Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Blockchain

Bitcoin mining equipment maker Canaan falls flat in Nasdaq stock debut

By Duncan Riley Nov 21, 2019

Bitcoin mining equipment maker Canaan Creative went public on the Nasdaq Exchange Wednesday, but its stock fell flat on debut. Coming into the initial public offering, first announced in October, Canaan offered 10 million American depository…

Security

Google offers bounty of up to $1.5M for its Android Security Rewards program

By Duncan Riley Nov 21, 2019

Google LLC has thrown more money into the kitty for its Android Security Rewards program, offering payments of up to $1.5 million for anyone who can compromise its Titan M secure element on its…

Apps

WeWork to lay off 2,400 staff under SoftBank-led restructuring

By Duncan Riley Nov 21, 2019

Troubled workplace provider WeWork is laying off 2,400 staff as part of a companywide restructuring after it was taken over by SoftBank Group Corp. in an $8 billion deal in October. The cuts, amounting…

Security

Zero-trust security platform provider Banyan Security raises $17M

By Duncan Riley Nov 21, 2019

So-called “zero-trust” security platform provider Banyan Security said today it has raised $17 million in new funding to allow it to accelerate product development. The Series A round was led by Shasta Ventures and included Unusual…

Cloud

SaaS cloud application management startup Gravitational raises $25M

By Duncan Riley Nov 20, 2019

Cloud software-as-a-service application management startup Gravitational Inc. said today it has raised $25 million in new funding to fuel further product development and scale up business operations. Founded in 2015, Gravitational is a cloud-based company that…

Apps

PayPal buys coupon web browser extension company Honey for $4B

By Duncan Riley Nov 20, 2019

PayPal Inc. today said it has acquired Honey Science Corp., a web browser extension and coupon site, for $4 billion in a mostly cash deal. Founded in 2012, Honey pitches itself as a site…

Emerging Tech

NTSB report into fatal Uber crash lays blame with safety driver and policies

By Duncan Riley Nov 19, 2019

A final report by the National Transportation Safety Board into the fatal crash involving an Uber Technologies Inc. self-driving vehicle in Tempe, Arizona, in March 2018 has found that the safety driver was primarily at…

Security

Credit card details stolen as Macy’s becomes the latest Magecart victim

By Duncan Riley Nov 19, 2019

Macy’s Inc. is the latest company to be hacked in an apparent “Magecart” attack resulting in customer credit card details stolen from its website. The hack was first detected on Oct. 15, though it’s…

Security

Business email compromise startup Abnormal Security raises $24M

By Duncan Riley Nov 19, 2019

Business email compromise cybersecurity startup Abnormal Security Corp. launched its services today with a Series A funding round of $24 million led by Greylock Partners. Founded in 2018 by Evan Reiser and Sanjay Jeyakumar, both previously employees…

Apps

Slack’s shares plunge as Microsoft Teams passes 20M daily active users

By Duncan Riley Nov 19, 2019

Microsoft Corp. today announced that its Teams online collaboration service has now passed 20 million daily active users, causing stock in rival Slack Inc. to plunge Tuesday. An increase of just over 50% on…

Duncan Riley

Bitcoin mining equipment maker Canaan falls flat in Nasdaq stock debut

Google offers bounty of up to $1.5M for its Android Security Rewards program

WeWork to lay off 2,400 staff under SoftBank-led restructuring

Zero-trust security platform provider Banyan Security raises $17M

PayPal buys coupon web browser extension company Honey for $4B

NTSB report into fatal Uber crash lays blame with safety driver and policies

Credit card details stolen as Macy’s becomes the latest Magecart victim

Business email compromise startup Abnormal Security raises $24M

Slack’s shares plunge as Microsoft Teams passes 20M daily active users

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