Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Cloud

With two partnerships, Google brings blockchain technology to the cloud

By Duncan Riley Jul 23, 2018

Google LLC is embracing blockchain technology announcing two partnerships that will deliver distributed digital ledger technology to Google Cloud. The first partnership with Digital Asset Holdings LLC will see the startup’s blockchain platform and developer tools made available…

Emerging Tech

Bitcoin hits two-month high as positive news drives bull market

By Duncan Riley Jul 23, 2018

Bitcoin has hit its highest level in two months as a long-term bear run that started at the beginning of the year may have finally come to an end. While nowhere near its record…

Infra

No honor among thieves: Exobot banking virus source code leaked online

By Duncan Riley Jul 23, 2018

The source code for the Exobot banking trojan virus has been leaked online, putting even more Android users at risk of being targeted by the software. First offered for sale in 2016 on the darknet,…

Emerging Tech

Internet-of-IPOs: Sonos and Arlo set price ranges ahead of July 30 public offerings

By Duncan Riley Jul 23, 2018

Smart speaker and audio tech maker Sonos Inc. and internet-connected camera maker and Netgear Inc. spinoff Arlo Technologies Inc. have both issued price guidance for their initial public offerings. They’re each scheduled for July 30…

Infra

Robotics company data breach exposes trade secrets of Tesla and leading car makers

By Duncan Riley Jul 22, 2018

A data breach at a leading Canadian robotics company has exposed the trade secrets of a range of leading automakers and Tesla Inc. in seemingly yet-another case of misconfigured storage. The breach was discovered by…

Apps

Snap to close down Snapcash as Snapchat continues to decline in popularity

By Duncan Riley Jul 22, 2018

Snap Inc.’s efforts to take a slice of the peer-to-peer mobile payments market has failed. The Snapchat app maker said Sunday that it will close down its little-used Snapcash feature Aug. 30. Announced back…

Emerging Tech

Report: Alphabet’s GV has replaced humans with AI for investment decisions

By Duncan Riley Jul 19, 2018

Alphabet Inc.’s venture capital arm GV, formerly Google Ventures, has replaced humans with artificial intelligence when it comes to investment decisions, at least according to a report published Thursday. Axios made the claim, saying…

Infra

Lab testing firm LabCorp struck by SamSam ransomware attack

By Duncan Riley Jul 19, 2018

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, better known as LabCorp, is the latest victim of ransomware as the company disclosed that it had detected “suspicious activity” on its information technology network over the weekend. The…

Emerging Tech

Uber signs deal with Cargo to upsell customers in-car convenience products

By Duncan Riley Jul 19, 2018

Uber Technologies Inc. drivers are now going to upsell their riders on snacks and other in-car convenience goods after the company signed a deal with Cargo Systems Inc. The contract, which will eventually see…

Emerging Tech

Alphabet’s Loon signs first commercial contract to take to the sky over Kenya

By Duncan Riley Jul 19, 2018

Less than two weeks after being spun off as a standalone business, Alphabet Inc.’s internet balloon company Loon LLC has landed its first paying customer: African mobile provider Telkom Kenya. Under the deal Loon,…

Duncan Riley

Bitcoin hits two-month high as positive news drives bull market

No honor among thieves: Exobot banking virus source code leaked online

Internet-of-IPOs: Sonos and Arlo set price ranges ahead of July 30 public offerings

Robotics company data breach exposes trade secrets of Tesla and leading car makers

Snap to close down Snapcash as Snapchat continues to decline in popularity

Report: Alphabet’s GV has replaced humans with AI for investment decisions

Lab testing firm LabCorp struck by SamSam ransomware attack

Uber signs deal with Cargo to upsell customers in-car convenience products

Alphabet’s Loon signs first commercial contract to take to the sky over Kenya

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