Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Security

Microsoft issues urgent security update for Internet Explorer

By Duncan Riley Dec 19, 2018

Microsoft Corp. today issued a rare standalone security update for Internet Explorer after the discovery of an actively exploited vulnerability. Discovered by Google LLC’s Threat Analysis Group, it’s described as a vulnerability in the…

Apps

Adding to a growing queue, Pinterest prepares for 2019 initial public offering

By Duncan Riley Dec 19, 2018

Adding to a growing list of big tech companies ready to test the public markets, photo sharing site Pinterest is reported to be preparing for an initial public offering in 2019. The Wall Street…

Security

NASA reveals employee data stolen in October hack

By Duncan Riley Dec 19, 2018

The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration has admitted in an internal memo that employee information was stolen in a hack that occurred in October. The memo, first reported Tuesday by Spaceref.com, states that on…

Apps

Apple claims iPad Pros with bends are normal, not defective

By Duncan Riley Dec 19, 2018

Apple Inc. was once highly respected for quality control in relation to its high-priced, premium hardware but for a number of years, it seems to have fallen short. Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse,…

Security

HolaVPN is a massive security risk, security researchers warn

By Duncan Riley Dec 18, 2018

Cybersecurity firm Trend Micro Inc. today warned users of popular free virtual private network provider HolaVPN to stop using the service because it presents a range of highly unacceptable security risks. Founded in 2007, HolaVPN…

Blockchain

Bank statements show Tether did hold adequate US dollar reserves

By Duncan Riley Dec 18, 2018

Controversial stablecoin Tether may be partially in the clear after bank statements obtained by Bloomberg and published today show that the company did hold adequate U.S. dollar reserves against its value for a critical period…

Emerging Tech

Uber given green light to resume testing of self-driving vehicles in Pennsylvania

By Duncan Riley Dec 18, 2018

Self-driving vehicles from Uber Technologies Inc. have been given permission to return to Pennsylvania roads nine months after one of the company’s cars struck and killed a pedestrian in Arizona. The accident, in March, which was…

Emerging Tech

Former Uber engineer Anthony Levandowski returns with new self-driving truck startup

By Duncan Riley Dec 18, 2018

Former Uber Technologies Inc. chief engineer Anthony Levandowski is back in the autonomous vehicle market with a new startup that is building technology for self-driving trucks. Called Pronto.ai, the company has designed a camera-based advanced…

Blockchain

In a crypto ‘Santa Claus rally,’ bitcoin price surges

By Duncan Riley Dec 17, 2018

Bitcoin has hit its highest price since Dec. 7 in what some are suggesting is a “Santa Claus rally” in the lead up to Christmas. The hope for a seasonal bounce for bitcoin was…

Security

Wall Street Journal, printers hacked in latest fan effort to promote YouTuber PewDiePie

By Duncan Riley Dec 17, 2018

More printers have been targeted and the Wall Street Journal hacked in the latest attempt by supporters to gain more followers for YouTuber star PewDiePie in his battle against Bollywood music channel T-Series. The first…

Duncan Riley

Microsoft issues urgent security update for Internet Explorer

Adding to a growing queue, Pinterest prepares for 2019 initial public offering

NASA reveals employee data stolen in October hack

Apple claims iPad Pros with bends are normal, not defective

HolaVPN is a massive security risk, security researchers warn

Bank statements show Tether did hold adequate US dollar reserves

Uber given green light to resume testing of self-driving vehicles in Pennsylvania

Former Uber engineer Anthony Levandowski returns with new self-driving truck startup

In a crypto ‘Santa Claus rally,’ bitcoin price surges

Wall Street Journal, printers hacked in latest fan effort to promote YouTuber PewDiePie

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