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

Twitter introduces algorithmic timeline 4 days after CEO Jack Dorsey said they wouldn’t

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Four days after Chief Executive Officer Jack swore that Twitter, Inc. has no intention to implement an algorithmic timeline this week, Twitter has launched an algorithmic timeline. Dubbed by the company as an “improved timeline,” the new service is promoted as a …

Twitter loses more users in Q4, but makes more money from those remaining

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

The problems at microblogging-come-messaging service Twitter, Inc. have continued with the company reporting that it lost even more users in the fourth quarter of 2015. Twitter reported that its Monthly Average Users (MAU) remained stable in the quarter compared to the Q3, …

Twitter’s latest social justice brainwave is to implement an Orwellian “Trust & Safety Council”

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Microblogging come messaging service Twitter, Inc. has upped the ante in its pursuit of turning the service into a safe space with a new “Trust & Safety Council” that could have easily come out of a George Orwell book. In an announcement …

SaaS cyber security startup Digital Shadows raises $14m Series B

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Software-as-a-Service (Saas) cyber security startup Digital Shadows Ltd. has raised $14 million Series B in a round led by Trinity Ventures that includes Storm Ventures, TenEleven Ventures, Passion Capital and Paladin Capital Group. Founded in 2011, Digital Shadows provides “cyber situational awareness,” …

Browser maker Opera to be acquired by Chinese consortium for $1.2b

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Opera Software ASA, the makers of the Opera web browser, is about to be acquired after having received a NOK 10.5 billion ($1.2 billion) takeover offer from a consortium of Chinese companies. The offer, from investment funds Golden Brick Silk Road Fund …

Memories: Internet Archive’s new Malware Museum lets you relive viruses of old

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Before BitTorrent, Limewire and Napster piracy had a different form, and that form was the floppy disk; first actual floppy disks (8 inch then later 5 1/4 inch), then later the not so floppy 3 1/2 inch disk. Back in the 1980’s …

Bitcoin stolen from lending startup Loanbase in alleged hack

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Bitcoin lending startup Loanbase, Inc. is claiming to have been hacked, although fortunately for customers and the company alike the amount stolen was not huge. Loanbase advised customers of the hack via email and its Facebook page on Sunday, explaining they had …

AngelList raised $163m for early stage startups in 2015 as investors diversify portfolios

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Online fundraising site for startups AngelList LLC has published its annual year in review report, and despite a perceived slowdown in the venture capital space late in the year, 2015 turned out to be another big year in angel funding. If you’re …

Hacker uses social engineering to access DoJ, releases employee files from DHS, FBI

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

A hacker has released details of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees following a successful social engineering attack against the Department of Justice (DoJ). The files so far released include a DHS Staff Directory that has …

Bitcoin scammer Ryan Kennedy arrested on rape charges

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Ryan Kennedy, the head of former Dogecoin exchange Moolah, has been arrested in the United Kingdom on rape charges. According to local reports, Kennedy stands accused of raping five women over the course of eight years and faces a total of 14 …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Twitter introduces algorithmic timeline 4 days after CEO Jack Dorsey said they wouldn’t

Twitter loses more users in Q4, but makes more money from those remaining

Twitter’s latest social justice brainwave is to implement an Orwellian “Trust & Safety Council”

SaaS cyber security startup Digital Shadows raises $14m Series B

Browser maker Opera to be acquired by Chinese consortium for $1.2b

Memories: Internet Archive’s new Malware Museum lets you relive viruses of old

Bitcoin stolen from lending startup Loanbase in alleged hack

AngelList raised $163m for early stage startups in 2015 as investors diversify portfolios

Bitcoin scammer Ryan Kennedy arrested on rape charges

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