Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 catches fire

By Duncan Riley Oct 6, 2016

Poor Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. can’t catch a break when it comes to its fire-prone Galaxy Note 7 line, with a replacement device catching fire during a flight Wednesday. The Galaxy Note 7 device reportedly…

No one may want to buy Twitter, but it might not want to sell either

By Duncan Riley Oct 6, 2016

The chances of Twitter Inc. being acquired are quickly fading, with multiple reports Wednesday suggesting that all previously mentioned suitors may no longer be interested in placing a bid for the troubled company. According…

Samsung acquires Viv Labs, the AI startup from Siri’s creators

By Duncan Riley Oct 5, 2016

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has acquired Viv Labs Inc., the high-profile makers of an artificially intelligent virtual assistant that was founded by the creators of Apple Inc.’s Siri. The price of the acquisition was…

Bill Gross: Bitcoin may be a better investment than shares

By Duncan Riley Oct 5, 2016

Billionaire bond manager Bill Gross has claimed that people may be better off investing in bitcoin and gold rather than shares, due to the current low interest rate policies of global banks. Gross, who…

Criteo acquires performance marketing exchange firm HookLogic for $250M

By Duncan Riley Oct 5, 2016

Marketing technology firm Criteo Inc. has acquired performance marketing exchange firm HookLogic Inc. for $250 million. Founded in 2004, HookLogic provides closed-loop marketing for brand advertisers through partnerships with leading retailers and travel companies,…

VM startup Paperspace raises $4 million to take on VMware, Citrix

By Duncan Riley Oct 5, 2016

Virtual desktop startup Paperspace Inc. has raised a $4 million seed round from Ludlow Ventures, Data Collective, Initialized Capital and a number of individual investors. Founded in 2014, Paperspace is aiming to disrupt the…

DressCode Trojan malware discovered in over 400 Google Play Android apps

By Duncan Riley Oct 4, 2016

New research has discovered more than 400 apps available on the Google Play Android app store that are infected with a DressCode Trojan malware. Trend Micro Inc. said the malware, also detected as ANDROIDOS_SOCKSBOT.A,…

J.P. Morgan building transactions platform based on Ethereum blockchain code

By Duncan Riley Oct 4, 2016

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. is building its own private blockchain-based transactions platform using the code behind the Ethereum network. Called Quorum, the platform would allow the bank to use a publicly available system…

Report: Yahoo hack may have compromised up to 3B accounts

By Duncan Riley Oct 4, 2016

Yahoo Inc. may have under-reported the number of users hacked in its now infamous 2014 data breach, according to a report Monday. Business Insider quotes “a former Yahoo executive familiar with its security practices”…

California passes law to allow operator free self-driving vehicles on public roads

By Duncan Riley Oct 3, 2016

California has become the first state to allow self-driving vehicles to operate on public roads without having an operator inside. The new law, approved by California Governor Jerry Brown, was created to allow a…

Duncan Riley

Replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 catches fire

No one may want to buy Twitter, but it might not want to sell either

Samsung acquires Viv Labs, the AI startup from Siri’s creators

Bill Gross: Bitcoin may be a better investment than shares

Criteo acquires performance marketing exchange firm HookLogic for $250M

VM startup Paperspace raises $4 million to take on VMware, Citrix

DressCode Trojan malware discovered in over 400 Google Play Android apps

J.P. Morgan building transactions platform based on Ethereum blockchain code

Report: Yahoo hack may have compromised up to 3B accounts

California passes law to allow operator free self-driving vehicles on public roads

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