Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Microsoft launches new venture arm focused on cloud startups who use their products

By Duncan Riley May 31, 2016

Microsoft Corp. wants a slice of the early stage cloud startup pie and announced Monday a new venture arm that will do exactly that. Called Microsoft Ventures, the formalized initiative will be focused on early…

Defense claims Bitcoin is not money in Miami laundering case

By Duncan Riley May 31, 2016

A University professor testified Friday at a money laundering trial in Miami, Florida, that Bitcoin could not be considered money under Florida law and was more akin to poker chips. Barry University associate economics…

Darkode hacker given jail time for running a botnet, stealing Bitcoin

By Duncan Riley May 31, 2016

A man arrested following the raid of the notorious cybercrime forum Darkode has been sentenced to one year and one day in jail for his activities on the site. Rory Stephen Guidry, 29, of…

Pew study finds majority of adult Americans now access news via social media

By Duncan Riley May 30, 2016

Social media has become the primary source for news for the majority of adult Americans, a new study from the Pew Research Center has found. The survey of 4,654 people across nine different social…

Finger pointed at North Korea as Swift malware attacks hit 12 banks

By Duncan Riley May 30, 2016

Up to a dozen banks may have been targeted using malware to steal funds using the The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (Swift) platform, as one report claims that North Korea may be…

427 million hacked MySpace usernames and passwords make their way online

By Duncan Riley May 29, 2016

If you’ve ever had a MySpace account it’s time to be concerned, with a revelation that 427 million usernames and passwords have been hacked from the site. LeakedSource, a site that gathers leaked data…

Jawbone sells fitness trackers, Bluetooth speakers to raise money for one last Hail Mary

By Duncan Riley May 29, 2016

Wearables company Jawbone, Inc. may be coming to its end of days with reports that it is exiting its core businesses in one final attempt to bring a “Hail Mary” medical device to market.…

Report claims Apple considered buying Time Warner, home of HBO, CNN and Warner Bros.

By Duncan Riley May 27, 2016

What do you do if you’re a large technology company with over $200 billion in cash reserves and are looking at ways to spend some of it? If you’re Apple, Inc. you might consider…

Insanity: Snapchat raises $1.81b Series F, total funding now stands at $2.63b

By Duncan Riley May 27, 2016

Messaging app maker Snapchat, Inc. has raised $1.81 billion in a Series F round, the company disclosed in a financial filing Thursday. The round itself was raised over a full year and included previously…

Intel has acquired computer vision startup Itseez

By Duncan Riley May 27, 2016

Intel Corp. has acquired computer vision startup Itseez, Inc. for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2005 and originally known as Computer Vision Center Argus, Itseez develops computer vision algorithms and implementations for embedded and…

Duncan Riley

Microsoft launches new venture arm focused on cloud startups who use their products

Defense claims Bitcoin is not money in Miami laundering case

Darkode hacker given jail time for running a botnet, stealing Bitcoin

Pew study finds majority of adult Americans now access news via social media

Finger pointed at North Korea as Swift malware attacks hit 12 banks

427 million hacked MySpace usernames and passwords make their way online

Jawbone sells fitness trackers, Bluetooth speakers to raise money for one last Hail Mary

Report claims Apple considered buying Time Warner, home of HBO, CNN and Warner Bros.

Insanity: Snapchat raises $1.81b Series F, total funding now stands at $2.63b

Intel has acquired computer vision startup Itseez

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