Eric David, Author at SiliconANGLE

Townsquared raises $11M to expand social network for local businesses

By Eric David Aug 2, 2016

Townsquared, an online community for small businesses, said today it has raised $11.05 million in a Series B funding round led by Intuit Inc. and Sierra Ventures, bringing the company’s total funding to $16.4 million.…

Tesla Motors and SolarCity join forces thanks to $2.6 billion merger

By Eric David Aug 1, 2016

Solar energy provider SolarCity Corp has agreed to accept a $2.6 billion merger deal from Tesla Motors, Inc., creating what the two companies say is “the world’s only vertically integrated sustainable energy company.” Tesla founder…

More Kickass Torrent mirrors spring up as others are taken down

By Eric David Aug 1, 2016

One of these days, Hollywood may finally realize that permanently closing torrent sites is an all but impossible task, but until then, the major film studios will continuing playing whack-a-mole with sites like Kickass Torrents…

Niantic cracks down on third-party Pokemon Go tracking sites

By Eric David Aug 1, 2016

Pokemon Go is the most popular broken app to ever hit the market, and its legion of fans has been hard at work creating third-party tools to make up for the game’s shortcomings. Unfortunately,…

CuratedAI is a literary magazine written by robots

By Eric David Jul 29, 2016

Robots are already replacing millions of jobs across the world, and now it looks like the poets and authors might be next. This week, CuratedAI launched as a new literary magazine “by machines, for…

Disney patent would track park goers by their shoes

By Eric David Jul 29, 2016

The Walt Disney Company’s theme parks see tens of millions of visitors each year, and keeping track of all of those people once they are inside the park is almost impossible. However, according to…

Computers may understand you better thanks to new MIT database

By Eric David Jul 29, 2016

Computers are already getting pretty good at deciphering human speech thanks to advancements in natural language processing (NLP), but so far most of these programs have been trained to understand native speakers talking in…

Lockheed designs spider robot that repairs holes in airships

By Eric David Jul 28, 2016

Aerospace engineering company Lockheed Martin Corp has created a small, spider-like robot that is designed to track down and repair leaks in the company’s massive Hybrid Airships. Lockheed Martin’s airships, which are essentially high tech blimps, are meant…

Facebook’s Q2 earnings skyrocket thanks to massive growth in ad revenue

By Eric David Jul 27, 2016

Facebook continues its quest for world domination, and after looking at its latest Q2 earnings results, the social media giant may be well on its way. According to Facebook’s second quarter numbers, the company’s…

Reddit will let brands sponsor user-submitted posts

By Eric David Jul 27, 2016

Monetizing a site based on user created content is not easy—just ask Tumblr—but Reddit thinks it may have found an answer. Starting August 4, Reddit will allow advertisers to sponsor posts created by regular users that…

Eric David

Townsquared raises $11M to expand social network for local businesses

Tesla Motors and SolarCity join forces thanks to $2.6 billion merger

More Kickass Torrent mirrors spring up as others are taken down

Niantic cracks down on third-party Pokemon Go tracking sites

CuratedAI is a literary magazine written by robots

Disney patent would track park goers by their shoes

Computers may understand you better thanks to new MIT database

Lockheed designs spider robot that repairs holes in airships

Facebook’s Q2 earnings skyrocket thanks to massive growth in ad revenue

Reddit will let brands sponsor user-submitted posts

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