Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Cloud

Inching toward possible IPO, Stripe raises $245M on $20B valuation

By Duncan Riley Sep 26, 2018

Payment technology company Stripe Inc. today said it has raised $245 million in new funding on a massive $20 billion valuation as it moves toward a possible initial public offering in 2019 or 2020.…

Infra

6.4M customer records stolen in hack of women’s fashion retailer SHEIN

By Duncan Riley Sep 25, 2018

Online women’s fashion retailer SHEIN Group Ltd. is the latest victim of hacking ,with 6.42 million customer records stolen. Waiting a month to tell customers, SHEIN said that it had become aware on Aug.…

Infra

Former NSA employee gets 5+ years in jail for role in Russian data leak

By Duncan Riley Sep 25, 2018

A former U.S. National Security Agency employee has been sentenced to five and a half years in prison for taking home classified information that was then allegedly obtained by Russian government agents. Nghia Hoang Pho, 68…

Emerging Tech

Serious bug in Monero allowed theft from cryptocurrency exchanges

By Duncan Riley Sep 25, 2018

In a case of potential irony given that Monero is the favored cryptocurrency of hackers worldwide, a recently discovered bug in its code could have allowed bad actors to obtain funds from exchanges illegally. Described as…

Emerging Tech

Google partially backflips on cryptocurrency advertising ban

By Duncan Riley Sep 25, 2018

Google LLC has partially backflipped its stance on cryptocurrency advertising, rescinding a decision to ban all cryptocurrency advertising that it announced in March. The ban, which went into effect in June, prohibited all cryptocurrency advertising…

Cloud

IPO parade marches on: SurveyMonkey shares soar at opening today

By Duncan Riley Sep 25, 2018

Updated: Cloud-based online survey and questionnaire firm SurveyMonkey Inc. today upped its initial public offering share price ahead of its debut on the Nasdaq exchange Wednesday. SurveyMonkey is listing at $12 per share, above…

Apps

Instagram founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger quit, citing possible plans for new startup

By Duncan Riley Sep 24, 2018

Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger are leaving Facebook Inc., according to a report from the New York Times Monday. Although neither gave an overt reason for leaving in their resignation letters, Chief Executive…

Apps

Malicious apps with hidden cryptomining script found in Google Play – again

By Duncan Riley Sep 24, 2018

Despite numerous promises from Google LLC and occasional crackdowns, cryptojacking apps — apps that hijack a mobile device to mine cryptocurrencies — have once again been discovered in the Google Play store. A week after…

Apps

SiriusXM enters agreement to acquire Pandora Media for $3.5B

By Duncan Riley Sep 24, 2018

SiriusXM Holdings Inc. today announced a deal to acquire internet radio company Pandora Media Inc. for $3.5 billion in an all-stock deal. The offer may not be final. CNBC reported that the acquisition agreement includes a “go-shop”…

Apps

Apple’s MacOS Mojave released but with a major security vulnerability

By Duncan Riley Sep 24, 2018

Apple Inc. today released macOS 10.14 Mojave to the general public, but in a bad sign for the company, it has a major security vulnerability. Mojave was announced in June 4 with a beta release…

Duncan Riley

Inching toward possible IPO, Stripe raises $245M on $20B valuation

6.4M customer records stolen in hack of women’s fashion retailer SHEIN

Former NSA employee gets 5+ years in jail for role in Russian data leak

Serious bug in Monero allowed theft from cryptocurrency exchanges

Google partially backflips on cryptocurrency advertising ban

IPO parade marches on: SurveyMonkey shares soar at opening today

Instagram founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger quit, citing possible plans for new startup

Malicious apps with hidden cryptomining script found in Google Play – again

SiriusXM enters agreement to acquire Pandora Media for $3.5B

Apple’s MacOS Mojave released but with a major security vulnerability

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