Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

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Chinese hackers breach Office of Personnel Management, steal 4m employee records

By Duncan Riley Jun 5, 2015

Chinese hackers have breached the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and obtained the records of over 4 million present and present employees, officials said Thursday. The agency, which handles government security clearances and federal…

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Big Data and analytics consulting marketplace Experfy raises $1.5m

By Duncan Riley Jun 4, 2015

Harvard-based Big Data and analytics consulting marketplace Experfy, Inc. has raised a seed round of $1.5 million. Investors included XPRIZE Chairman and CEO Peter Diamandis, Harvard Business School Professor Tarun Khanna; Intrado President George…

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LINE launches Popcorn Buzz, a teleconferencing app that supports up to 200 people

By Duncan Riley Jun 4, 2015

Messaging giant LINE Corp. has launched a new app called Popcorn Buzz, a teleconferencing app that allows users to talk to up to 200 people at the same time. Described by the company as…

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Bitcoin Blockchain financial trading startup Mirror raises $8.8m Series A

By Duncan Riley Jun 4, 2015

Bitcoin Blockchain financial platform startup Mirror (Vaurum Labs, Inc.) has raised $8.8 million Series A in a round led by Route 66 that included existing investors Battery Ventures, Crosslink Capital, RRE Ventures, and Tim Draper.…

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Yahoo pays $20m+ to exclusively live stream NFL game for free in October

By Duncan Riley Jun 4, 2015

The National Football League’s (NFL) first free, legally live streamed regular season game is coming, and much to delight of some, and the horror of others, it is being presented by Yahoo!, Inc. In…

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Money medication: pharmacy startup PillPack raises $50m Series C

By Duncan Riley Jun 3, 2015

Online pharmacy startup PillPack, Inc. has raised $50 million Series C in a round led by CRV that also included Accel Partners, Atlas Venture, Menlo Ventures, and Sherpa Ventures. Founded in 2013, PillPack aims…

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Pinterest to support in-app purchases in coming weeks with new “buyable pins” feature

By Duncan Riley Jun 3, 2015

Pinterest, Inc. is heading into the e-commerce market with an announcement Tuesday that it was introducing the ability for users to buy items pinned in their social sharing site. The “buyable pins” complete with…

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Augmented reality firm Magic Leap to release SDK for third party development

By Duncan Riley Jun 3, 2015

Google, Inc. backed augmented reality startup Magic Leap, Inc. is set to open up its platform for external developers. The company announced at the MIT Technology Review’s EmTech Digital conference Tuesday that it wants game developers, filmmakers,…

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Google project tells you how fattening the food in your Instagram photos is

By Duncan Riley Jun 3, 2015

Do you like to post food pictures to Instagram? keen on artificial intelligence? worried about your waist line? then Google, Inc.’s new project might be for you. Demoed at Boston’s Rework Deep Learning Summit last…

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Report: Apple’s streaming service to cost $10, includes celebrity DJs

By Duncan Riley Jun 2, 2015

Apple’s forthcoming music streaming service may well take on Spotify AB in more ways than one, including curated channels complete with celebrity disk jockeys. According to a report Monday, the new service, as yet officially…

Duncan Riley

Chinese hackers breach Office of Personnel Management, steal 4m employee records

Big Data and analytics consulting marketplace Experfy raises $1.5m

LINE launches Popcorn Buzz, a teleconferencing app that supports up to 200 people

Bitcoin Blockchain financial trading startup Mirror raises $8.8m Series A

Yahoo pays $20m+ to exclusively live stream NFL game for free in October

Money medication: pharmacy startup PillPack raises $50m Series C

Pinterest to support in-app purchases in coming weeks with new “buyable pins” feature

Augmented reality firm Magic Leap to release SDK for third party development

Google project tells you how fattening the food in your Instagram photos is

Report: Apple’s streaming service to cost $10, includes celebrity DJs

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