Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Ashley Madison slapped down by Canadian, Australian regulators for lax security following 2015 hack

By Duncan Riley Aug 23, 2016

Controversial cheating website Ashley Madison has been slapped down by regulators in Canada and Australia for poor security following its now infamous hacking in 2015. A joint investigation by the offices of the Australian…

Hallelujah: Google to punish sites that use interstitial pop-ups on mobile content starting January

By Duncan Riley Aug 23, 2016

Search giant Google has announced that it will punish the mobile rankings of sites that use interstitial pop-ups, starting in January 2017. If you’re not familiar with the term, an interstitial is traditionally a page displayed…

Apple said to have acquired health data startup Gliimpse

By Duncan Riley Aug 23, 2016

Apple is said to have acquired health data startup Gliimpse, Inc., according to a report published Monday. Fast Company claims that the acquisition occurred earlier this year but was never publicly announced, although as…

Android 7.0 Nougat released with extra emojis, multi-window support and more

By Duncan Riley Aug 23, 2016

Google has released the latest version of its mobile operating system Android with version 7.0, dubbed Nougat, now available. The new version of Android comes with an impressive range of upgrades from Android Marshmallow…

Global banks targeted by new versions of the infamous Gozi trojan

By Duncan Riley Aug 22, 2016

A new report from security firm buguroo (BUGUROO OFFENSIVE SECURITY S.L.) has revealed a new campaign targeting global banks and finance companies that is utilizing more effective versions of the infamous Gozi trojan. According…

Rakuten confirms Bitnet acquisition, will set up a blockchain lab in Belfast

By Duncan Riley Aug 21, 2016

Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten, Inc. has confirmed that it has acquired the intellectual property assets of enterprise bitcoin payments processor Bitnet Technologies Ltd. Using the intellectual property (IP) obtained and a number of Bitnet…

Report: Lyft approached Apple, Google, Amazon, GM, Uber and Didi Chuxing to buy it without success

By Duncan Riley Aug 21, 2016

Ridesharing service provider Lyft, Inc. unsuccessfully approached a number of high profile companies in an attempt to sell itself, according to a report published Saturday. The New York Times claims that the company approached…

Uber acquires self-driving truck startup Otto for $680m+

By Duncan Riley Aug 19, 2016

Uber has acquired self-driving truck startup Otto in a move that will expand Uber's self-driving vehicle ambitions.

Oped: Twitter rolls out two new features that aim to reduce alleged harassment

By Duncan Riley Aug 19, 2016

Microblogging service Twitter, Inc. has rolled out two new features that allow users to control what they see in their notification view, with an aim of reducing alleged harassment. The first of the new…

The future is here: Uber to launch fleet of driverless cars in Pittsburgh later this month

By Duncan Riley Aug 19, 2016

Ridesharing giant Uber Technologies, Inc. is about to change transport as we know it by launching a fleet of driverless cars onto the streets of Pittsburgh in what will go down in history as…

Duncan Riley

Ashley Madison slapped down by Canadian, Australian regulators for lax security following 2015 hack

Hallelujah: Google to punish sites that use interstitial pop-ups on mobile content starting January

Apple said to have acquired health data startup Gliimpse

Android 7.0 Nougat released with extra emojis, multi-window support and more

Global banks targeted by new versions of the infamous Gozi trojan

Rakuten confirms Bitnet acquisition, will set up a blockchain lab in Belfast

Report: Lyft approached Apple, Google, Amazon, GM, Uber and Didi Chuxing to buy it without success

Uber acquires self-driving truck startup Otto for $680m+

The future is here: Uber to launch fleet of driverless cars in Pittsburgh later this month

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