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

New arrest in case of failed Bitcoin exchange Coin.mx

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Another person involved in the operation of failed Bitcoin exchange Coin.mx has been arrested following the ongoing investigation by Federal Authorities into the case. 65-year-old Michael Murgio from Palm Beach County, Florida, the father of Anthony Murgio who was arrested back in …

Fired former Reddit VP has founded a safe space rival social sharing site

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Former fired Reddit Vice President Dan McComas is back, currently testing a new competing social sharing site that will offer “healthy, positive communities.” Called Imzy, the site itself is currently in private beta testing, and has groups dedicated to video games, music, …

DARPA wants someone to build the DoD a new secure Blockchain based messaging platform

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

The United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is advertising for a business to assist it in building a secure messaging app using distributed ledger (Blockchain) technology for the Department of Defense (DoD). An advertisement for the role appeared on the …

Apple fails to ink deal with BMW/ Daimler to co-develop car, may team with Magna instead

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Apple Inc.’s attempt to build its own car may have faced a setback with a report claiming that negotiations with a number of German car makers have ended unsuccessfully. According to German publication Handlesblatt, Apple had held talks with both BMW AG …

Hillary Super PAC spent $1m trolling Bernie Sanders supporters on social media

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

A report Thursday revealed that Super PAC aligned with the Hillary Clinton campaign has spent $1 million to “correct” critics on social media sites including Facebook and Reddit. The trolling campaign (for that is what it is) is being run by a …

IAB stats show digital advertising grew 20% in 2015 to record high of $59.6b

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Digital advertising revenue hit a record $59.6 billion in the United States in 2015, according to the new report from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB). The number was up a full 20 percent versus the $49.5 billion in revenue in 2014. Within …

Blogging platform provider Medium raises $50m Series C

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Blogging platform provider Medium (A Medium Corporation) has raised $50 million Series C in a round led by Spark Capital that included Andreessen Horowitz and Google Ventures. According to Re/Code the round was raised on a $600 million valuation, up from the …

Tinder for stoners app HighThere! discovered to share unencrypted data that is easily accessible

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

A Tinder-style, dating-come-social app for pot users has been exposed as having “student level security” that could be easily accessed by law enforcement or hackers. The HighThere! app was first made widely available in the Apple App Store and on Google Play …

Not Bitcoin: New Crackle series features gangs, drama, and an altcoin startup

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

A new original scripted series from Sony Corp.-owned Crackle is set to combine an interesting mix of subjects: gangs, drama, and an altcoin startup. The series, titled The Startup, revolves around a startup that is pitching an altcoin by the name of …

Epic fail: Evidence gathered from FBI-hosted child porn site ruled invalid due to incorrect warrant

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) decision to host a child pornography site in 2015 in an effort to catch users of the site has backfired, with a judge ruling that a warrant used in the operation was invalid. If you’ve missed …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

New arrest in case of failed Bitcoin exchange Coin.mx

DARPA wants someone to build the DoD a new secure Blockchain based messaging platform

Apple fails to ink deal with BMW/ Daimler to co-develop car, may team with Magna instead

IAB stats show digital advertising grew 20% in 2015 to record high of $59.6b

Blogging platform provider Medium raises $50m Series C

Tinder for stoners app HighThere! discovered to share unencrypted data that is easily accessible

Not Bitcoin: New Crackle series features gangs, drama, and an altcoin startup

Epic fail: Evidence gathered from FBI-hosted child porn site ruled invalid due to incorrect warrant

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