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

After being targeted successfully by hackers again, IRS shuts down e-File PIN service

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

The United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced the abolition of its PIN tool due to the platform being hacked. Under the now abolished electronic filing PIN tool (e-File PIN), people dealing with the IRS were able to use a PIN …

Google updates Maps with Landsat 8 imagery for pretty, cloud-free satellite views

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Google has updated the satellite imagery it uses in Google Maps to provide users with a more superior view of Earth from above. The new imagery comes from NASA’s Landsat 8 satellite, and combined with new processing techniques not only provides sharper …

Report: Lyft hires M&A specialist, seeks potential buyer or new investors

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Ridesharing startup and Uber, Inc. competitor Lyft, Inc. may be looking to sell itself, with a report Monday claiming the company has hired a boutique investment bank known for helping tech companies find a buyer. According to The Wall Street Journal, Lyft has …

DHS wants the power to ask visitors to the U.S. for their social media account details

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

If you’re not American and are visiting the United States soon you may need to provide more than a visa in your passport, with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) seeking the power to allow U.S. Customs officials to ask foreign visitors …

Facebook tries to placate conservatives by introducing political bias training for staff

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Social networking giant Facebook, Inc. is to begin training employees about political bias following accusations made in May that it was removing links to conservative content in its trending news section. Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg made the announcement last week …

New Godless Android malware running rampant, over 850,000 devices affected

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

New malware that targets Google’s Android mobile operating system and hijacks a target phone has affected over 850,000 devices worldwide. Security firm Trend Micro said the malware, dubbed Godless (ANDROIDOS_GODLESS.HRX), targets a set of rooting exploits in its pockets and uses multiple …

YouTube to add live app streaming as Facebook announces masks, two people streaming

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

The battle for live streaming market supremacy has risen a notch with both the Google-owned YouTube, and Facebook, Inc. making new announcements Thursday in an effort to expand their user bases. YouTube was first, announcing at the VidCon Conference that it is extending …

Happy days are here again: Twilio stock price surges after going public

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Cloud communications company Twilio, Inc. went public on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday in a sign that is being interpreted as being a return of happy days for tech initial public offerings (IPOs). Shares in Twilio, listed as TWLO, floated at …

US Regulators warn that Bitcoin and Blockchain tech is a threat to financial stability

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

A group of powerful United States regulators has named Bitcoin and Blockchain technologies as being a threat to financial stability in a new report. The report (pdf) from the Financial Stability Oversight Council, which includes representatives of the Federal Reserve, the Securities …

Bitcoin & Blockchain startup Circle raises $60m Series D for push into China

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Bitcoin and Blockchain startup Circle Internet Financial, Inc. has raised $60 million Series D in a round led by IDG Capital Partners that included leading Chinese firms Baidu, CICC Alpha, China EverBright Investment Management, Fenbushi Capital and CreditEase. The new funding will …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

After being targeted successfully by hackers again, IRS shuts down e-File PIN service

Google updates Maps with Landsat 8 imagery for pretty, cloud-free satellite views

Report: Lyft hires M&A specialist, seeks potential buyer or new investors

DHS wants the power to ask visitors to the U.S. for their social media account details

Facebook tries to placate conservatives by introducing political bias training for staff

New Godless Android malware running rampant, over 850,000 devices affected

YouTube to add live app streaming as Facebook announces masks, two people streaming

Happy days are here again: Twilio stock price surges after going public

US Regulators warn that Bitcoin and Blockchain tech is a threat to financial stability

Bitcoin & Blockchain startup Circle raises $60m Series D for push into China

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