Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

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Slack to go public Thursday via a direct listing. Here’s what you need to know

By Duncan Riley Jun 19, 2019

Slack Technologies Inc. is set to list on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, but in a twist to a traditional initial public offering, it’s going with a direct listing. The company has set…

Security

Patch now: Netflix engineer identifies serious security flaws in Linux and FreeBSD

By Duncan Riley Jun 18, 2019

An engineer at Netflix Inc. has discovered a number of previously unknown serious security flaws in Linux and FreeBSD that can leave servers vulnerable to denial of services attacks and other forms of attack.…

Apps

Report: Amazon’s Twitch buys old-school social media provider Bebo for $25M

By Duncan Riley Jun 18, 2019

Amazon.com Inc.-owned streaming service Twitch was reported today to have acquired Bebo Inc., an early social media provider for $25 million. Founded in 2005, Bebo first competed against Myspace and later Facebook Inc. for social…

Blockchain

And the Libra backlash begins: Politicians target Facebook’s crypto ambitions

By Duncan Riley Jun 18, 2019

Less than a day after being announced, Facebook Inc.’s Libra cryptocurrency has already sparked a backlash as critics that include prominent politicians on both sides the Atlantic raised concerns and called for its rollout…

Security

Russians blamed for $530M hack of Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck

By Duncan Riley Jun 17, 2019

Russian hackers are now believed to be behind the hacking and theft of around $530 million in cryptocurrency from Japanese exchange Coincheck in January 2018, Japanese media reported Monday. The hack, the largest single successful…

Blockchain

BnkToTheFuture acquires Altcoin.io to establish a Securities Token Exchange

By Duncan Riley Jun 17, 2019

BnkToTheFuture, best known as an investment platform for cryptocurrency and blockchain related companies has made its first acquisition: Altcoin.io, a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange. The price of the acquisition was not disclosed, but Altcoin.io had raised…

Security

Israeli phishing protection startup Ironscales raises $15M

By Duncan Riley Jun 17, 2019

Israeli phishing protection startup Ironscales Ltd. today said it has raised $15 million in new funding to assist it in scaling up its North American operations and boost research and development. The Series B round…

Blockchain

Crypto coup: Ripple buys into MoneyGram to cement blockchain partnership

By Duncan Riley Jun 17, 2019

Ripple Labs Inc. has committed up to $50 million in investment capital in return for equity into MoneyGram International Inc. as part of an expansion of the partnership between the two companies announced in…

Blockchain

Bitcoin hits 13-month high ahead of Facebook’s cryptocurrency launch

By Duncan Riley Jun 16, 2019

Bitcoin hit a 13-month high in trading over the weekend after a sluggish month that was typified by a so-called “bull exhaustion” following a steady rise since March. The cryptocurrency peaked at $9374.87 at…

Emerging Tech

Intel’s Mobileye to conduct trial of self-driving taxis in Israel next year

By Duncan Riley Jun 16, 2019

Intel Corp.’s Mobileye division will launch a trial of self-driving taxis in Israel next year, Intel Chief Executive Officer Bob Swan announced Sunday. As first reported by Bloomberg, Swan made the announcement after riding…

Duncan Riley

Slack to go public Thursday via a direct listing. Here’s what you need to know

Patch now: Netflix engineer identifies serious security flaws in Linux and FreeBSD

Report: Amazon’s Twitch buys old-school social media provider Bebo for $25M

And the Libra backlash begins: Politicians target Facebook’s crypto ambitions

Russians blamed for $530M hack of Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck

BnkToTheFuture acquires Altcoin.io to establish a Securities Token Exchange

Israeli phishing protection startup Ironscales raises $15M

Crypto coup: Ripple buys into MoneyGram to cement blockchain partnership

Bitcoin hits 13-month high ahead of Facebook’s cryptocurrency launch

Intel’s Mobileye to conduct trial of self-driving taxis in Israel next year

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