Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

BitTorrent enters online broadcast TV space with new Live P2P streaming service

By Duncan Riley May 17, 2016

BitTorrent, Inc. has dealt itself into the online broadcast television space with a new product that combines BitTorrent peer-to-peer (P2P) networking with live streaming television channels. Called BitTorrent Live, the new service offers a…

Israeli cloud security startup Avanan raises $14.9m Series A

By Duncan Riley May 17, 2016

Israeli cloud security startup Avanan, Inc. has raised $14.9 million Series A in a round led by Greenfield Cities Holdings that included previous investors Magma VC and StageOne Ventures. Founded in 2014 and with…

Report: Google’s smart home assistant now called Google Home, will launch at I/O Wednesday

By Duncan Riley May 17, 2016

Google, Inc.’s answer to Amazon.com, Inc.’s Alexa smart home assistant will be launched Wednesday at Google’s annual I/O conference, according to a new report. The New York Times claims the device will be called…

Mitt Romney tax records extortionist convicted on multiple charges, facing 25 years in jail

By Duncan Riley May 17, 2016

The man behind the attempted extortion of 2012 Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney has been found guilty on multiple charges relating to his failed shakedown. Michael Mancil Brown, 37, of Franklin, Tenn., was convicted…

Cryptocurrency exchange Gatecoin hacked, $2m in Bitcoin and Ethereum stolen

By Duncan Riley May 17, 2016

Hong Kong-based Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange Gatecoin Ltd. has revealed that it was hacked last week, with the loss of some 15 percent of total crypto-asset deposits they held. Founder and Chief Executive Officer…

Google-owned Waze launching trial carpooling service in Bay Area

By Duncan Riley May 16, 2016

Google-owned, community-based traffic and navigation app Waze is branching out into carpooling in the United States and has launched a test service in the Bay Area. The initial service will connect employees at select companies…

Report: Twitter to stop counting photos, links in 140 character limit

By Duncan Riley May 16, 2016

Twitter, Inc. is set to undertake its biggest shakeup in years, by no longer counting pictures and links as part of its 140 character count, according to a report published Monday. Quoting “a person…

Report: Chinese ridesharing startup Didi Chuxing may go public in 2017

By Duncan Riley May 16, 2016

Chinese ridesharing startup Didi Chuxing (formerly Didi Kuaidi) is planning on going public as soon as next year, according to a report Sunday. According to “people familiar with the matter” spoken to by Blooberg,…

Survey: 45% of households refrain from certain activities online due to security and privacy concerns

By Duncan Riley May 15, 2016

The risks of security and privacy breaches are deterring Americans from using certain internet services, a new survey has found. According to the survey of 41,000 people undertaken by the National Telecommunications and Information…

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway named as backer of bid to acquire Yahoo

By Duncan Riley May 15, 2016

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. is supporting a consortium that has bid to acquire the core assets of Yahoo, Inc., a report claimed at the weekend. According to sources quoted by The New York Times,…

Duncan Riley

BitTorrent enters online broadcast TV space with new Live P2P streaming service

Israeli cloud security startup Avanan raises $14.9m Series A

Report: Google’s smart home assistant now called Google Home, will launch at I/O Wednesday

Mitt Romney tax records extortionist convicted on multiple charges, facing 25 years in jail

Cryptocurrency exchange Gatecoin hacked, $2m in Bitcoin and Ethereum stolen

Google-owned Waze launching trial carpooling service in Bay Area

Report: Twitter to stop counting photos, links in 140 character limit

Report: Chinese ridesharing startup Didi Chuxing may go public in 2017

Survey: 45% of households refrain from certain activities online due to security and privacy concerns

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway named as backer of bid to acquire Yahoo

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