Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Policy

Biden administration officials push for sale of TikTok’s US operations

By Duncan Riley Dec 26, 2022

Some two years after a push by the Trump administration for ByteDance Ltd. to sell the U.S. operations of TikTok, all that is old is new again with a report that the Biden administration…

Apps

Apple and other companies face disruption amid massive COVID outbreak in China

By Duncan Riley Dec 25, 2022

Tech companies with manufacturing facilities in mainland China, including Apple Inc., are facing a months-long disruption amid a massive outbreak of COVID-19 in the Middle Kingdom after the Chinese Communist Party dropped its zero-COVID…

Policy

Microsoft responds to FTC lawsuit that seeks to block its takeover of Activision Blizzard

By Duncan Riley Dec 22, 2022

Microsoft Corp. today filed a response to a lawsuit from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that seeks to block its $68.7 billion takeover of computer games maker Activision Blizzard Inc., the biggest ever in…

Security

Zerobot botnet upgrade targets unpatched Apache servers

By Duncan Riley Dec 22, 2022

Zerobot, an “internet of things” botnet discovered earlier this year, has been updated with additional features, including the ability to target vulnerabilities on unpatched Apache servers. As detailed Wednesday by researchers at Microsoft Corp.’s Security…

Emerging Tech

Self-driving truck company TuSimple lays off 25% of staff days before Christmas

By Duncan Riley Dec 22, 2022

It won’t be a Merry Christmas for many employees of self-driving truck company TuSimple Holdings Inc. this year, as the company announced Wednesday that it’s laying off 25% of its staff in a restructuring plan. The move affects…

Security

LastPass reveals hacker copied encrypted customer password vaults

By Duncan Riley Dec 22, 2022

Password manager LastPass US LP today revealed that a hacker who gained access to their systems last month copied data from a backup that contained customer account information. LastPass revealed the attack on Dec. 1, saying…

Security

The Guardian newspaper hacked in suspected ransomware attack

By Duncan Riley Dec 21, 2022

Guardian News & Media Ltd., the publisher of the U.K. newspaper The Guardian, has been struck by a suspected ransomware attack. Details of the suspected ransomware attack were fittingly published today by The Guardian, which…

AI

‘South Park’ creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone raise $20M for their deepfake company

By Duncan Riley Dec 21, 2022

Deep Voodoo, an artificial intelligence entertainment startup founded by “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, revealed today that it has raised $20 million in funding to accelerate its development of deepfake technology, cost-effective…

Security

German industrial giant ThyssenKrupp targeted in cyberattack

By Duncan Riley Dec 20, 2022

German multinational industrial engineering and steel production company ThyssenKrupp AG said today that it’s fending off a cyberattack against its Materials Services division and corporate headquarters. The form of attack was not disclosed. A…

Security

Despite earnings beat, BlackBerry shares drop slightly in late trading

By Duncan Riley Dec 20, 2022

Shares in BlackBerry Ltd. dropped slightly in after-hours trading today despite the company beating analyst’ expectations for its latest quarterly earnings. For the third quarter that ended Nov. 30, BlackBerry reported a net loss…

Duncan Riley

Biden administration officials push for sale of TikTok’s US operations

Apple and other companies face disruption amid massive COVID outbreak in China

Microsoft responds to FTC lawsuit that seeks to block its takeover of Activision Blizzard

Zerobot botnet upgrade targets unpatched Apache servers

Self-driving truck company TuSimple lays off 25% of staff days before Christmas

LastPass reveals hacker copied encrypted customer password vaults

The Guardian newspaper hacked in suspected ransomware attack

‘South Park’ creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone raise $20M for their deepfake company

German industrial giant ThyssenKrupp targeted in cyberattack

Despite earnings beat, BlackBerry shares drop slightly in late trading

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