Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Blockchain

Dapps startup Near raises $21M in token raise led by Andreessen Horowitz

By Duncan Riley May 4, 2020

Decentralized applications startup Near Inc. today announced a $21 million token raise alongside the launch of its Protocol MainNet. The token funding was led by Andreessen Horowitz’s a16z fund. It’s the fund’s first investment…

Blockchain

Bitcoin continues to rise as some predict a bull run

By Duncan Riley May 3, 2020

The price of bitcoin has continued to rise over the last week and some analysts are now suggesting that the cryptocurrency is entering a strong bull run. Bitcoin was trading at $8,730,11 as of…

Security

91M customer records stolen from Indonesian e-commerce giant Tokopedia

By Duncan Riley May 3, 2020

Indonesia e-commerce giant PT Tokopedia has been hacked with the stolen data being offered for sale on the dark web. Discovered and publicized over the weekend by data breach monitoring firm Under the Breach, the hack is believed to…

Emerging Tech

Uber to require drivers and riders to wear facemasks as it designs technology to enforce it

By Duncan Riley May 3, 2020

Uber Technologies Inc. is set to require drivers and riders to wear a facemask and is designing technology to detect that drivers are doing so. The new policy will be rolled out in the…

Security

New Android EventBot malware steals data from financial applications

By Duncan Riley Apr 30, 2020

A new form of Android mobile malware has been spotted in the wild that steals user data from financial applications. Dubbed “EventBot” by security researchers at Cybereason Inc. who wrote about it today, the new…

Apps

Smartphone shipments hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic

By Duncan Riley Apr 30, 2020

COVID-19 has hit smartphone sales hard, causing the largest-ever recorded drop in shipments in the first quarter of 2020. According to a report released by International Data Corp., smartphone shipments dropped 11.7% in the first quarter…

Blockchain

Andreessen Horowitz raises $515M for second blockchain and cryptocurrency fund

By Duncan Riley Apr 30, 2020

Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz said today it has raised $515 million for a second fund to invest in blockchain and cryptocurrency. The venture capital firm, founded by Marc Andreessen (pictured) and Ben…

Security

Employee data stolen in latest hack of edtech company Chegg

By Duncan Riley Apr 29, 2020

Education technology company Chegg Inc. has been hacked for the third time since 2018 with employee data stolen. The latest hack involved the theft of some 700 employee records and included names and Social…

Apps

Americans skeptical of COVID-19 tracking apps as researchers raise security concerns

By Duncan Riley Apr 29, 2020

A new poll has found that more than half of Americans are either unwilling or unable to use COVID-19 illness tracing applications as researchers warn that the apps present a security risk. A Washington…

Emerging Tech

Augmented reality startup Mojo Vision raises $51M to develop its smart contact lens

By Duncan Riley Apr 29, 2020

Augmented reality startup Mojo Vision Inc. revealed today that it has raised $51 million in new funding to develop its smart contact lens. The Series B-1 round was led by New Enterprise Associates and included…

Duncan Riley

Dapps startup Near raises $21M in token raise led by Andreessen Horowitz

Bitcoin continues to rise as some predict a bull run

91M customer records stolen from Indonesian e-commerce giant Tokopedia

Uber to require drivers and riders to wear facemasks as it designs technology to enforce it

New Android EventBot malware steals data from financial applications

Smartphone shipments hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic

Andreessen Horowitz raises $515M for second blockchain and cryptocurrency fund

Employee data stolen in latest hack of edtech company Chegg

Americans skeptical of COVID-19 tracking apps as researchers raise security concerns

Augmented reality startup Mojo Vision raises $51M to develop its smart contact lens

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