone who travels overseas, but what if you could sign up to a cell provider that didn’t charge you a penny more to use your phone on the road. That’s exactly what Google Inc. is …

OpenStack hardware startup Nebula closes after burning through $38.5m in venture capital

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

OpenStack hardware startup Nebula Inc. is no more with an announcement Thursday that it had ceased trading. Self-proclaimed as the “world’s first enterprise cloud computer” provider, Nebula offered a product that allowed businesses to easily, securely, and inexpensively deploy large private cloud computing …

Via, a ridesharing startup that services exactly 7sq miles of Manhattan, just raised $27m Series B

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

New York based ridesharing startup Via Transport Inc. has raised $27 million Series B in a round led by Pitango Venture Capital that included Expansion Venture Capital, 83North, Ervington Investments and Hearst Ventures. The company provides what it calls “on-demand transit” within …

LinkedIn acquires predictive insights app maker Refresh

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

LinkedIn Inc. has acquired predictive insights app maker Refresh Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2011, Refresh offers an iOS app that gives users the “right insights about the people you’re about to meet.” If that makes no sense, you won’t …

Cloud gaming service OnLive sells patents to Sony, will cease operations April 30th

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Cloud gaming service OnLive Inc. has finally given up the ghost and will officially close its service April 30th following a troubled, yet colorful history. OnLive said in a statement that Sony Corp. had acquired “important parts of OnLive” and that “their plans …

The Bitcoin Bowl is no more after BitPay/ ESPN cancel sponsorship deal

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Alas we hardly knew thee, with news this week that the Bitcoin Bowl is no longer after a single outing back in December 2014. The sponsorship deal with BitPay Inc. was supposed to be for three years and saw the St Petersberg …

Rubicon Project acquires SaaS programmatic ad firm Chango for $122 million

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Online advertising firm Rubicon Project has acquired software as a service (SaaS) programmatic advertising company Chango Inc. for $122 million. According to reports, Rubicon made the acquisition to build its premium ad marketplace through Chango’s intent marketing technology. Founded in 2008, Chango uses …

Overstock.com invests $5 million into Bitcoin tech startup PeerNova

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Overstock.com, Inc. has invested $5 million into San Jose based Bitcoin technology specialist PeerNova Inc., as part of the second tranche of Series A funding. The company, at least on paper was founded in early 2014, but was the result of a merger …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

LINE has launched the ultimate selfie app complete with 78 filters

LEOCoin: yet another Bitcoin alt with links to Ponzi schemes

Google in talks to deliver no extra cost global roaming for its MVNO

Via, a ridesharing startup that services exactly 7sq miles of Manhattan, just raised $27m Series B

LinkedIn acquires predictive insights app maker Refresh

The Bitcoin Bowl is no more after BitPay/ ESPN cancel sponsorship deal

Rubicon Project acquires SaaS programmatic ad firm Chango for $122 million

Overstock.com invests $5 million into Bitcoin tech startup PeerNova

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