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

Major banks line up with fintech startup R3 to develop Blockchain framework for financial markets

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Nine major banks have joined with fintech startup R3CEV LLC (R3) to develop a framework for using Blockchain technology in financial markets. The announcement of the partnership to design and deliver advanced distributed/shared ledger technologies to global financial markets includes some of …

Morons reporting Facebook is getting a dislike button are wrong, but it is getting something new

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Baaa! Shaun the Sheep Demonstrating once again the pathetic nature of many “journalists” in not even attempting to confirm a story, various media outlets (including respected ones) reported Tuesday that Facebook was getting a dislike button. While a feature that has been …

Apple building a unified platform for its web services based on the infrastructure that powers Siri

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Would you like to rule the world, Siri? The question may be somewhat facetious, but the underlying infrastructure that currently runs the Apple-owned Siri artificial intelligence (AI) product could soon be powering the Apple cloud with a report Tuesday that the tech giant …

Kill me now: One product beauty subscription service Ipsy raises $100m Series B

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Online makeup beauty subscription service Ipsy (Personalized Beauty Discovery, Inc.) has raised $100 million Series B in a round led by TPG Growth and Sherpa Capital. Founded in 2011 by “YouTube star” Michelle Phan, Ipsy offers one product: a $10 per month …

Good news: VLC and Plex coming to the Apple TV

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Despite some setbacks in terms of what apps it may support, the forthcoming Apple TV received a boost Monday with news that both VLC and Plex will be coming to the new set top box. The developers behind VLC announced that they …

iPhone 6S set to break records as Apple struggles with supply chain issues

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Despite delivering a phone with mixed reviews and one that looks physically the same as its predecessor, it’s mostly good news for Apple today with the company reporting that it’s on track to beat records with their new iPhone 6S. The phone, …

Going to jail: Mt Gox CEO formally charged with Bitcoin embezzlement

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Mark Karpeles, the Chief Executive Officer of failed Bitcoin exchange Mt Gox, is one step closer to being thrown in jail with news out of Japan that he has now formally been charged in relation to crimes committed while he was running …

Bitcoin Blockchain analytics startup Coinalytics raises $1.1m seed round

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Real-time Bitcoin Blockchain analytics startup Coinalytics, Inc. has raised $1.1 million in a seed round from The Hive. Founded in 2014, Coinalytics offers a number of services relating to the real-time tracking of the Bitcoin Blockchain to allow companies to undertake risk …

Public transit app maker HopStop to cease trading 2 years after being acquired by Apple

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Public transit app maker HopStop, Inc. is to cease offering its services some two years after being acquired by Apple. The app maker, rumored to have been acquired for the price of $1 billion in July 2013, provides transit and mapping services …

Apple hamstrings new Apple TV out of the box by not supporting Webview in tvOS

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

The shine and gloss around the promise of apps in the new version the Apple TV has diminished somewhat over the weekend with news that the new operating system for the device doesn’t support Webview. Webview, if you’re not familiar with the …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Major banks line up with fintech startup R3 to develop Blockchain framework for financial markets

Morons reporting Facebook is getting a dislike button are wrong, but it is getting something new

Apple building a unified platform for its web services based on the infrastructure that powers Siri

Kill me now: One product beauty subscription service Ipsy raises $100m Series B

Good news: VLC and Plex coming to the Apple TV

iPhone 6S set to break records as Apple struggles with supply chain issues

Going to jail: Mt Gox CEO formally charged with Bitcoin embezzlement

Bitcoin Blockchain analytics startup Coinalytics raises $1.1m seed round

Public transit app maker HopStop to cease trading 2 years after being acquired by Apple

Apple hamstrings new Apple TV out of the box by not supporting Webview in tvOS

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