Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Apps

Instagram deploys machine learning tools to target fake likes and follows

By Duncan Riley Nov 19, 2018

Facebook Inc.-owned Instagram is deploying machine learning tools to crack down on inauthentic behavior including fake likes, follows and comments. “Recently, we’ve seen accounts use third-party apps to artificially grow their audience,” Instagram said in…

Security

Thousands of dark web sites offline following hack of leading hosting provider

By Duncan Riley Nov 18, 2018

Leading dark web hosting services provider Daniel’s Hosting has been hacked, taking about 6,500 sites offline. The free hosting service was targeted on Thursday in an apparent attack by hackers so gained root access…

Blockchain

SEC settles lawsuits with two companies that ran unregistered ICOs as market continues to decline

By Duncan Riley Nov 18, 2018

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Friday it has settled a lawsuit with two companies that undertook unregistered initial coin offerings in 2017 as the market for ICOs continues to decline. The cases…

Apps

Instagram suffers downtime after scrambling to fix password-revealing bug

By Duncan Riley Nov 18, 2018

Instagram went down on Saturday morning after parent company Facebook Inc. was forced to fix a bug that exposed user passwords. The Information reported that Instagram informed affected users earlier in the week that their…

Blockchain

Acting attorney general linked to company that promoted a time travel cryptocurrency

By Duncan Riley Nov 15, 2018

Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker has been linked to a company that among its various offerings was pitching a time travel cryptocurrency. Whitaker (pictured below), appointed to replaced Jeff Sessions by the Trump…

Cloud

Enterprise productivity software startup Airtable raises $100M on a $1.1B valuation

By Duncan Riley Nov 15, 2018

Enterprise productivity software startup Airtable today said it has raised $100 million in new funding on a valuation of $1.1 billion to hire more people and expand into international markets. The Series C round was led…

Emerging Tech

SpaceX obtains approval to launch an additional 7,518 space internet satellites

By Duncan Riley Nov 15, 2018

Elon Musk’s internet-in-space project today received a boost, as SpaceX Corp. got approval from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to launch an additional 7,518 broadband satellites. The additional satellites, which are on top of the…

Security

Alex Jones blames industrial and political sabotage following hack of Infowars Store

By Duncan Riley Nov 14, 2018

The Infowars Store, the merchandise site of controversial conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, has been hacked and details of customers purchasing items on the site stolen. The discovery, made by Dutch security researcher Willem de…

Security

ICS cybersecurity startup Dragos raises $37M in new funding

By Duncan Riley Nov 14, 2018

Industrial control system cybersecurity startup Dragos Inc. said today it has raised $37 million in new funding to continue its “mission of safeguarding civilization.” The Series B round was led by Canaan and included Emerson…

Blockchain

Bitcoin hits 18-month low as Bitcoin Cash dispute drives cryptocurrency prices downward

By Duncan Riley Nov 14, 2018

The price of bitcoin has dropped to an 18-month low as instability in cryptocurrency markets, driven by a dispute over the future of Bitcoin Cash, prompted mass selloffs across the board. Bitcoin Cash is…

Duncan Riley

Instagram deploys machine learning tools to target fake likes and follows

Thousands of dark web sites offline following hack of leading hosting provider

SEC settles lawsuits with two companies that ran unregistered ICOs as market continues to decline

Instagram suffers downtime after scrambling to fix password-revealing bug

Acting attorney general linked to company that promoted a time travel cryptocurrency

Enterprise productivity software startup Airtable raises $100M on a $1.1B valuation

SpaceX obtains approval to launch an additional 7,518 space internet satellites

Alex Jones blames industrial and political sabotage following hack of Infowars Store

ICS cybersecurity startup Dragos raises $37M in new funding

Bitcoin hits 18-month low as Bitcoin Cash dispute drives cryptocurrency prices downward

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