Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Liberty Reserve founder Arthur Budovsky pleads guilty to money laundering

By Duncan Riley Jan 31, 2016

Arthur Budovsky, the founder of the now defunct notorious cryptocurrency service Liberty Reserve, has pleaded guilty to one charge of conspiring to run a money laundering service. The guilty plea before the U.S. District…

Confirmed: Samsung Galaxy S7 launch set for February 21 in Barcelona

By Duncan Riley Jan 31, 2016

As expected, Samsung Electronic Co. Ltd.’s latest flagship smartphone the Galaxy S7 is coming in February. But now we finally have a confirmed date and time. Samsung has sent out invites to a new…

Apple recalls Mac and iOS plug adapters as electric shocks weren’t meant to be a feature

By Duncan Riley Jan 29, 2016

Apple, Inc. has issued a recall for plug adapters sold with Mac and iOS devices in large parts of the world between 2003 and 2015. Adapters sold in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Argentina…

Apple acquires education technology startup LearnSprout for an undisclosed sum

By Duncan Riley Jan 29, 2016

Apple, Inc. has acquired education technology startup LearnSprout, Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2012, Learnsprout makes tools that make student data from school information systems (SIS) more readily accessible. “Empowering educators to…

Amazon posts record profit in 4th qtr but misses market expectations

By Duncan Riley Jan 28, 2016

Amazon.com, Inc. disappointed Wall Street Thursday with the company reporting fourth-quarter financial results that missed market expectations. Net sales in the quarter increased 22 percent to $35.7 billion compared with $29.3 billion in fourth…

MIT car insurance comparison spinoff Insurify raises $2m, launches virtual insurance agent

By Duncan Riley Jan 28, 2016

Interesting, new car insurance-finding service Insurify, Inc. has raised $2 million in seed funding in a round led by Rationalwave Capital Partners. Along with the funding the company’s has officially come out of beta…

Blockchain Capital raises $13m for second venture capital fund

By Duncan Riley Jan 28, 2016

Venture capital firm Blockchain Capital has announced the final closing of its second venture capital fund with over $13 million in committed capital, surpassing its fundraising target of $10 million. Founded in 2013, Blockchain…

VisionMobile report finds more needs to be done to sustain IoT developer involvement

By Duncan Riley Jan 27, 2016

Market analyst firm Visionmobile Ltd. has released a new “megatrends” report on the Internet of Things (IoT) market that finds that despite the hype surrounding the sector, more needs to be done to sustain…

Big Data mobile gaming startup Icejam raises $2.13m Series A

By Duncan Riley Jan 27, 2016

Big Data mobile gaming startup Icejam Games, Inc. has raised CAD$3 million ($2.13 million) Series A in a round led by Build Ventures. Founded in 2014, Icejam integrates real-world “Playable Data” into its games…

Up up up: Facebook Q4 financials break records as revenue surges

By Duncan Riley Jan 27, 2016

Social networking giant Facebook, Inc. continues to bring in the big dollars, with the company reporting new record highs in both the fourth quarter and 2015 as a whole. Revenue at Facebook topped $5.84…

Duncan Riley

Liberty Reserve founder Arthur Budovsky pleads guilty to money laundering

Confirmed: Samsung Galaxy S7 launch set for February 21 in Barcelona

Apple recalls Mac and iOS plug adapters as electric shocks weren’t meant to be a feature

Apple acquires education technology startup LearnSprout for an undisclosed sum

Amazon posts record profit in 4th qtr but misses market expectations

MIT car insurance comparison spinoff Insurify raises $2m, launches virtual insurance agent

Blockchain Capital raises $13m for second venture capital fund

VisionMobile report finds more needs to be done to sustain IoT developer involvement

Big Data mobile gaming startup Icejam raises $2.13m Series A

Up up up: Facebook Q4 financials break records as revenue surges

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