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

Here’s the best tech ads from Super Bowl 50 | #SB50

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Super Bowl Sunday might be about a game of football, but for many the football plays second fiddle to the advertising during the game, and this year was no exception. A number of leading tech companies (and some smaller ones) took the …

Twitter is beholden to social justice warriors, that’s why they’ll change the timeline | #RIPTwitter

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

The chattering classes were aghast this weekend over a report Friday from Buzzfeed that Twitter was set to launch an algorithmic timeline as soon as this week. What this would mean is that instead of the current system wherein Twitter presents tweets …

Report: Google prepping new smartphone supported virtual reality headset

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Fresh off news in January that it’s getting serious about virtual reality (VR), Google, Inc. is said to be preparing to launch a new headset for smartphones, at least according to one report over the weekend. The Financial Times claims that the new …

Did time travelers take back a laptop to ancient Greece? Kooks claim there is hard evidence

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

In a story worthy of an episode of History Channel’s Ancient Aliens kooks, conspiracy theorists, and other people who are likely vegan are apparently claiming that an ancient Greek funeral stele (grave marker) is proof of time travel because it includes a …

Credit card to Bitcoin startup Simplex raises $7m Series A

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Simplex (SimplexCC Ltd.), an Israeli startup that enables Bitcoin purchases with credit cards has raised $7 million Series A in a round that included Bitmain, Cumberland Mining, and a number of unnamed individual investors. Founded in 2014, Simplex offers a service that …

Driving analytics SDK maker Zendrive raises $13.5m Series A

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Driving analytics software development kit (SDK) maker Zendrive, Inc. has raised $13.5 million Series A in a round led by Shervin Pishevar of Sherpa Capital that included Nyca Partners, Thomvest Ventures, First Round Capital, BMW i Ventures, Fontinalis Partners, and Tad Montross. Founded …

LinkedIn shares plummet as company predicts slowdown in Q4 financials

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Shares in business-oriented social networking site LinkedIn Corp. plummeted Thursday after the company revised down forward projections in its financials for the fourth quarter and full year 2015. LinkedIn predicted that revenue of $820 million in the first quarter, and $3.6 billion to …

European Commission wants to strip anonymity from Bitcoin… because terrorists

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

The European Commission (EC) has put forward a proposal that would strip away the ability to trade Bitcoin anonymously due to supposed links to terrorism. In an Action Plan to strengthen the fight against the financing of terrorism (PDF), the EC argues …

Back from the dead, Justin.tv to be resurrected as a channel on Snapchat

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

A long time ago in a far less cashed up Silicon Valley than it is today, a crazy guy decided to live stream his life on the internet for all to see, and then sold the company that resulted from that to …

Gobble gobble: IBM acquires Ecx.io, its third creative agency buy in a week

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) has acquired European digital full-service agency Ecx.io, their third creative agency acquisition in a week. Founded in 1995, Ecx.io provides services necessary to implement successful digital projects including strategic consulting, creative implementation, technical implementation, service, and maintenance. …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Here’s the best tech ads from Super Bowl 50 | #SB50

Report: Google prepping new smartphone supported virtual reality headset

Did time travelers take back a laptop to ancient Greece? Kooks claim there is hard evidence

Credit card to Bitcoin startup Simplex raises $7m Series A

Driving analytics SDK maker Zendrive raises $13.5m Series A

LinkedIn shares plummet as company predicts slowdown in Q4 financials

European Commission wants to strip anonymity from Bitcoin… because terrorists

Back from the dead, Justin.tv to be resurrected as a channel on Snapchat

Gobble gobble: IBM acquires Ecx.io, its third creative agency buy in a week

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