Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

15-year-old script kiddie arrested in TalkTalk hacking investigation

By Duncan Riley Oct 27, 2015

An unnamed 15-year-old boy has been arrested in relation to the massive hack and subsequent data breach of United Kingdom telco TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC. The boy, a resident of County Antrim, Northern Ireland…

Facebook copies Google Now with new mobile notifications tab

By Duncan Riley Oct 26, 2015

Facebook, Inc. has announced a major upgrade to the notifications tab in its mobile app that will see the feature become more than simply one that informs users when others have liked or commented…

Cheers: This 3D printer filament is entirely made out of beer dregs

By Duncan Riley Oct 26, 2015

Greek philosopher Plato may have famously said “he was a wise man who invented beer,” but is a man or startup who has found a use for the dregs smarter again? That’s a question…

UK telco TalkTalk hacked, hackers demand Bitcoin ransom but user data is already out there

By Duncan Riley Oct 26, 2015

British communications company TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC has experienced a serious data breach with the alleged hackers behind the hack demanding a ransom in Bitcoin. The breaches (there were remarkably three over 8 months)…

These morons just blew $35m on an app with 15m installs because they never had a business model

By Duncan Riley Oct 26, 2015

A somewhat common concept that has gripped the tech startup scene in recent years is the idea that you build a startup without any clear idea how you’re going to make money from it,…

VR games startup Playful Corp raises $25m Series B

By Duncan Riley Oct 25, 2015

Virtual reality (VR) game startup Playful Corp. has raised $25 million Series B in a round from a number of undisclosed investors. Founded in 2012 by Words with Friends co-creator Paul Bettner, Playful has…

Big win for Bitcoin as EU Court of Justice rules transactions can’t be charged VAT

By Duncan Riley Oct 23, 2015

In a big win for the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency sector, Europe’s highest court has ruled that the likes of Bitcoin should be exempt from value-added tax (VAT) and treated like any other currency The…

Report: augmented reality startup Magic Leap close to raising $1b on a $4.5b valuation

By Duncan Riley Oct 22, 2015

Google, Inc. backed augmented reality startup Magic Leap, Inc. is set to raise a new round, at least according to one report Thursday. According to an exclusive from the South Florida Business Journal the…

Alphabet reports Google Q3 financials saw solid growth of 13% to $18.7b in revenue

By Duncan Riley Oct 22, 2015

Alphabet, Inc., the company once know as Google, but is now the parent company of Google the search business versus say the self-driving car project (hopefully that’s clear) has reported third quarter results for…

Amazon smashes analyst predictions flat with Q3 sales up 23% to $25.4b

By Duncan Riley Oct 22, 2015

Amazon.com, Inc wowed Wall Street Thursday with the company reporting third quarter financial results that didn’t just beat market expectations but blew them away. The company reported $25.4 billion on a profit of 17…

Duncan Riley

15-year-old script kiddie arrested in TalkTalk hacking investigation

Facebook copies Google Now with new mobile notifications tab

Cheers: This 3D printer filament is entirely made out of beer dregs

UK telco TalkTalk hacked, hackers demand Bitcoin ransom but user data is already out there

These morons just blew $35m on an app with 15m installs because they never had a business model

VR games startup Playful Corp raises $25m Series B

Big win for Bitcoin as EU Court of Justice rules transactions can’t be charged VAT

Report: augmented reality startup Magic Leap close to raising $1b on a $4.5b valuation

Alphabet reports Google Q3 financials saw solid growth of 13% to $18.7b in revenue

Amazon smashes analyst predictions flat with Q3 sales up 23% to $25.4b

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