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

The future is here: Uber to launch fleet of driverless cars in Pittsburgh later this month

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Ridesharing giant Uber Technologies, Inc. is about to change transport as we know it by launching a fleet of driverless cars onto the streets of Pittsburgh in what will go down in history as the first use of the technology for commercial …

Russia gets its first bitcoin exchange as confusion reigns over local attempts to ban cryptocurrencies

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Russia has joined the bitcoin age, with the country seeing the opening of its first bitcoin exchange despite ongoing attempts in the country to ban the trade of cryptocurrencies. The exchange, run by a group well-known as BTC24pro.com on LocalBitcoins, is a …

Cisco confirms alleged hack of group linked to NSA is real, issues security warning

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Cisco Systems, Inc. has confirmed that the alleged hacking of a group tied to the National Security Agency (NSA) is real, by issuing a security warning in response to a tool being offered by the hackers that could compromise a number of …

Xiaomi sales plummet as Huawei takes the lead in China

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Xiaomi, Inc., the Chinese phone manufacturer often called the Apple of China, has lost its gloss, with new figures showing that its sales have started to plummet. According to a new report from International Data Corporation (IDC), Xiaomi sales slid in China …

Bitcoin & blockchain investment surges to $290m in first half of 2016

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Investment in bitcoin and blockchain related companies is surging, with a new study published Tuesday finally putting a figure to the investment boom. According to Juniper Research, venture capital investment into bitcoin and blockchain companies came in at $290 million for the …

Intel enters the VR space with cordless Project Alloy headset

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Intel Corp. has entered the burgeoning virtual reality (VR) space with Project Alloy, an all-in-one wireless VR headset. Project Alloy delivers what Intel describes as new immersive experiences due to the company’s RealSense technologies that are optimize for VR usage, including most …

Bankrupt social justice warrior blog network Gawker Media acquired by Univision for $135m

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Bankrupt social justice warrior blog network Gawker Media, Inc. has been acquired by Spanish-language media company Univision Communications, Inc. for $135 million. In acquiring Gawker Media, Univision outbid publishing company Ziff Davis LLC, who had offered the lower figure of $90 million …

Group linked to NSA claimed to have been hacked, tools offered for sale on the dark web

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

A hacker or hackers going by the name of “The Shadow Brokers” is claiming to have hacked a group linked to the National Security Agency (NSA) and are offering their tools for sale on the dark web. The Shadow Brokers claim to …

Minecraft now available on the Oculus Rift VR headset

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Fulfilling a promise made nearly 12 months ago, Microsoft has finally delivered a virtual reality version of popular block-building game Minecraft for the Oculus Rift headset. The new Oculus Rift virtual reality-friendly version of Minecraft comes by way of a new free update to …

Report: Snapchat claimed to be acquiring mobile search and discovery app Vurb

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Snapchat Inc. is said to be close to finalizing a deal to acquire mobile search and discovery app maker Vurb (Verbify, Inc.), according to an unconfirmed report Monday. The Information (firewall) claims the deal is priced at $110 million plus additional team …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

The future is here: Uber to launch fleet of driverless cars in Pittsburgh later this month

Russia gets its first bitcoin exchange as confusion reigns over local attempts to ban cryptocurrencies

Cisco confirms alleged hack of group linked to NSA is real, issues security warning

Xiaomi sales plummet as Huawei takes the lead in China

Bitcoin & blockchain investment surges to $290m in first half of 2016

Intel enters the VR space with cordless Project Alloy headset

Bankrupt social justice warrior blog network Gawker Media acquired by Univision for $135m

Group linked to NSA claimed to have been hacked, tools offered for sale on the dark web

Minecraft now available on the Oculus Rift VR headset

Report: Snapchat claimed to be acquiring mobile search and discovery app Vurb

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