Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

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IT management software firm Apptio acquired by Vista Equity Partners for $1.9B

By Duncan Riley Nov 11, 2018

Slightly over two years since going public, information technology management software firm Apptio Inc. is going private again via a $1.94 billion acquisition from private-equity firm Vista Equity Partners. The deal will see Apptio shareholders receive $38 per…

Apps

Apple announces repair program for faulty iPhone X and MacBook Pro models

By Duncan Riley Nov 11, 2018

Apple Inc. Friday announced repair programs for two of its most popular devices launched last year, both suffering hardware faults. Top of the list is the iPhone X, the first iPhone launched without a…

Apps

Report: Facebook pushed out Oculus founder Palmer Luckey for his political views

By Duncan Riley Nov 11, 2018

Oculus founder Palmer Luckey was forced out of Facebook Inc. for his political views, according to a new report Sunday in The Wall Street Journal. Luckey (pictured) left Facebook in March 2017 after having virtually…

Blockchain

Medici Ventures bitcoin wallet provider Bitsy to open testing on Monday

By Duncan Riley Nov 8, 2018

Bitsy, a portfolio company of Overstock.com Inc.’s blockchain accelerator Medici Ventures, will launch a beta version of its exchange and wallet service starting Monday. Pitched as a new app-based platform that creates an easy,…

Security

DJI vulnerability could have allowed hackers to steal drone data

By Duncan Riley Nov 8, 2018

A vulnerability on a website for drone company Dà-Jiāng Innovations Science and Technology Co. Ltd. or DJI could have allowed hackers to steal customer data including confidential information, according to a newly published report.…

Emerging Tech

With an enterprise focus, HTC brings standalone Vive Focus VR headset to US and Europe

By Duncan Riley Nov 8, 2018

HTC Corp. is bringing its Vive Focus standalone virtual reality headset to Europe and North America after launching the device exclusively in China last year. The first significant standalone VR headset from the company is…

Infra

Microsoft fixes activation issue that invalidated Windows 10 Pro licenses

By Duncan Riley Nov 8, 2018

Updated: Microsoft Corp. today confirmed an issue with its Windows Activation service that has seen some users downgraded from Windows 10 Pro to Windows 10 Home. The first reports of the issue appeared on…

Infra

IT service management firm Samanage raises $30M

By Duncan Riley Nov 8, 2018

Information technology service management firm Samanage Inc. today said it has raised $30 million in new funding to accelerate its growth and expand internationally. The new round, from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, a private…

Emerging Tech

Square stock falls on lower fourth-quarter revenue forecast

By Duncan Riley Nov 7, 2018

Shares in payments startup Square Inc. dropped in after-hours trading today after the company predicted lower-than-expected estimates for its current quarter. Beating market expectations, Square reported a profit of 13 cents a share, versus…

Emerging Tech

Ford buys Spin as electric scooter-sharing war heats up

By Duncan Riley Nov 7, 2018

Ford Motor Co. has hopped onto the electric scooter-sharing market through its acquisition of Spin, a competitor to Bird Rides Inc. and LimeBike Inc. The price of the deal for the company, formally named…

Duncan Riley

IT management software firm Apptio acquired by Vista Equity Partners for $1.9B

Apple announces repair program for faulty iPhone X and MacBook Pro models

Report: Facebook pushed out Oculus founder Palmer Luckey for his political views

Medici Ventures bitcoin wallet provider Bitsy to open testing on Monday

DJI vulnerability could have allowed hackers to steal drone data

With an enterprise focus, HTC brings standalone Vive Focus VR headset to US and Europe

Microsoft fixes activation issue that invalidated Windows 10 Pro licenses

Square stock falls on lower fourth-quarter revenue forecast

Ford buys Spin as electric scooter-sharing war heats up

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