Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

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3.1M records tied to medical software company Adit found exposed online

By Duncan Riley Aug 11, 2020

More than 3 million user records tied to a medical software company called Adit have been found exposed online and may have been stolen by malicious actors. Discovered by security researcher Bob Diachenko, who…

Cloud

Online document startup and G Suite alternative Coda raises $80M

By Duncan Riley Aug 11, 2020

Online document startup Coda Project Inc. announced today it has raised $80 million in new funding on a $636 million valuation to build out its G Suite alternative. The Series C round was led by Kleiner…

Apps

Report: Airbnb planning to file paperwork for initial public offering this month

By Duncan Riley Aug 11, 2020

Despite being hammered by the COVID-19 pandemic, Airbnb Inc. is planning to file paperwork for an initial public offering later this month, according to a report today in The Wall Street Journal. Airbnb has been one…

Emerging Tech

Artificial intelligence drug discovery startup Atomwise raises $123M

By Duncan Riley Aug 11, 2020

Artificial intelligence drug discovery startup Atomwise Inc. announced today it has raised $123 million in new funding to scale up its AI technology platform. The Series B round was led by B Capital Group and…

Emerging Tech

Google blames software update for Home speakers recording users

By Duncan Riley Aug 10, 2020

The ongoing joke around smart home devices is that they are spying devices that people opt to put in their homes and offices. Various companies have always denied this, saying that the devices are…

Emerging Tech

Uber and Lyft ordered by judge to classify drivers in California as employees

By Duncan Riley Aug 10, 2020

A judge in California ruled today that Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. must classify their California-based drivers as employees to comply with state law. California Assembly Bill 5, signed into law Sept. 18…

Apps

Facebook forms new group to oversee payments and related financial efforts

By Duncan Riley Aug 10, 2020

Facebook Inc. today said it has formed a new product group to oversee its payments and related financial efforts. It’s called F2 internally, short for Facebook Financial. The group, led by David Marcus (pictured), who also…

NEWS

Reddit hacked and defaced with pro-Trump messages in English and Chinese

By Duncan Riley Aug 9, 2020

Reddit Inc. is the latest company to be hacked, with some 70 groups on the site defaced with pro-Donald Trump messages. The hack occurred on Friday and involved those behind the attack accessing accounts…

Apps

Twitter shows interest in acquisition as TikTok plans to sue over ban

By Duncan Riley Aug 9, 2020

Twitter Inc. is reportedly the latest company interested in acquiring Chinese-owned social video app TikTok, just as app owner ByteDance Ltd. claims it will sue the Trump administration this week over a ban. The saga…

NEWS

Capital One agrees to $80M fine, cybersecurity consent order for 2019 data breach

By Duncan Riley Aug 6, 2020

Capital One Financial Corp. today agreed to pay an $80 million fine and enter into a consent order to boost its cybersecurity in a settlement that follows the theft of more than 100 million…

Duncan Riley

3.1M records tied to medical software company Adit found exposed online

Online document startup and G Suite alternative Coda raises $80M

Report: Airbnb planning to file paperwork for initial public offering this month

Artificial intelligence drug discovery startup Atomwise raises $123M

Google blames software update for Home speakers recording users

Uber and Lyft ordered by judge to classify drivers in California as employees

Facebook forms new group to oversee payments and related financial efforts

Reddit hacked and defaced with pro-Trump messages in English and Chinese

Capital One agrees to $80M fine, cybersecurity consent order for 2019 data breach

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