Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Security

Sophos snaps up AI cloud security startup Avid Secure

By Duncan Riley Jan 8, 2019

Security firm Sophos Group plc today said it has acquired Avid Secure Inc., a San Francisco-based startup that offers artificial intelligence-based cloud security tools. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Coming into the…

Security

20-year-old student allegedly confesses to hacking German politicians and journalists

By Duncan Riley Jan 8, 2019

A 20-year-old student has allegedly confessed to hacking and then publishing private data relating to more than 1,000 German politicians and journalists. The hack first came to light in December when the hacker, using…

Emerging Tech

Report: Self-driving car startup Aurora raising $500M on $2B valuation

By Duncan Riley Jan 8, 2019

Palo Alto, California-based self-driving car startup Aurora Innovation Inc. is in the process of raising a venture capital round of about $500 million on a $2 billion evaluation, according to an unconfirmed report. Recode claimed that…

Emerging Tech

Self-driving vehicle delivery startup Udelv teams with Walmart for Arizona pilot

By Duncan Riley Jan 8, 2019

Self-driving vehicle delivery firm Udelv Inc. has signed a deal with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to use the startup’s autonomous cargo vans deliver goods in a pilot project. The pilot program, which will be based…

Security

Singapore Airlines frequent flyer data exposed following buggy website update

By Duncan Riley Jan 7, 2019

A small number of Singapore Airlines Ltd. frequent flyer members have had their personal data potentially stolen following a software bug that exposed member data on Jan. 4. The bug was introduced to the…

Emerging Tech

Audi and Disney team up for in-car virtual reality experiences

By Duncan Riley Jan 7, 2019

Car maker Audi AG has spun off its virtual reality division into a new company that has partnered with The Walt Disney Co. to provide in-car VR experiences. Called Holoride GmbH, the company is…

Blockchain

Following attack, Coinbase and Kraken suspend Ethereum Classic trading

By Duncan Riley Jan 7, 2019

Coinbase Inc. and Kraken have suspended trading of the Ethereum Classic after a “51 percent” attack caused dual transactions to appear on the cryptocurrency’s blockchain. A 51 percent attack is an attack by a…

Emerging Tech

HTC debuts two new virtual reality headsets at CES

By Duncan Riley Jan 7, 2019

Despite waning interest and declining sales, HTC Corp. is pushing ahead with its virtual reality products, debuting two new headsets at this week’s annual CES consumer electronics show in Las Vegas. Leading the list…

Emerging Tech

Report: 2018 was the biggest year for venture capital funding since 2000

By Duncan Riley Jan 7, 2019

2018 saw the highest level of venture capital funding since 2000, the last year of the dot-com bubble, according to the latest PwC/CB Insights MoneyTree Report released early Monday. For the year, $207 billion was…

Blockchain

Kraken cryptocurrency exchange says more disclosure requests are a burden

By Duncan Riley Jan 6, 2019

San Francisco-based Bitcoin exchange Kraken today released statistics showing that it’s increasingly burdened by disclosure requests, particularly from U.S. law enforcement and regulators. For 2018, Kraken, formally known as Payward Inc., said it had received 475 law…

Duncan Riley

20-year-old student allegedly confesses to hacking German politicians and journalists

Report: Self-driving car startup Aurora raising $500M on $2B valuation

Self-driving vehicle delivery startup Udelv teams with Walmart for Arizona pilot

Singapore Airlines frequent flyer data exposed following buggy website update

Audi and Disney team up for in-car virtual reality experiences

Following attack, Coinbase and Kraken suspend Ethereum Classic trading

HTC debuts two new virtual reality headsets at CES

Report: 2018 was the biggest year for venture capital funding since 2000

Kraken cryptocurrency exchange says more disclosure requests are a burden

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