Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

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TechStars acquires UP Global, the company behind Startup Weekend

By Duncan Riley Jun 17, 2015

Startup accelerator TechStars has acquired UP Global, the company behind Startup Weekend, Startup Week, Startup Next and Startup Digest programs. The acquisition isn’t hugely surprising given the two have had a long and illustrious relationship, with Startup…

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Bitcoin exchange Kraken launches new dark pool exchange service

By Duncan Riley Jun 17, 2015

Bitcoin exchange Kraken (Payward, Inc.) has launched the Kraken dark pool, a new trading feature that allows Kraken clients to privately place Bitcoin orders and execute against similar-sized orders at potentially better prices than…

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Feds are investigating the St. Louis Cardinals for hacking the Houston Astros … seriously

By Duncan Riley Jun 17, 2015

In news you probably didn’t expect to read today, or any day for that matter, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced Wednesday that it is currently investigating Major League Baseball (MLB) team the…

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Seriously cool: Microsoft reveals it has built a version of Minecraft for HoloLens

By Duncan Riley Jun 16, 2015

Microsoft Corp. revealed at the E3 conference Monday that it had built a version of Minecraft for its upcoming HoloLens augmented reality headset. The HoloLens version of the wildly popular Minecraft gives players two…

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Report: GitHub looking to raise $200m on a $2b Unicorn valuation

By Duncan Riley Jun 16, 2015

Git repository hosting service GitHub, Inc. is said to be looking to raise a Series B round of $200 million. According to Bloomberg Business, who quotes “people familiar with the matter,” the new round…

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Trans-Tasman inventory management SaaS firm Unleashed Software raises $3.5m Series B

By Duncan Riley Jun 16, 2015

Inventory management software as a service (SaaS) developer Unleashed Software Pty. Ltd. has raised AU$4.5 million ($3.5 million) Series B in a round that included MYOB founder Craig Wrinkler. Founded in 2009, the Trans-Tasman…

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Chinese taxi hailing firm Didi Kuaidi looking to raise $1.5b+ on $15b valuation

By Duncan Riley Jun 15, 2015

Chinese taxi hailing app Didi Kuaidi (Xiaoju Kuaizhi Inc.,) the combined company from previous competitors KuaiDi Dache and Didi Dache, is said to be seeking to raise atleast $1.5 billion. According to Bloomberg Business,…

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Spotify soft-launches new music recommendations service “Taste Rewind”

By Duncan Riley Jun 15, 2015

Spotify AG has soft-launched a new product called Spotify Taste Rewind, that suggests songs from the past you might like based on musicians you currently like. Announced by Spotify Engineer Juan Manuel Serruya on…

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Alibaba to launch Netflix-style online video streaming service in China

By Duncan Riley Jun 14, 2015

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. announced Sunday that it was planning to launch a Netflix-style online video streaming service in China. According to reports, the new service will be called Tmall Box Office (TBO,) and…

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Olala: French company launches the world’s first smart bikini to stop you getting sunburned

By Duncan Riley Jun 12, 2015

Because you can never have enough internet connected devices, a French company has launched the worlds first Connected Bikini (in French: bikini connecté.) The idea for the bikini came from the designer seeing sunburned…

Duncan Riley

TechStars acquires UP Global, the company behind Startup Weekend

Bitcoin exchange Kraken launches new dark pool exchange service

Feds are investigating the St. Louis Cardinals for hacking the Houston Astros … seriously

Seriously cool: Microsoft reveals it has built a version of Minecraft for HoloLens

Report: GitHub looking to raise $200m on a $2b Unicorn valuation

Trans-Tasman inventory management SaaS firm Unleashed Software raises $3.5m Series B

Chinese taxi hailing firm Didi Kuaidi looking to raise $1.5b+ on $15b valuation

Spotify soft-launches new music recommendations service “Taste Rewind”

Alibaba to launch Netflix-style online video streaming service in China

Olala: French company launches the world’s first smart bikini to stop you getting sunburned

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