Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Male focused publisher Thrillist raises $54m from Axel Springer + others, spins off Jackthreads

By Duncan Riley Sep 30, 2015

Male-focused publishing company Thrillist Media Network has raised $54 million in a split round that see’s the company spin off its Jackthreads, Inc. e-commerce store into a separate entity. It’s unknown how the round…

Apple fail: OS X Gatekeeper exploit allows easy installation of malicious software

By Duncan Riley Sep 30, 2015

Apple’s reputation of providing platforms that are impervious, or close thereto, to malicious attacks has taken another slight battering with an exploit found in its OS X operating system that allows for the installation…

Digital economy educational startup General Assembly raises $70m Series D

By Duncan Riley Sep 30, 2015

Digital economy educational startup General Assembly, Inc. has raised $70 million Series D in a round led by Advance Publications and Wellington Capital Management LLP, that included previous investors IVP, Learn Capital, Maveron, Rethink…

Google snaps up cloud comms firm Jibe Mobile for improved rich messaging on Android

By Duncan Riley Sep 30, 2015

Google has acquired cloud communications company Jibe Mobile, Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2006, Jibe bills itself as the Cloud Communications Company for mobile operators, handset manufacturers, and other communication networks, and…

Oops: first-listed Bitcoin mining firm just quit mining, getting into fintech remittance instead

By Duncan Riley Sep 30, 2015

The world’s first-listed Bitcoin mining company DigitalBTC (Digital CC Ltd.) has announced that it’s getting out of the game and instead entering the fintech remittance space. DigitalBTC listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in…

Uber to become legal and regulated in Canberra, Australia’s capital city

By Duncan Riley Sep 29, 2015

Ridesharing services including those provided by Uber, Inc. are to be made fully legal in Canberra, Australia’s capital city. Under new regulations announced by the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Chief Minister Andrew Barr Wednesday…

Brevity may be the soul of wit but Twitter is thinking about dropping its 140 character limit

By Duncan Riley Sep 29, 2015

Desperate for growth opportunities as its stock price wallows at near record lows, Twitter, Inc. may be about to radically shake up the service, at least according to one report Tuesday. Re/Code claims that…

Google gets jiggy with it with 2 new Nexus phones, 2 new Chromecasts, and a 10.2″ Pixel C tablet

By Duncan Riley Sep 29, 2015

Google didn’t disappoint at its big Nexus reveal event Wednesday with the tech giant unveiling a raft of new products including new Nexus phones, a new Chromecast dongle, a new device called Chromecast Audio, and…

88% of Business Insider acquired by Germany’s Axel Springer on $442m valuation

By Duncan Riley Sep 29, 2015

German digital publishing house Axel Springer SA has acquired an 88 percent stake in New York-based American publisher Business Insider, Inc. on a $442 million valuation. A previous investor in Business Insider as of…

Despite having market-winning tech, Samsung Pay launches in U.S. with limited support

By Duncan Riley Sep 29, 2015

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.’s new mobile payments service Samsung Pay launched in the United States Monday and although offering by far the best solution in the market, it does launch with some limitations that…

Duncan Riley

Male focused publisher Thrillist raises $54m from Axel Springer + others, spins off Jackthreads

Apple fail: OS X Gatekeeper exploit allows easy installation of malicious software

Digital economy educational startup General Assembly raises $70m Series D

Google snaps up cloud comms firm Jibe Mobile for improved rich messaging on Android

Oops: first-listed Bitcoin mining firm just quit mining, getting into fintech remittance instead

Uber to become legal and regulated in Canberra, Australia’s capital city

Brevity may be the soul of wit but Twitter is thinking about dropping its 140 character limit

Google gets jiggy with it with 2 new Nexus phones, 2 new Chromecasts, and a 10.2″ Pixel C tablet

88% of Business Insider acquired by Germany’s Axel Springer on $442m valuation

Despite having market-winning tech, Samsung Pay launches in U.S. with limited support

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