Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Blockchain

Facebook scoops up blockchain startup Chainspace talent in apparent acquihire

By Duncan Riley Feb 4, 2019

Facebook Inc. has purchased a blockchain startup called Chainspace in an apparent acquihire, according to reports. Cheddar first reported the purchase of the company, formally named Daffodil Ltd., saying the deal will see four of the…

Apps

Google launches new AI-powered apps to assist those with hearing impediments

By Duncan Riley Feb 4, 2019

Google LLC today released two new apps that tap into artificial intelligence and machine learning to assist those with hearing impediments. The first app, Live Transcribe, transcribes speech to text live via the app…

Blockchain

Bitcoin is now in its longest-ever bear run

By Duncan Riley Feb 3, 2019

Bitcoin hit a new record over the weekend, the longest bear run for the cryptocurrency since its creation in October 2008. The bear run started in December 2017 as bitcoin hit highs near $20,000. As…

Security

Data stolen in hack of home improvement site Houzz

By Duncan Riley Feb 3, 2019

Home improvement site Houzz has suffered a data breach, with an unknown amount of user information stolen. The hack, discovered in late December but only revealed on Friday, involved the theft of profile information,…

Blockchain

$190M in cryptocurrency vanishes in potential QuadrigaCX exchange ‘exit scam’

By Duncan Riley Feb 3, 2019

Some $190 million in customer funds consisting of both cryptocurrency and regular money is apparently gone in what appears to be an “exit scam” involving Canadian exchange QuadrigaCX. In one of the most fanciful…

Blockchain

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance adds support for credit and debit cards

By Duncan Riley Jan 31, 2019

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance Ltd. today added support for credit and debit cards, making it one of the few leading exchanges that offer the service. The largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, Binance said it’s adding…

Apps

Apple retakes second place as global smartphone sales start to decline

By Duncan Riley Jan 31, 2019

Apple Inc. has retaken second place in global smartphone sales despite a slowing market and an overall decline in sales, according to two new sets of figures. Both International Data Corp. and Counterpoint Technology Market…

Security

2.2B hacked user details found in new ‘Collections’ freely shared databases

By Duncan Riley Jan 31, 2019

Two weeks after a massive database of nearly 773 million unique email addresses and 21 million plain text passwords was found online, the group behind the release has shared even more data, bringing the total pieces…

Apps

Report: On-demand goods storage startup Clutter raising up to $250M

By Duncan Riley Jan 31, 2019

On-demand goods storage startup Clutter Inc. is in the process of raising a new round of up to $250 million from SoftBank, according to a report today from TechCrunch. Sometimes described as the Uber of storage, the…

Apps

In latest privacy dispute, Apple revokes, then restores Google’s enterprise apps

By Duncan Riley Jan 31, 2019

Updated: Apple Inc. today revoked Google LLC’s Enterprise Developer Program certificate following a similar move against Facebook Inc. earlier in the week. The certificates are used to run applications outside of the iOS App…

Duncan Riley

Facebook scoops up blockchain startup Chainspace talent in apparent acquihire

Google launches new AI-powered apps to assist those with hearing impediments

Bitcoin is now in its longest-ever bear run

Data stolen in hack of home improvement site Houzz

$190M in cryptocurrency vanishes in potential QuadrigaCX exchange ‘exit scam’

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance adds support for credit and debit cards

Apple retakes second place as global smartphone sales start to decline

2.2B hacked user details found in new ‘Collections’ freely shared databases

Report: On-demand goods storage startup Clutter raising up to $250M

In latest privacy dispute, Apple revokes, then restores Google’s enterprise apps

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