Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

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Financial services startup Payoneer to go public via SPAC in $3.3B deal

By Duncan Riley Feb 3, 2021

Online financial services startup Payoneer Inc., a company often compared to PayPal Holdings Inc., today announced plans to go public via a special-purpose acquisition company in a $3.3 billion deal. Payoneer will merge with FTAC…

NEWS

After Microsoft pegged two attackers in December, Chinese hackers linked to SolarWinds hack

By Duncan Riley Feb 2, 2021

Microsoft Corp. identified in December that a second suspected nation-state actor was involved in the now infamous hack of SolarWinds Worldwide LLC, but up until today the narrative in the mainstream media has been that…

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Digital LGBTQIA+ healthcare startup FOLX Health raises $25M

By Duncan Riley Feb 2, 2021

FOLX Health Inc., a startup designed to offer online digital health care services to the LGBTQIA+ community, announced today it has raised $25 million in new funding to expand its services to all 50…

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Uber acquires alcohol delivery startup Drizly for $1.1B

By Duncan Riley Feb 2, 2021

Uber Technologies Inc. today said it has acquired alcohol delivery startup Drizly for $1.1 billion in stock and cash. Founded in 2012, Drizly offers alcohol delivery in 1,400 cities across the U.S. and Canada.…

Emerging Tech

Apple hires Porsche chassis developer as car project moves ahead

By Duncan Riley Feb 2, 2021

Apple Inc.’s long-fabled car project continues to take a step closer to reality. The iPhone maker reportedly has hired a former Porsche executive, and it’s also reported to be close to finalizing deals with…

NEWS

1.4M unemployment records stolen in Washington state data breach

By Duncan Riley Feb 1, 2021

The records of at least 1.4 million people who have made unemployment claims in Washington state have been stolen following a data breach at the state auditor’s office. In a statement today, the Office of…

Blockchain

IBM denies claim it greatly scaled back its blockchain unit

By Duncan Riley Feb 1, 2021

International Business Machines Corp. today denied a report that claims it has greatly scaled back its blockchain unit and laid off the majority of the unit’s staff. The report, from Ian Allison at Coindesk…

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Robinhood raises additional $2.4B amid ongoing frenzy around GameStop

By Duncan Riley Feb 1, 2021

Robinhood Market Inc. today said it has raised an additional $2.4 billion on top of the $1 billion it raised last week to give it enough capital to survive the frenzy in retail trading that…

Cloud

Google to shut down Stadia game development studio

By Duncan Riley Feb 1, 2021

Google LLC today announced it’s shutting down its Stadia game development studio in a possible sign that all is not well with its cloud gaming service. Stadia, announced in March 2019, allows users to…

NEWS

Vulnerability in Azure Functions allows an attacker to escape to the Docker host

By Duncan Riley Jan 31, 2021

A newly discovered vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Functions can allow an attacker to escalate privileges and escape the Azure Functions Docker container to the Docker host. Azure Functions, Microsoft Corp.’s equivalent to Amazon Web…

Duncan Riley

Financial services startup Payoneer to go public via SPAC in $3.3B deal

After Microsoft pegged two attackers in December, Chinese hackers linked to SolarWinds hack

Digital LGBTQIA+ healthcare startup FOLX Health raises $25M

Uber acquires alcohol delivery startup Drizly for $1.1B

Apple hires Porsche chassis developer as car project moves ahead

1.4M unemployment records stolen in Washington state data breach

IBM denies claim it greatly scaled back its blockchain unit

Robinhood raises additional $2.4B amid ongoing frenzy around GameStop

Vulnerability in Azure Functions allows an attacker to escape to the Docker host

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