Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Security

80M records exposed in text marketing company ApexSMS data breach

By Duncan Riley May 9, 2019

ApexSMS Inc., a SMS text marketing company that also trades under the name of Mobile Drip, has suffered a data breach with the records of about 80 million people found exposed on an unsecured…

Emerging Tech

Uber-dud: After landmark IPO, Uber shares fall below opening price

By Duncan Riley May 9, 2019

Updated: Uber Technologies Inc.’s day of reckoning finally arrived, and the reckoning doesn’t look so great. The ride-hailing unicorn late Thursday set a price of $45 per share for its initial public offering on the…

Blockchain

Bitcoin breaks through $6,000, its highest level since November

By Duncan Riley May 9, 2019

The price of bitcoin surged through $6,000 in trading Wednesday, its highest price since November. Why it did so isn’t clear, especially coming after news that Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, reported it had…

Emerging Tech

Electric scooter-hire startup Bird is now selling its scooters to the public

By Duncan Riley May 8, 2019

Sequoia Capital-backed unicorn electric scooter hire startup Bird Rides Inc. is taking a new path by offering its new scooters for sale to the public. Bird’s so-called next-generation electric scooter, dubbed “Bird One,” is claimed…

Emerging Tech

New York court rules against smart-lock-only building policy

By Duncan Riley May 8, 2019

Silicon Valley may obsess over smart home devices, but a court in New York has pushed back against the always-connected age by ruling that landlords should provide a physical key to a door, not…

Security

7,000 bitcoins stolen in hack of cryptocurrency exchange Binance

By Duncan Riley May 7, 2019

Unknown hackers have stolen 7,000 bitcoins ($40.4 million) from Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. The data breach and theft were detected Tuesday at 12:15 p.m. EDT. The attackers also stole user application processing…

Emerging Tech

Report: Amazon in talks to acquire self-driving truck startup TuSimple

By Duncan Riley May 7, 2019

Amazon.com Inc. is in talks to acquire Chinese self-driving truck startup TuSimple, according to a Chinese media report Tuesday. TMPost (Titanium Media), quoting people close to Amazon executives, said the two companies are in…

Emerging Tech

Samsung delays Galaxy Fold, while Google reveals it’s looking into folding phones

By Duncan Riley May 7, 2019

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. announced today that it’s canceling pre-orders of its Galaxy Fold folding phone unless those with orders opt in to keep it. Meantime, Google LLC said for the first time that…

Blockchain

Darknet news and indexing site Deep Dot Web seized by FBI

By Duncan Riley May 7, 2019

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has seized the darknet news and indexing site Deep Dot Web for alleged money-laundering. First appearing both on the open internet and dark web in 2013, Deep Dot…

Emerging Tech

After posting big loss, Lyft announces access to Waymo vehicles coming soon

By Duncan Riley May 7, 2019

Lyft Inc. reported a higher loss in its first post-initial public offering financial report while at the same time announcing that it will soon became the first external company to offer access to Waymo LLC…

Duncan Riley

80M records exposed in text marketing company ApexSMS data breach

Uber-dud: After landmark IPO, Uber shares fall below opening price

Bitcoin breaks through $6,000, its highest level since November

New York court rules against smart-lock-only building policy

7,000 bitcoins stolen in hack of cryptocurrency exchange Binance

Report: Amazon in talks to acquire self-driving truck startup TuSimple

Samsung delays Galaxy Fold, while Google reveals it’s looking into folding phones

Darknet news and indexing site Deep Dot Web seized by FBI

After posting big loss, Lyft announces access to Waymo vehicles coming soon

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