Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Emerging Tech

Indonesia’s Go-Jek expands to Singapore as it takes on ride-hailing leader Grab

By Duncan Riley Nov 29, 2018

Southeast Asian ride-hailing startup Go-Jek is expanding as it looks to take on market-leader Grab Taxi Pte. Ltd, the victor in a war that saw Uber Technologies Inc. exit the region in return for…

Emerging Tech

Lyft finalizes Motivate acquisition to become the largest US bike-sharing company

By Duncan Riley Nov 29, 2018

Ride-hailing startup Lyft Inc. has completed its acquisition of the core assets of Motivate International Inc., becoming the largest bike-sharing company in the U.S. The deal, first announced in July, saw Lyft acquire the bike-sharing business of…

Blockchain

SEC settles with Floyd Mayweather for promoting fraudulent initial coin offering

By Duncan Riley Nov 29, 2018

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today said it has settled charges with professional boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. (pictured) and music producer Khaled Khaled for not disclosing they were paid to promote a fraudulent…

Security

Misconfigured ElasticSearch server leaks records of 57M US citizens

By Duncan Riley Nov 28, 2018

An ElasticSearch B.V. server has been found leaking the details of nearly 57 million U.S. citizens online in the latest case of a misconfigured online server. The server, discovered by security researcher Bob Diachenko…

Blockchain

Blockchain social media startup Steemit downsizes as crypto crash bites

By Duncan Riley Nov 28, 2018

Steemit Inc., a social media platform built on a decentralized database that rewards contributors with cryptocurrency payments, has laid off 70 percent of its workforce as the cryptocurrency downturn has affected its bottom line.…

Security

Justice indicts two Iranians allegedly behind SamSam ransomware

By Duncan Riley Nov 28, 2018

The U.S. Department of Justice today said it has indicted two Iranian men they accuse of being behind ransomware attacks that among other targets crippled the City of Atlanta in March. Faramarz Shahi Savandi, 34,…

Security

Amazon launches AWS Security Hub for monitoring security issues

By Duncan Riley Nov 28, 2018

Amazon.com Inc. today rolled out a new service for monitoring and prioritizing security issues for Amazon Web Services Inc. customers. Called the AWS Security Hub, the service has been designed to provide AWS users…

Emerging Tech

Amazon launches toy car and racing league to encourage reinforcement learning development

By Duncan Riley Nov 28, 2018

In a novel offering, Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud computing company today launched 1/18th scale robotic self-driving cars along with a racing league to go with them as a way to encourage the development of reinforcement…

Blockchain

Bitcoin price stabilizes as Bitcoin Cash war comes to an end

By Duncan Riley Nov 27, 2018

The price of bitcoin has settled as the ongoing war between Bitcoin Cash factions has seemingly come to an end. Bitcoin started plunging in price around Nov. 14 as a hard fork in Bitcoin Cash,…

Emerging Tech

Bird launches platform for others to own their own e-scooter hire business

By Duncan Riley Nov 27, 2018

Electric scooter hire startup Bird Rides Inc., a Sequoia Capital-backed competitor to companies owned and backed by ride-hailing companies Lyft Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc., Tuesday launched a “platform” that allows people to manage their…

Duncan Riley

Indonesia’s Go-Jek expands to Singapore as it takes on ride-hailing leader Grab

SEC settles with Floyd Mayweather for promoting fraudulent initial coin offering

Misconfigured ElasticSearch server leaks records of 57M US citizens

Blockchain social media startup Steemit downsizes as crypto crash bites

Justice indicts two Iranians allegedly behind SamSam ransomware

Bitcoin price stabilizes as Bitcoin Cash war comes to an end

Bird launches platform for others to own their own e-scooter hire business

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