Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

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#uberkittens: Uber offers kitten delivery service in Australia for the first time

By Duncan Riley Feb 4, 2015

Uber Inc. has upped the ante in the ridesharing space by offering its Uber Kittens service in Australia for the first time. Uber Kittens, as the name may suggest, allows Uber users to have kittens…

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You can now use Bitcoin to pay for marijuana from vending machines in Seattle

By Duncan Riley Feb 4, 2015

When some think of Bitcoin the first things that may come to mind are Silk Road and the illegal trade of drugs on the darknet. Sure, readers of SiliconANGLE will know that the perception doesn’t fit reality,…

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Cryptocurrency startup NeuCoin raises $2.25 million seed round

By Duncan Riley Feb 3, 2015

Cryptocurrency startup NeuCoin has raised a $2.25 million seed round from 20 individual investors including King Digital Entertainment plc co-founder Patrik Stymne, Uber Inc. SVP Emil Michael and Hotwire Inc. president Henrik Kjellberg. Set to launch…

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Twitter starts selling ads on third party sites, begins with Flipboard, Yahoo! Japan

By Duncan Riley Feb 3, 2015

Twitter Inc. has taken a step outside its native tweet stream with news today that the company has started selling advertising on third party sites. The initial launch will see Promoted Tweets appear on…

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Google, Amazon, Microsoft and others paying Adblock Plus to show their ads

By Duncan Riley Feb 2, 2015

Eyeo GmbH’s popular Adblock Plus program is in the news today for all the wrong reasons: the company is taking money from advertisers to let their ads be seen by Adblock Plus users. A…

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Samsung Galaxy S6 to launch March 1st, may have curved screen

By Duncan Riley Feb 2, 2015

Samsung Co. Ltd.’s new flagship phone the Galaxy S6 will be launched March 1st, with the company sending out invitations to a press event in Barcelona. The invite includes a curved screen, hinting that Samsung…

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Show me the money: Tinder’s new Plus service will allow undos, wider searches at a price

By Duncan Riley Feb 2, 2015

Dating app maker Tinder Inc. is said to be preparing to launch its new paid premium service that will include a number of long requested features. The service, named Tinder Plus, will include an…

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Report: Google planning to take on Uber with self driving car

By Duncan Riley Feb 2, 2015

Google Inc. is reported to be developing its own ridesharing service to take on Uber Inc., a report claimed Monday. Bloomberg quoted unnamed sources that said that Google’s chief legal officer David Drummond revealed…

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LINE Corp.’s latest unexpected vertical: daily deals style grocery shopping

By Duncan Riley Feb 2, 2015

Messaging giant LINE Corp. is expanding its empire into yet another unexpected vertical: grocery shopping. The service, named “Cheap Sure Sure” will offer a daily deals style mix of perishable and non-perishable goods in Thailand,…

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Links to HYIP scams: Bitcoin exchange Bitmarket.pl has bank account suspended

By Duncan Riley Feb 2, 2015

Polish Bitcoin exchange BitMarket.pl is reported to be having some financial issues after having its bank account suspended by General Electric Co. owned Bank BPH. The company claims that its accounts were suspended January…

Duncan Riley

#uberkittens: Uber offers kitten delivery service in Australia for the first time

You can now use Bitcoin to pay for marijuana from vending machines in Seattle

Cryptocurrency startup NeuCoin raises $2.25 million seed round

Twitter starts selling ads on third party sites, begins with Flipboard, Yahoo! Japan

Google, Amazon, Microsoft and others paying Adblock Plus to show their ads

Samsung Galaxy S6 to launch March 1st, may have curved screen

Show me the money: Tinder’s new Plus service will allow undos, wider searches at a price

Report: Google planning to take on Uber with self driving car

LINE Corp.’s latest unexpected vertical: daily deals style grocery shopping

Links to HYIP scams: Bitcoin exchange Bitmarket.pl has bank account suspended

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