Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

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FTC takes legal action against Kickstarter that didn’t deliver or issue refunds

By Duncan Riley Jun 12, 2015

In the first case of its kind involving crowdfunding, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Thursday that it had taken legal action against a Kickstarter project founder who raised money for the project, then…

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Report: Blackberry preparing to launch an Android powered smartphone

By Duncan Riley Jun 12, 2015

The days of Blackberry Ltd. flogging phones running its own operating system may be nearing an end with a report Thursday suggesting that the company is preparing to sell a phone running Android. The…

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New Xcode release allows sideloading of pirated apps and emulators on iOS

By Duncan Riley Jun 11, 2015

Putting pirated applications and emulators on an iOS device has now become easier with news that Apple now allows non-paid up developers to sideload applications on their devices via the new version of XCode.…

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To the moon! Pornhub seeking $3.4m on Indiegogo to film world’s first space porno

By Duncan Riley Jun 11, 2015

Adult video streaming site Pornhub wants to take one small step for man, and one giant leap for pornography with a new crowdfunding campaign to raise money to shoot the world’s first pornography film…

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Crowdsourced language learning site Duolingo raises $45m Series D on $470m valuation

By Duncan Riley Jun 11, 2015

Free crowdsourced language learning site Duolingo, Inc. has raised $45 million Series D in a round led by Google Capital that included previous investors Union Square Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Tim Ferris, Ashton Kutcher,…

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Microsoft snaps up application management and transaction monitoring startup BlueStripe

By Duncan Riley Jun 10, 2015

Microsoft Corp. has acquired application management and transaction monitoring startup Blue Stripe Software, Inc. (BlueStripe.) Founded in 2007, BlueStripe’s solutions help map, monitor and troubleshoot distributed applications across heterogeneous operating systems and multiple data…

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Streaming music on fire: Spotify increases users to 75m, 20m of them paid subscribers

By Duncan Riley Jun 10, 2015

Spotify AG is facing a good fight against Apple’s new streaming music service Apple Music, but it goes into that battle well set, with numbers released today showing their service is thriving. In a…

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Spotify raises $526m Series G on a $8.53b valuation to keep up the fight against Apple

By Duncan Riley Jun 10, 2015

Spotify AG has raised $526 million Series G in a round that included Baillie Gifford, Landsdowne Partners, Rinkelberg, Senvest Capital, Discovery Capital Management, Goldman Sachs, Halcyon Asset Management, GSV Capital, D.E. Shaw & Co.,…

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SpaceX applies for FCC approval to start testing internet from space project

By Duncan Riley Jun 10, 2015

Elon Musk’s Space X Corp. is one step closer to its ambition of delivering internet access from space with the company applying for Federal Government approval to start testing on the project. According to…

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Zomato hacked by white hat, who was nice enough to let them know

By Duncan Riley Jun 10, 2015

Online restaurant review site Zomato Media Ptv Ltd, the owners of the service previously known as Urbanspoon, have been hacked by a white hat who thankfully for Zomato contacted them with details of the…

Duncan Riley

FTC takes legal action against Kickstarter that didn’t deliver or issue refunds

Report: Blackberry preparing to launch an Android powered smartphone

New Xcode release allows sideloading of pirated apps and emulators on iOS

To the moon! Pornhub seeking $3.4m on Indiegogo to film world’s first space porno

Crowdsourced language learning site Duolingo raises $45m Series D on $470m valuation

Microsoft snaps up application management and transaction monitoring startup BlueStripe

Streaming music on fire: Spotify increases users to 75m, 20m of them paid subscribers

Spotify raises $526m Series G on a $8.53b valuation to keep up the fight against Apple

SpaceX applies for FCC approval to start testing internet from space project

Zomato hacked by white hat, who was nice enough to let them know

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