Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Apps

Instagram expands test of removing public ‘like’ counts globally

By Duncan Riley Nov 14, 2019

Facebook Inc.-owned Instagram today announced that it’s expanding its testing of removing public “like” counts globally after launching a trial in select countries earlier this year. The idea behind removing like counts, announced at Facebook’s annual developer…

Apps

1Password raises $200M, its first-ever external funding

By Duncan Riley Nov 14, 2019

Password manager software provider 1Password has $200 million in new funding today to invest in product and go-to-market programs to expand its enterprise presence globally. The Series A round, the first time the company formally…

Apps

At Universe conference, GitHub launches new Security Lab

By Duncan Riley Nov 14, 2019

Open-source hosting and repository service GitHub Inc., acquired by Microsoft Corp. for $7.5 billion in October 2018, today announced a series of new security products at its annual GitHub Universe event in San Francisco. Leading…

Security

Mexican state-owned petroleum firm Pemex crippled by ransomware

By Duncan Riley Nov 13, 2019

Mexican state-owned petroleum company Petróleos Mexicanos, known as Pemex, has been targeted in a ransomware attack whose perpetrators are demanding a ransom of 565 bitcoin, worth $4.93 million. The attack, which forced the company…

Emerging Tech

John Carmack steps down as CTO of Oculus to tackle artificial general intelligence

By Duncan Riley Nov 13, 2019

Oculus Chief Technology Officer John Carmack is stepping down from the position he has held since 2013 to spend time working on artificial intelligence. Although he won’t have a formal role in the company,…

Emerging Tech

Amazon strengthens its smart home speaker dominance in third quarter

By Duncan Riley Nov 13, 2019

Smart home speaker sales surged in the third quarter and Amazon.com Inc. increased its lead in the market. According to figures today from Canalys, in the quarter overall smart speaker sales grew 44.9% from…

Security

Online cybersecurity career development startup Cybrary raises $15M

By Duncan Riley Nov 13, 2019

Online cybersecurity career development startup Cybrary Inc. today said it has raised $15 million in new funding to accelerate the growth of the company’s online workforce development platform. The Series B round was led by BuildGroup and…

Security

Aqua Security buys CloudSploit to expand into cloud security posture management

By Duncan Riley Nov 12, 2019

Container security startup Aqua Security Software Ltd. today revealed that it has acquired cloud security-as-a-service startup CloudSploit LLC for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2015 and based in the Washington D.C. area, CloudSploit’s SaaS platform…

Security

Large ASP.NET hosting provider crippled in ransomware attack

By Duncan Riley Nov 11, 2019

ASP.NET hosting provider SmarterASP.NET was struck with ransomware on Saturday, continuing to affect customer sites into today. The company, with more than 440,000 customers, didn’t provide many details as to the form of the…

Blockchain

Bakkt bitcoin custodial service now available after gaining regulatory approval

By Duncan Riley Nov 11, 2019

Cryptocurrency startup Bakkt LLC, founded by New York Stock Exchange owner Intercontinental Exchange Inc. today entered the bitcoin institutional custody business after obtaining approval from the New York Department of Financial Services. The service, an extension of…

Duncan Riley

1Password raises $200M, its first-ever external funding

At Universe conference, GitHub launches new Security Lab

Mexican state-owned petroleum firm Pemex crippled by ransomware

John Carmack steps down as CTO of Oculus to tackle artificial general intelligence

Amazon strengthens its smart home speaker dominance in third quarter

Online cybersecurity career development startup Cybrary raises $15M

Aqua Security buys CloudSploit to expand into cloud security posture management

Large ASP.NET hosting provider crippled in ransomware attack

Bakkt bitcoin custodial service now available after gaining regulatory approval

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