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

Google Now on Tap adds translation, new discover mode and barcode/QR code scanning

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Google, Inc. has updated its Android Google Now on Tap feature with three new functions including the ability to translate text on any page, a new built-in Discover mode, and the ability to scan barcodes and QR codes. Now on Tap, available …

Twitter tests live sports coverage with Wimbledon stream

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Twitter, Inc. has started testing its live sports streaming service with a feed from tennis tournament Wimbledon. The test, which originally went unannounced except for a mention on the official Wimbledon Twitter account, sees Twitter providing a stream from ESPN that includes …

Bitcoin now a payment option for Uber in Argentina following deal with Xapo

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Ridesharing service Uber, Inc. has teamed with bitcoin services company Xapo Ltd. to allow Uber users in Argentina to pay for their rides using bitcoin. The deal is reported to have occurred due to attempts by the Argentinian Government to close Uber …

Machine learning cyber security startup Darktrace raises $64m Series C

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Machine learning cyber security startup Darktrace Ltd. has raised $64 million Series C in a round led by KKR & Co. L.P. that included Summit Partners, TenEleven Ventures, and SoftBank. According to reports, the round was raised at a valuation of $400 …

Hummingbad malware infects 10m Android devices, linked to Yispecter on iOS

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

A form of Android malware called Hummingbad has been found to be on over 10 million devices globally, and would appear to be from the same firm that produces the Yispecter iOS malware, a security firm has revealed. Check Point explained in …

Hacker who obtained celebrity nude pictures pleads guilty, facing up to 5 years in prison

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

The hacker behind the infamous “celebgate/fappening” hacking scandal in 2014 that resulted in private images of celebrities appearing online has pleaded guilty. Edward Majerczyk, 28, of Chicago, stood accused of illegally accessing over 300 Apple iCloud and Gmail accounts. Majerczyk accessed the …

Big Data integration platform provider Talend files for an IPO

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Big Data integration platform provider Talend SA has filed the paperwork to raise up to $86.25 million in an initial public offering (IPO). According to reports Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Barclays, Citigroup and William Blair were leading the deal. Founded in 2005, Talend …

VR porn festival in Japan closed prematurely by police due to overcrowding

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Proving like many technologies before it, porn will drive the adoption of virtual reality. A VR porn festival held in the Tokyo district of Akihabara has been closed prematurely by police due to overcrowding. According to Hatenablog (in part translated by VR …

Ex-Secret Service agent and Silk Road thief Shaun Bridges accused of stealing more bitcoin

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Newly unsealed court documents in the case against disgraced former Secret Service agent and Silk Road bitcoin thief Shaun Bridges allege that further bitcoin was stolen after Bridge’s was initially arrested. The documents were revealed as part of the ongoing investigation of Bridges …

Apple fires back at Spotify claims of unfair treatment, anti-competitive behavior

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Apple, Inc. has fired backed at claims from Spotify AB that they are being treated unfairly by claiming that Spotify is asking for exemptions to App Store rules that are applied equally to everyone. The row started last week when Spotify released …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Google Now on Tap adds translation, new discover mode and barcode/QR code scanning

Twitter tests live sports coverage with Wimbledon stream

Bitcoin now a payment option for Uber in Argentina following deal with Xapo

Machine learning cyber security startup Darktrace raises $64m Series C

Hummingbad malware infects 10m Android devices, linked to Yispecter on iOS

Hacker who obtained celebrity nude pictures pleads guilty, facing up to 5 years in prison

Big Data integration platform provider Talend files for an IPO

VR porn festival in Japan closed prematurely by police due to overcrowding

Ex-Secret Service agent and Silk Road thief Shaun Bridges accused of stealing more bitcoin

Apple fires back at Spotify claims of unfair treatment, anti-competitive behavior

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