Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

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Verizon acquires AOL for $4.4 billion

By Duncan Riley May 12, 2015

Verizon Communications, Inc. has entered an agreement to acquire AOL, Inc. for $4.4 billion. The deal is reported to have Verizon paying $50 a share for AOL stock, a premium on top of its closing price…

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South Korean e-commerce startup Coupang close to raising $1 billion from SoftBank

By Duncan Riley May 12, 2015

E-commerce startup Coupang, often described as the Amazon of South Korea, is said to be close to raising $1 billion in a private equity round led by Japan’s SoftBank Corp. According to a report…

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Warner Music reports revenue from streaming services now higher than downloads

By Duncan Riley May 12, 2015

Any doubt that streaming music is the one and only future for the music industry was knocked on its head Monday with figures from Warner Music Group Corp. showing that the revenue from streaming…

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NoSQL database company MarkLogic raises $102 million, achieves Unicorn status

By Duncan Riley May 12, 2015

Enterprise NoSQL database company MarkLogic Corp. has raised $102 million in a private equity round that included Gary Bloom, Tenaya Capital, Sequoia Capital, Northgate Capital Group, Arrowpoint Partners and Wellington Management Co. Although not…

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Report: 21 Inc. wants to give away Bitcoin mining toasters, revenue share on returns

By Duncan Riley May 10, 2015

Mysterious Bitcoin startup 21 Inc. may be coming to a toaster near you, with a report over the weekend perhaps disclosing clearly for the first time what the company with $121 million in the…

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Two men accused of hacking Photobucket arrested, facing serious prison time

By Duncan Riley May 10, 2015

Two men accused of hacking photo-sharing service Photobucket.com, Inc. were indicted and arrested Friday by the Federau Buerau of Investigation (FBI.) Brandon Bourret, 39, of Colorado Springs, Colorado and Athanasios Andrianakis, 26, of Sunnyvale,…

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Bitcoin exchange itBit raises $25m Series A, gains regulatory approval in New York

By Duncan Riley May 8, 2015

Thursday was a big day for New York-based Bitcoin exchange itBit Trust Company LLC with the startup announcing a new round, and regulatory approval to start taking U.S. customers. The company announced that it has…

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Insane or inspired? Spotify reported to be entering the online video market

By Duncan Riley May 8, 2015

Would you like video with your streaming music? If you’re music streaming giant Spotify AB the answer to that question may well be yes with multiple reports Thursday that the company is in talks…

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Pump it real good: Fitbit files for $100 million IPO

By Duncan Riley May 7, 2015

Fitness tracking startup Fitbit Inc. is making a bold dash to Wall Street with a filing lodged with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Thursday to take the company public. The initial public offering…

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Cisco acquires cloud comms platform provider Tropo

By Duncan Riley May 7, 2015

Cisco Systems Inc. has acquired cloud communications platform provider Tropo Inc. Founded in 2009, Tropo offers a cloud based API platform that makes it simple to add phone and SMS applications into existing website…

Duncan Riley

Verizon acquires AOL for $4.4 billion

South Korean e-commerce startup Coupang close to raising $1 billion from SoftBank

Warner Music reports revenue from streaming services now higher than downloads

NoSQL database company MarkLogic raises $102 million, achieves Unicorn status

Report: 21 Inc. wants to give away Bitcoin mining toasters, revenue share on returns

Two men accused of hacking Photobucket arrested, facing serious prison time

Bitcoin exchange itBit raises $25m Series A, gains regulatory approval in New York

Insane or inspired? Spotify reported to be entering the online video market

Pump it real good: Fitbit files for $100 million IPO

Cisco acquires cloud comms platform provider Tropo

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