Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

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Buzzfeed acquires animated gif app maker GoPop

By Duncan Riley Feb 19, 2015

Buzzfeed Inc. has acquired animated gif app maker GoPop (Zeega Inc.) for an undisclosed price. Based in San Francisco, GoPop offered an iOS app that allowed users to blend multiple images into an animated…

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NSA & GCHQ hacked world’s largest SIM card maker, acquired encryption keys

By Duncan Riley Feb 19, 2015

New documents released by fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden have revealed how the NSA and U.K. security agency GCHQ hacked into the computers of SIM card manufacturer Gemalto, acquiring encryption keys that would allow them to…

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Text only social network Boldomatic raises seed round of $700,000

By Duncan Riley Feb 19, 2015

Swiss social sharing site Boldomatic has closed a $700,000 seed round from a number of European angels and investors. The company, which pitches itself as a “content-creation platform and community… determined to conquer the world…

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Reddit books $8.3m in ad revenue for 2014, donating 10% to charities voted for by users

By Duncan Riley Feb 18, 2015

Reddit Inc. is giving back to the community after it pledged Wednesday to donate 10 percent of its ad earnings from 2014 to charity. Reddit reported advertising revenue of $8,276,594.93 for the year ending December 31st,…

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Samsung acquires Apple Pay competitor LoopPay

By Duncan Riley Feb 18, 2015

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has acquired mobile wallet solutions provider LoopPay Inc. for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2013, LoopPay offers a mobile payments solution that turns existing magnetic stripe readers into secure, contactless receivers,…

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Sony to spin off video and audio units including mobile phones

By Duncan Riley Feb 18, 2015

It may be the end of an era for Japanese electronics firm Sony Corp. with the company saying it would spin off its loss making video and audio units. The news came Wednesday from Sony CEO…

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Bitcoin exchange CAVIRTEX shutting down after being hacked

By Duncan Riley Feb 17, 2015

Canadian Bitcoin exchange CAVIRTEX (161243 Alberta Inc.) has announced it is shutting down after being hacked. The company didn’t come out and admit to being hacked however, but instead said in a statement on…

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Blog aggregator Notey raises $1.6 million. Also what year is this?

By Duncan Riley Feb 17, 2015

Blog aggregator Notey has raised a $1.6 million seed round from individual investors Steve Kirsch (Founder of Infoseek, OneID and CoinTrust), Hugo Barra (VP International, Xiaomi) and Ryan Holmes (CEO and Founder of Hootsuite). Based…

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Samsung Galaxy S6 may come with wireless charging

By Duncan Riley Feb 17, 2015

Samsung Co. Ltd.’s latest flagship model the Galaxy S6 may come with wireless charging when it’s launched next month at the Mobile World Congress (MWC.) Samsung engineer Seho Park took to Samsung’s Official Global Blog…

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Reports: Snapchat raising new round on $16-19b valuation, wants to buy Taylor Swift’s record company

By Duncan Riley Feb 17, 2015

Snapchat Inc. is reported to be seeking a new round (Series E) on a $16-$19 billion valuation as another report claims it may be interested in acquiring Taylor Swift’s record company. Bloomberg claims that…

Duncan Riley

Buzzfeed acquires animated gif app maker GoPop

NSA & GCHQ hacked world’s largest SIM card maker, acquired encryption keys

Reddit books $8.3m in ad revenue for 2014, donating 10% to charities voted for by users

Samsung acquires Apple Pay competitor LoopPay

Sony to spin off video and audio units including mobile phones

Bitcoin exchange CAVIRTEX shutting down after being hacked

Blog aggregator Notey raises $1.6 million. Also what year is this?

Samsung Galaxy S6 may come with wireless charging

Reports: Snapchat raising new round on $16-19b valuation, wants to buy Taylor Swift’s record company

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