Eric David, Author at SiliconANGLE

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Microsoft fights Russian hackers not with tech, but with lawyers

By Eric David Jul 21, 2017

Russia has become a hotbed for cyberthreats over the years, but Microsoft Corp. thinks it has found a solution to the elusive Russian hackers: lawyers. Microsoft has put its powerful legal resources toward fighting Fancy Bear, a…

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Largest darknet market, AlphaBay, was taken out by global police operation

By Eric David Jul 20, 2017

The U.S. Department of Justice has officially confirmed its role in the global law enforcement operation that took down the darknet marketplace AlphaBay earlier this month. AlphaBay, which allowed the sale of illegal goods and…

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Twitter says it’s making progress on fighting abuse, for real this time

By Eric David Jul 20, 2017

For years, Twitter Inc. has been facing an uphill battle in trying to keep abuse off of its social network, but thanks to some new features and strategies, the company said today, it has made significant…

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‘Autonomy as a service’ AI startup Brain Corp raises $114M

By Eric David Jul 19, 2017

Proving once again that no jobs are safe from automation, San Diego startup Brain Corp. builds autonomous floor cleaning robots that can safely navigate store aisles without knocking anything over. Today, it announced that it’s one…

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Google Glass makes a comeback – in the enterprise

By Eric David Jul 18, 2017

It turns out Google Glass was only mostly dead when Google Inc. decided to shelve its overhyped smart glasses in January 2015. Google’s not-so-secret research and development company, X (formerly Google X), announced today that…

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Amazon’s meal kit trademark gives Blue Apron indigestion

By Eric David Jul 17, 2017

Amazon.com Inc. has filed for a new trademark for a cook-it-yourself meal kit delivery service, suggesting that the e-commerce giant might be looking to compete with similar services such as Blue Apron and HelloFresh.…

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Desktop Metal raises $115M to make metal 3D printing more affordable

By Eric David Jul 17, 2017

3D printing has the potential to drastically reduce manufacturing costs across multiple industries, especially for specialty metal parts that would normally require manual fabrication, but the cost of metal 3D printers puts them out…

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WaveOptics raises $15.5M to build smaller, cheaper optics for augmented reality

By Eric David Jul 17, 2017

Many of the augmented reality applications we have seen in the last few years have been toys and gimmicks used for entertainment value, but AR technology has been steadily gaining popularity in the enterprise. U.K.-based…

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Uber partners with Russian rival Yandex in $3.7B deal

By Eric David Jul 13, 2017

Uber Technologies Inc. is looking to expand its coverage in Russia and parts of Europe and Asia through a $3.72 billion joint venture announced today with Russian internet giant Yandex Europe AG, which is sometimes called the…

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Video-editing AI makes fake Obama videos that look real

By Eric David Jul 12, 2017

In a post-Photoshop world, most of us know that pictures can’t always be trusted. Now, thanks to artificial intelligence, it looks like video might lie to us too. Researchers at the University of Washington have developed…

Eric David

Microsoft fights Russian hackers not with tech, but with lawyers

Largest darknet market, AlphaBay, was taken out by global police operation

‘Autonomy as a service’ AI startup Brain Corp raises $114M

Google Glass makes a comeback – in the enterprise

Amazon’s meal kit trademark gives Blue Apron indigestion

Desktop Metal raises $115M to make metal 3D printing more affordable

WaveOptics raises $15.5M to build smaller, cheaper optics for augmented reality

Uber partners with Russian rival Yandex in $3.7B deal

Video-editing AI makes fake Obama videos that look real

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