Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Customers take a 36% haircut on their bitcoin wallets as Bitfinex socializes losses post hack

By Duncan Riley Aug 9, 2016

Customers of hacked bitcoin exchange Bitfinex (BTXNA, Inc.) are set to take a serious haircut on their bitcoin holdings after the company announced it would be taking 36 percent of the balance of their…

Facebook user study finds cat owners are more likely to be sad and lonely

By Duncan Riley Aug 9, 2016

The meme based on that “crazy cat lady” may have some basis in truth, with a new study from Facebook, Inc. finding that cat people are more sad and lonely compared to people who own dogs.…

Hackers compromise Oracle’s MICROS point-of-sale division, steal passwords

By Duncan Riley Aug 9, 2016

A Russian, organized cyber crime group has breached hundreds of computer systems at Oracle Corp., according to an influential security blog. KrebsOnSecurity claims that the hackers have compromised the customer support portal for companies using Oracle’s…

Yahoo picks up TV shows as Hulu ends free, ad-supported streaming service

By Duncan Riley Aug 8, 2016

Hulu, Inc. is discontinuing its free, ad-supported streaming service, and is instead offering some of its content for free on Yahoo, Inc., the company announced Monday. The move by Hulu to drop direct free…

FTC to crack down on celebrities, influencers who don’t clearly disclose paid product placements

By Duncan Riley Aug 8, 2016

The days of celebrities and influencers taking money for content and product placements without disclosure may be numbered, with news that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is cracking down on the practice. The crackdown…

Airbnb raises new round of $850m on $30b valuation

By Duncan Riley Aug 7, 2016

Online accommodation marketplace Airbnb, Inc. is raising a new round of $850 million on a $30 billion valuation, according to a filing the company made with the State of Delaware. According to Bloomberg, the…

Apple expands its AI lineup by acquiring machine learning startup Turi

By Duncan Riley Aug 7, 2016

Apple, Inc. has made a serious play in the artificial intelligence (AI) space by acquiring machine learning startup Turi, Inc., a company previously known as both Dato and GraphLab. The acquisition price is believed…

Hackers stole over 100 vehicles by using a laptop to start them

By Duncan Riley Aug 5, 2016

Two men in Houston, Texas have been arrested for stealing over 100 vehicles by using a laptop computer to hack into the cars to start them. Michael Arce, 24, and Jesse Zelaya, 22, were…

Facebook changes news feed to penalize clickbait articles and sites

By Duncan Riley Aug 5, 2016

Facebook announced Thursday that it was changing the way its news feed selects stories by penalizing sites and stories that use clickbait headlines to attract traffic. The company explained the changes as being about…

LinkedIn revenue surges as company delivers last financials as an independent company

By Duncan Riley Aug 5, 2016

Soon to be Microsoft Corp. owned business-oriented social networking site LinkedIn Corp. beat market expectations with revenue surging in its second quarter financials in what is to be its last report as an independent…

Duncan Riley

Customers take a 36% haircut on their bitcoin wallets as Bitfinex socializes losses post hack

Facebook user study finds cat owners are more likely to be sad and lonely

Hackers compromise Oracle’s MICROS point-of-sale division, steal passwords

Yahoo picks up TV shows as Hulu ends free, ad-supported streaming service

FTC to crack down on celebrities, influencers who don’t clearly disclose paid product placements

Airbnb raises new round of $850m on $30b valuation

Apple expands its AI lineup by acquiring machine learning startup Turi

Hackers stole over 100 vehicles by using a laptop to start them

Facebook changes news feed to penalize clickbait articles and sites

LinkedIn revenue surges as company delivers last financials as an independent company

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