Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

AI

OpenAI holds back research on new system since it can write fake news

By Duncan Riley Feb 14, 2019

OpenAI, the Silicon Valley research firm funded by various tech leaders to better humanity, has taken the step of not releasing research relating to a revolutionary artificial intelligence system. The problem: It’s apparently so good that…

Blockchain

With JPM Coin, JPMorgan Chase jumps into digital currency

By Duncan Riley Feb 14, 2019

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has become the first leading U.S. bank to move into digital currency with today’s launch of JPM Coin, a so-called “stablecoin” tied to the U.S. dollar. Designed to facilitate payments…

Security

Hosting partner of major credit reporting agencies hacked and data stolen

By Duncan Riley Feb 13, 2019

Image-I-Nation Technologies Inc., a technology and hosting partner of major credit reporting agencies, has been hacked and consumer credit data stolen. The company provides services to the likes of Equifax Inc. Experian Inc. and…

Security

FTC warns about online romance scams ahead of Valentine’s Day

By Duncan Riley Feb 13, 2019

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has issued a new warning ahead of Valentine’s Day about the risk of so-called “romance scams.” Romance scams typically involve dating sites, personal messaging systems and the promise of…

Security

Former US Air Force intelligence officer indicted for helping Iran in hacking campaign

By Duncan Riley Feb 13, 2019

A former U.S. Air Force intelligence officer was indicted today for assisting the Iranian government in espionage that included hacking U.S. government systems. Monica Elfriede Witt, 39, stands accused of conspiracy to deliver and delivering…

Emerging Tech

Apple ranks last out of 48 companies for self-driving car safety in California

By Duncan Riley Feb 13, 2019

Apple Inc. may be famed for many innovations and occasionally cutting-edge technology, but self-driving cars is not one of them, according to a filing the company made with the State of California. Detailed in…

Security

All data lost in ‘catastrophic’ hack of email provider VFEmail

By Duncan Riley Feb 12, 2019

VFEmail, a service that pitches itself as “making email safe for the masses,” has suffered a “catastrophic” hack that destroyed all email and related data stored by the company dating back to 2011. The hack…

Cloud

Qualys snaps up cloud applications management startup Adya

By Duncan Riley Feb 12, 2019

Cybersecurity software provider Qualys Inc. has acquired the software assets of cloud applications management startup Adya Inc. for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2016, Adya provides software to help enterprises manage and secure their software-as-a-service…

Blockchain

Blockchain analysis startup Chainalysis raises $20M for UK expansion

By Duncan Riley Feb 12, 2019

Blockchain analysis startup Chainalysis Inc. said today it has raised $30 million in new funding to support strategic product development of new cryptocurrency usage and to open an office in London. The Series B round was led by…

Emerging Tech

New regulation would require drone owners to display registration number

By Duncan Riley Feb 12, 2019

U.S. drone owners would be required to display registration number markings on the body of their drones under a new Federal Aircraft Administration regulation. The new rules were posted today on a preview website…

Duncan Riley

OpenAI holds back research on new system since it can write fake news

With JPM Coin, JPMorgan Chase jumps into digital currency

Hosting partner of major credit reporting agencies hacked and data stolen

FTC warns about online romance scams ahead of Valentine’s Day

Former US Air Force intelligence officer indicted for helping Iran in hacking campaign

Apple ranks last out of 48 companies for self-driving car safety in California

All data lost in ‘catastrophic’ hack of email provider VFEmail

Blockchain analysis startup Chainalysis raises $20M for UK expansion

New regulation would require drone owners to display registration number

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