Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Emerging Tech

TuSimple runs pilot program with USPS to ship freight using self-driving trucks

By Duncan Riley May 21, 2019

Chinese-owned tech companies may be on the nose with the Trump Administration, but that hasn’t stopped the U.S. Postal Service teaming with one to test shipping using self-driving trucks. The trial involves the USPS…

Blockchain

Craig Wright, who may or may not be bitcoin’s creator, gets copyright anyway

By Duncan Riley May 21, 2019

Craig Wright, the on-again, off-again claimant to be bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, is at it again. Today it was revealed that he has obtained a copyright for the original bitcoin white paper as well…

Infra

Microsoft makes May 2019 Windows Update generally available

By Duncan Riley May 21, 2019

Microsoft Corp. today made the May 2019 Windows Update generally available for users of Windows 10 and Windows Server, meaning both consumer and enterprise users alike can now easily obtain the upgrade. Tested for…

Security

Google confesses it stored some G Suite passwords in plain text for years

By Duncan Riley May 21, 2019

Google LLC warned today that the passwords of some G Suite business customers had been stored in plain text for as long as 14 years. The passwords were stored unhashed, that is unencrypted, in Google…

Apps

Ooma acquires cloud-based data and voice solutions provider Broadsmart for $7.4M

By Duncan Riley May 21, 2019

Telecommunications firm Ooma Inc. today said it has acquired cloud-based data and voice solutions provider Broadsmart Global Inc. for $7.4 million. Founded in 2000 and owned by B. Riley Principal Investments, Broadsmart Global is a cloud-based communications provider…

Infra

Marvell acquires custom chipmaker Avera Semiconductor for $650M

By Duncan Riley May 20, 2019

Semiconductor firm Marvell Technology Group Ltd. said Monday it has reached a deal to acquire Avera Semiconductor LLC, the custom-chip business of GlobalFoundries Inc. The acquisition price came in at $650 million up front in cash…

Emerging Tech

Homeland Security issues warning against Chinese drones

By Duncan Riley May 20, 2019

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has issued a warning about security risks pertaining to Chinese made drones. The notice, titled “Chinese Manufactured Unmanned Aircraft Systems,” warns that there are “strong concerns about any…

Security

Instagram user information exposed on misconfigured AWS instance

By Duncan Riley May 20, 2019

In yet another case of a misconfigured Amazon Web Services Inc. instance, a database with records of more than 49 million Instagram users, including so-called “influencers,” has been found online exposed to all and…

Blockchain

Wild bitcoin roller coaster ride sees price plunge 21% before recovering

By Duncan Riley May 19, 2019

Bitcoin went on a wild roller coaster ride involving billions of dollars in value over the weekend, dropping more than $1,300 at one point until mostly recovering as of Sunday evening. The current ride…

Security

Hacking forum for trading stolen credentials hacked by other hackers

By Duncan Riley May 19, 2019

OGusers, a popular forum for trading stolen account credentials, has itself been hacked and details of members were published on another hacking forum. The hack started with an administrator telling users May 12 that a…

Duncan Riley

TuSimple runs pilot program with USPS to ship freight using self-driving trucks

Craig Wright, who may or may not be bitcoin’s creator, gets copyright anyway

Microsoft makes May 2019 Windows Update generally available

Marvell acquires custom chipmaker Avera Semiconductor for $650M

Homeland Security issues warning against Chinese drones

Wild bitcoin roller coaster ride sees price plunge 21% before recovering

Hacking forum for trading stolen credentials hacked by other hackers

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