Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

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China’s hottest tech startup Xiaomi just sold 2.12 million phones in 12 hours

By Duncan Riley Apr 9, 2015

Still relatively unknown in the West, Xiaomi Inc. is China’s hottest tech startup, and not just due to it also being the world’s most highly valued tech startup (the only one worth more than…

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Domo raises $200m Series D, obtains unicorn status with $2b valuation

By Duncan Riley Apr 9, 2015

Business Intelligence startup Domo Inc. has raised $200 million Series D in a round led by BlackRock that also included Capital Group, Glynn Capital and GGV Capital. Founded by former Omniture CEO Josh James…

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Allahu Akbar: FBI warns WordPress installs being targeted by Islamic State supporters

By Duncan Riley Apr 8, 2015

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has posted an official warning to users of Automattic Inc.’s WordPress content management system (CMS) to make sure their installs are up-to-date following repeated cases of the Islamic…

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Singtel acquires infosec firm Trustwave for $810 million

By Duncan Riley Apr 8, 2015

Singapore telecommunications giant Singtel Holdings Ltd. has acquired Chicago-based information security company Trustwave Holdings Inc. for $810 million. Under the terms of deal, Singtel will own a 98 percent share of Trustwave, with CEO and Chairman…

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Report: Google planning to launch a service that connects users with home service providers

By Duncan Riley Apr 8, 2015

Google Inc. is reported to be planning the launch of a new service that will connect users with home service providers. Buzzfeed claims that “sources close to the company” say the new service will link local…

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Enterprise data SaaS firm Informatica acquired for $5.3 billion

By Duncan Riley Apr 8, 2015

Enterprise data software as a service (SaaS) company Informatica Corp. has been acquired by private equity firm Permira Advisers LLC and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). The price of the acquisition was $5.3…

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Vivendi offers $273 million to buy YouTube competitor Dailymotion

By Duncan Riley Apr 7, 2015

Vivendi SA is reported to have offered $273 million to acquire French video site Dailymotion, the YouTube competitor that itself was acquired by Orange SA back in 2013. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Vivendi’s…

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CoreOS raises $20m Series A, launches new service that mashes its tech stack with Kubernetes

By Duncan Riley Apr 7, 2015

Linux distribution provider CoreOS has raised $20 million Series A in a round led by Google Ventures for $12 million and a follow on from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Fuel Capital, and Accel…

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Twitter now allows users to fully comment on a retweet…on some platforms at least

By Duncan Riley Apr 7, 2015

Twitter Inc. has finally given users a feature that they’ve long desired by adding the ability embed another tweet (a retweet) and comment on it in full. Previously, when wanting to comment on a…

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Oops: Google-backed Bitcoin Exchange Buttercoin goes kaput

By Duncan Riley Apr 6, 2015

Even an Internet search giant apparently can’t make a good investment in Bitcoin with news today that Google Investments backed Buttercoin Inc. is closing its doors April 10th. The startup, which launched to much…

Duncan Riley

China’s hottest tech startup Xiaomi just sold 2.12 million phones in 12 hours

Domo raises $200m Series D, obtains unicorn status with $2b valuation

Allahu Akbar: FBI warns WordPress installs being targeted by Islamic State supporters

Report: Google planning to launch a service that connects users with home service providers

Enterprise data SaaS firm Informatica acquired for $5.3 billion

Vivendi offers $273 million to buy YouTube competitor Dailymotion

CoreOS raises $20m Series A, launches new service that mashes its tech stack with Kubernetes

Twitter now allows users to fully comment on a retweet…on some platforms at least

Oops: Google-backed Bitcoin Exchange Buttercoin goes kaput

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