Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Blockchain

Coinbase closes Chicago office and lays off 30 engineers

By Duncan Riley Apr 23, 2019

Coinbase Inc. has announced that it is shutting its Chicago office and laying off 30 engineers less than a year after opening it. The office, which supported a division called Coinbase Markets aimed at institutional investors,…

Apps

Sunnier days as both Twitter and Snap beat earnings expectations

By Duncan Riley Apr 23, 2019

Updated: Both Twitter Inc. and Snap Inc. beat earnings expectations today in a marked turnaround for two companies that have struggled with growth for some time. Twitter reported 330 million monthly users in the quarter,…

Blockchain

Disney in talks to acquire the owner of crypto exchanges Bitstamp and Korbit

By Duncan Riley Apr 22, 2019

The Walt Disney Co. is in talks to acquire South Korea’s NXC Corp., the majority owner of bitcoin exchanges Bitstamp and Korbit. As reported by Dailyhold, Disney’s interest is highly unlikely in cryptocurrency but instead…

Blockchain

Gate.io raises $64M for new cryptocurrency exchange

By Duncan Riley Apr 22, 2019

Cryptocurrency exchange Gate Technology Inc., better known as Gate.io, today said it has raised $64 million in cryptocurrency assets in seven days as part of a push to launch a new custom crypto exchange.…

Security

Wi-Fi hotspot finder app exposed 2M+ passwords

By Duncan Riley Apr 22, 2019

An Android app that allows users to find Wi-Fi hotspots leaked password details of more than 2 million Wi-Fi routers in plain text, according to security researchers. The WiFi Finder app, with more than…

Emerging Tech

Report: Apple to enhance its augmented reality offerings at WWDC in June

By Duncan Riley Apr 22, 2019

Apple Inc. is set to upgrade its augmented reality push at its forthcoming Worldwide Developers Conference, according to a report published Monday. 9to5Mac said Apple will deliver developer support for stereo AR headsets alongside a…

Blockchain

Bitcoin up and down as investors take a wait-and-see approach

By Duncan Riley Apr 21, 2019

The price of bitcoin hit a yearly high of $5,332.83 Saturday before dropping on Sunday as investors continue to take a wait-and-see approach as to where the cryptocurrency may head next. Bitcoin first broke…

Security

Researcher who stopped WannaCry ransomware pleads guilty to hacking charges

By Duncan Riley Apr 21, 2019

Marcus Hutchins, the British security researcher who was credited with halting the spread of WannaCry ransomware in 2017 before later being arrested for hacking, has now pleaded guilty to two charges as part of…

Emerging Tech

Tesla obtains restraining order against short seller for alleged stalking

By Duncan Riley Apr 21, 2019

Tesla Inc. has obtained a restraining order against a man who is part of a Tesla short-selling community for alleged stalking and dangerous behavior. The legal filing for the restraining order Friday alleges that Randeep…

Security

France launches secure messaging app – complete with security vulnerability

By Duncan Riley Apr 21, 2019

The French government launched a new message app for state employees April 18, but within hours the application had been found to have a serious security vulnerability. Tchap, available for both iOS and Android but…

Duncan Riley

Coinbase closes Chicago office and lays off 30 engineers

Sunnier days as both Twitter and Snap beat earnings expectations

Disney in talks to acquire the owner of crypto exchanges Bitstamp and Korbit

Gate.io raises $64M for new cryptocurrency exchange

Wi-Fi hotspot finder app exposed 2M+ passwords

Report: Apple to enhance its augmented reality offerings at WWDC in June

Bitcoin up and down as investors take a wait-and-see approach

Researcher who stopped WannaCry ransomware pleads guilty to hacking charges

Tesla obtains restraining order against short seller for alleged stalking

France launches secure messaging app – complete with security vulnerability

LATEST FROM THECUBE

UPCOMING CUBE EVENTS

RECENT CUBE EVENTS

Supermicro Open Storage Summit 2026

Black Hat USA 2026

GraphTalk 2026

AMD Advancing AI 2026

RAISE Summit 2026

SIGN IN

Bio

Ethics statement

Contact us

Partner with us

Contact us

Guest inquiry