Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

NEWS

Messaging app with 100M installs exposes private data through poor security practices

By Duncan Riley Nov 19, 2020

Go SMS Pro, a messaging app with over 100 million Android installations, has been found to expose user data through poor security practices. Discovered and publicized today by researchers at Trustwave SpiderLabs, the data is exposed because…

Emerging Tech

Amazon lays off Prime Air staff as it seeks to outsource drone manufacturing

By Duncan Riley Nov 19, 2020

Amazon.com Inc. has laid off dozens of staff from its Prime Air drone delivery unit as it seeks to outsource drone manufacturing. The Financial Times reported today that the layoffs involve research and development staff along…

Apps

Facebook antitrust probe is targeting WhatsApp and Instagram acquisitions

By Duncan Riley Nov 19, 2020

The antitrust investigations into Facebook Inc. are entering their final stages, targeting the social media giant’s acquisition of WhatsApp and Instagram, according to a report today from The Washington Post. Reports that Facebook was being…

NEWS

Customer data stolen in hack targeting cryptocurrency exchange Liquid

By Duncan Riley Nov 18, 2020

Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Liquid, the 18th largest exchange in the world by volume, has been hacked and customer data stolen. Detected on Nov. 13, the hack wasn’t a direct attack on the company’s infrastructure.…

Cloud

Hybrid cloud management startup CloudBolt Software raises $35M

By Duncan Riley Nov 18, 2020

Hybrid cloud management startup CloudBolt Software Inc. has raised $35 million in new funding to build out its technology vision, accelerate international expansion and invest in new partnerships. The Series B round consisted of a mix…

Infra

Intel sells Enpirion power management and controller product line to Richtek for $85M

By Duncan Riley Nov 18, 2020

Intel Corp. has sold its Enpirion power management and controller product line to Richtek Technology Corp., a subsidiary of Taiwanese semiconductor company MediaTek Inc. for $85 million. Enpirion was found in 2001 by a team…

Blockchain

VMware enterprise blockchain platform now generally available

By Duncan Riley Nov 18, 2020

VMware today formally entered the blockchain business with the commercial launch of VMware Blockchain, a platform designed to allow enterprises to build networks and deploy decentralized applications. The new service, several years in the…

NEWS

Amazon Web Services APIs can allegedly be exploited to steal user data

By Duncan Riley Nov 17, 2020

News of yet another company exposing its data to all and sundry on cloud storage is so normal now that you can pre-write the news and insert the name of the company. This time,…

Blockchain

In post-election rally, bitcoin surges to its highest price in three years

By Duncan Riley Nov 17, 2020

The price of bitcoin surged to its highest level in three years today in a rally that some are suggesting will surpass the run-up in 2017. The recent surge coincided with the U.S. presidential election, but…

AI

Machine learning automation startup DataRobot raises $270M ahead of likely IPO

By Duncan Riley Nov 17, 2020

Machine learning automation startup DataRobot Inc. said today it has raised $270 million in new funding on a $2.7 billion valuation in what the company describes as “pre-IPO funding,” suggesting that it has plans to go…

Duncan Riley

Messaging app with 100M installs exposes private data through poor security practices

Amazon lays off Prime Air staff as it seeks to outsource drone manufacturing

Facebook antitrust probe is targeting WhatsApp and Instagram acquisitions

Customer data stolen in hack targeting cryptocurrency exchange Liquid

Intel sells Enpirion power management and controller product line to Richtek for $85M

VMware enterprise blockchain platform now generally available

Amazon Web Services APIs can allegedly be exploited to steal user data

In post-election rally, bitcoin surges to its highest price in three years

Machine learning automation startup DataRobot raises $270M ahead of likely IPO

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