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

#uberkittens: Uber offers kitten delivery service in Australia for the first time

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

Uber Inc. has upped the ante in the ridesharing space by offering its Uber Kittens service in Australia for the first time. Uber Kittens, as the name may suggest, allows Uber users to have kittens delivered to their home or workplace for 15 …

You can now use Bitcoin to pay for marijuana from vending machines in Seattle

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

When some think of Bitcoin the first things that may come to mind are Silk Road and the illegal trade of drugs on the darknet. Sure, readers of SiliconANGLE will know that the perception doesn’t fit reality, but what if you could legally buy drugs …

Cryptocurrency startup NeuCoin raises $2.25 million seed round

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

Cryptocurrency startup NeuCoin has raised a $2.25 million seed round from 20 individual investors including King Digital Entertainment plc co-founder Patrik Stymne, Uber Inc. SVP Emil Michael and Hotwire Inc. president Henrik Kjellberg. Set to launch in March, NeuCoin is offering an micropayment focused …

Twitter starts selling ads on third party sites, begins with Flipboard, Yahoo! Japan

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

Twitter Inc. has taken a step outside its native tweet stream with news today that the company has started selling advertising on third party sites. The initial launch will see Promoted Tweets appear on sites and apps owned by Flipboard Inc. and …

Google, Amazon, Microsoft and others paying Adblock Plus to show their ads

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

Eyeo GmbH’s popular Adblock Plus program is in the news today for all the wrong reasons: the company is taking money from advertisers to let their ads be seen by Adblock Plus users. A report from the Financial Times claims that Microsoft, …

Samsung Galaxy S6 to launch March 1st, may have curved screen

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

Samsung Co. Ltd.’s new flagship phone the Galaxy S6 will be launched March 1st, with the company sending out invitations to a press event in Barcelona. The invite includes a curved screen, hinting that Samsung could be possibly using a form factor it has …

Show me the money: Tinder’s new Plus service will allow undos, wider searches at a price

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

Dating app maker Tinder Inc. is said to be preparing to launch its new paid premium service that will include a number of long requested features. The service, named Tinder Plus, will include an undo button that allows users who are having …

Report: Google planning to take on Uber with self driving car

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

Google Inc. is reported to be developing its own ridesharing service to take on Uber Inc., a report claimed Monday. Bloomberg quoted unnamed sources that said that Google’s chief legal officer David Drummond revealed the possibility of a Google-made competitor to Uber’s …

LINE Corp.’s latest unexpected vertical: daily deals style grocery shopping

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

Messaging giant LINE Corp. is expanding its empire into yet another unexpected vertical: grocery shopping. The service, named “Cheap Sure Sure” will offer a daily deals style mix of perishable and non-perishable goods in Thailand, LINE’s biggest market outside of Japan. “Thailand is …

Links to HYIP scams: Bitcoin exchange Bitmarket.pl has bank account suspended

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY12 YEARS AGO

Polish Bitcoin exchange BitMarket.pl is reported to be having some financial issues after having its bank account suspended by General Electric Co. owned Bank BPH. The company claims that its accounts were suspended January 26th due to “outstanding debt and lack of …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

#uberkittens: Uber offers kitten delivery service in Australia for the first time

You can now use Bitcoin to pay for marijuana from vending machines in Seattle

Cryptocurrency startup NeuCoin raises $2.25 million seed round

Twitter starts selling ads on third party sites, begins with Flipboard, Yahoo! Japan

Google, Amazon, Microsoft and others paying Adblock Plus to show their ads

Samsung Galaxy S6 to launch March 1st, may have curved screen

Show me the money: Tinder’s new Plus service will allow undos, wider searches at a price

Report: Google planning to take on Uber with self driving car

LINE Corp.’s latest unexpected vertical: daily deals style grocery shopping

Links to HYIP scams: Bitcoin exchange Bitmarket.pl has bank account suspended

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