Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Despite being as guilty as sin, Apple is appealing the e-book price fixing ruling on “disruption” grounds

By Duncan Riley Sep 18, 2015

Apple surprised pundits and fanboys alike Thursday by announcing it will be appealing the e-book price-fixing case in the Supreme Court. The original ruling in 2013, subsequently appealed by Apple earlier this year with…

IBM using the Bitcoin Blockchain as the base for a new smart contract platform

By Duncan Riley Sep 17, 2015

IBM is embracing the Bitcoin Blockchain by utilizing the technology to power smart contracts. According to The Wall Street Journal Big Blue’s research arm is using the code that powers the Blockchain to create a…

Anti-Uber polyamory as Lyft-Didi Kuaidi hookup and talk to Ola and GrabTaxi about a global alliance

By Duncan Riley Sep 17, 2015

Global competition to ride sharing service Uber, Inc. may be set to ratchet up a notch with the company’s main competitors in Asia and North America in talks to form a global alliance. Heavily…

Little engine that could: News Corp acquires video ad tech firm Unruly for up to $176m

By Duncan Riley Sep 17, 2015

Global media giant News Corp. has acquired video advertising come “viral video” firm Unruly Media Ltd. for up to $176 million. The purchase price for the acquisition is reported to consist of a cash…

Apple said to have acquired mapping visualization startup Mapsense for $25-30m

By Duncan Riley Sep 16, 2015

Mapping visualization startup Mapsense, Inc. is said to have been acquired by Apple, according to one unconfirmed report Wednesday. Re/Code claims the company was acquired for a figure around $25 million to $30 million,…

Major banks line up with fintech startup R3 to develop Blockchain framework for financial markets

By Duncan Riley Sep 16, 2015

Nine major banks have joined with fintech startup R3CEV LLC (R3) to develop a framework for using Blockchain technology in financial markets. The announcement of the partnership to design and deliver advanced distributed/shared ledger…

Morons reporting Facebook is getting a dislike button are wrong, but it is getting something new

By Duncan Riley Sep 15, 2015

Baaa! Shaun the Sheep Demonstrating once again the pathetic nature of many “journalists” in not even attempting to confirm a story, various media outlets (including respected ones) reported Tuesday that Facebook was getting a…

Apple building a unified platform for its web services based on the infrastructure that powers Siri

By Duncan Riley Sep 15, 2015

Would you like to rule the world, Siri? The question may be somewhat facetious, but the underlying infrastructure that currently runs the Apple-owned Siri artificial intelligence (AI) product could soon be powering the Apple cloud…

Kill me now: One product beauty subscription service Ipsy raises $100m Series B

By Duncan Riley Sep 15, 2015

Online makeup beauty subscription service Ipsy (Personalized Beauty Discovery, Inc.) has raised $100 million Series B in a round led by TPG Growth and Sherpa Capital. Founded in 2011 by “YouTube star” Michelle Phan,…

Good news: VLC and Plex coming to the Apple TV

By Duncan Riley Sep 14, 2015

Despite some setbacks in terms of what apps it may support, the forthcoming Apple TV received a boost Monday with news that both VLC and Plex will be coming to the new set top…

Duncan Riley

Despite being as guilty as sin, Apple is appealing the e-book price fixing ruling on “disruption” grounds

IBM using the Bitcoin Blockchain as the base for a new smart contract platform

Little engine that could: News Corp acquires video ad tech firm Unruly for up to $176m

Apple said to have acquired mapping visualization startup Mapsense for $25-30m

Major banks line up with fintech startup R3 to develop Blockchain framework for financial markets

Morons reporting Facebook is getting a dislike button are wrong, but it is getting something new

Apple building a unified platform for its web services based on the infrastructure that powers Siri

Kill me now: One product beauty subscription service Ipsy raises $100m Series B

Good news: VLC and Plex coming to the Apple TV

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