Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Blockchain

Peter Thiel-backed cryptocurrency brokerage startup Tagomi obtains NY BitLicense

By Duncan Riley Mar 27, 2019

Cryptocurrency brokerage startup Tagomi Trading LLC has obtained a New York Department of Financial Services BitLicense, the 18th company to do so. A division of Tagomi Systems Inc., a startup backed by Peter Thiel and…

Blockchain

61 arrested, cryptocurrency seized in FBI-led raids again darknet vendors

By Duncan Riley Mar 27, 2019

Sixty-one people have been arrested and $4.5 million in cryptocurrency seized in a joint operation led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation that targeted drug dealing on the Darknet. Operation SaboTor, a play of the…

Security

500M+ Android users exposed to vulnerability in Alibaba’s UC Browser

By Duncan Riley Mar 27, 2019

UC Browser, a web browser offered on the Google Play Store with more than 500 million downloads, has been found to contain a vulnerability that could allow hackers to insert malicious files on a…

Blockchain

BitTorrent announces new Facebook Live-style social video service

By Duncan Riley Mar 27, 2019

BitTorrent Inc. is taking a stab at livestreaming with the new BitTorrent Live, a mobile-focused social network that allows users to share live video and earn money for their efforts. Not to be confused…

Blockchain

Cryptocurrency exchange DragonEx hacked with customer funds stolen

By Duncan Riley Mar 26, 2019

Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange DragonEx Inc. has been hacked and customer balances stolen in yet another cryptoheist. The first sign that something was not right at the exchange came Sunday, when a notice on the…

Blockchain

Bitmain lets IPO application lapse as cryptocurrency markets continue to struggle

By Duncan Riley Mar 26, 2019

Chinese cryptocurrency hardware maker and miner Bitmain Technologies Inc. has let its application to go public on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong lapse, yet another sign that things are not going well in…

Security

Apple releases security patches to address 100+ vulnerabilities

By Duncan Riley Mar 26, 2019

Apple Inc. has released security patches for its entire software range that address more than 100 vulnerabilities. The security patches, released alongside a software update that added support for some of Apple’s new services,…

Emerging Tech

Israeli self-driving car startup Innoviz raises $132M

By Duncan Riley Mar 26, 2019

Israeli startup Innoviz Technologies Inc. said today it has raised $132 million in new funding to support the commercialization of its LiDAR solutions and address growing demand for autonomous vehicles technologies. Investors in the Series C round…

Emerging Tech

It’s official: Uber acquires Middle Eastern ride-hailing startup Careem for $3.1B

By Duncan Riley Mar 26, 2019

As rumored over the weekend, Uber Technologies Inc. early today announced that it has acquired Middle Eastern ride-hailing startup Careem Networks FZ. The acquisition came in at $3.1 billion, consisting of $1.7 billion in convertible notes and $1.4…

Cloud

Survey finds companies have low visibility into their public cloud environments

By Duncan Riley Mar 25, 2019

A new survey from Keysight Technologies Inc. has found that companies have low visibility into their public cloud environments and the tools and data supplied by cloud providers are insufficient. The State of Cloud…

Duncan Riley

Peter Thiel-backed cryptocurrency brokerage startup Tagomi obtains NY BitLicense

61 arrested, cryptocurrency seized in FBI-led raids again darknet vendors

500M+ Android users exposed to vulnerability in Alibaba’s UC Browser

BitTorrent announces new Facebook Live-style social video service

Cryptocurrency exchange DragonEx hacked with customer funds stolen

Bitmain lets IPO application lapse as cryptocurrency markets continue to struggle

Apple releases security patches to address 100+ vulnerabilities

Israeli self-driving car startup Innoviz raises $132M

It’s official: Uber acquires Middle Eastern ride-hailing startup Careem for $3.1B

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