Eric David

Eric David is a staff writer for SiliconANGLE, covering the latest trends in social media and gaming. He is an avid gamer and enjoys writing about innovations in the video game industry and gaming culture in general. Eric graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas, receiving major honors for his thesis "A Culture of Heresy: Explaining the Resiliency of Catharism and the Church's Response," which is every bit as exciting as it sounds. Eric lives in Dallas, Texas with his wife, dog and gaming PC.

Latest from Eric David

Intel looks stronger than ever despite the Spectre fiasco, but investors waver

INFRA By ERIC DAVID8 YEARS AGO

Updated: The Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities may have hurt Intel Corp.’s public image, but the company’s earnings are stronger than ever. Intel released its first-quarter earnings today, which soared past analyst expectations and bumped the company’s share values by more than 5 percent …

Thanks to strong mobile chip sales, Qualcomm posts another earnings beat

INFRA By ERIC DAVID8 YEARS AGO

Updated: Qualcomm Technologies Inc. reported its second-fiscal quarter earnings today, and the mobile chip maker once again beat Wall Street expectations. Qualcomm posted a profit before certain costs such as stock compensation of 80 cents per share versus the 70 cents forecast by analysts. …

EU probe could threaten Apple’s $400M deal to buy Shazam

APPS By ERIC DAVID8 YEARS AGO

Apple Inc. has once again found itself in the crosshairs of the European Union’s antitrust regulator. The European Commission announced today that it will open an extensive investigation into Apple’s $400 million proposal to buy Shazam, which it said “could reduce choice for users of music …

Telegram banned in Russia for refusing to hand over encryption keys

APPS By ERIC DAVID8 YEARS AGO

Privacy-focused messaging app Telegram today was banned in Russia for once again refusing to turn over its encryption keys to government authorities. Telegram Messenger LLP, the company behind the app, has been fending off the Russian Supreme Court for several months, but the …

Google’s DeepMind built an AI that navigates cities by sight, no maps needed

EMERGING TECH By ERIC DAVID8 YEARS AGO

DeepMind Technologies Inc. has developed an artificial intelligence that learns city streets by exploring them “on foot,” allowing the AI to navigate without a map. The company, owned by Google LLC, outlined its methods in a new research paper, and DeepMind research scientists Piotr …

Spotify’s unusual IPO sparks investor uncertainty, but shares close up 13%

APPS By ERIC DAVID8 YEARS AGO

Music streaming company Spotify Technologies SA finally went public today on a positive note, with initial share trades leaping 26 percent ahead of their starting price in early trading. Spotify launched on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SPOT with …

Apple may spice up self-driving cars with VR entertainment system

EMERGING TECH By ERIC DAVID8 YEARS AGO

Apple Inc. wants to solve road trip boredom by combining two of today’s most-hyped technologies: virtual reality and self-driving cars. The company filed a patent application for a VR system that would be integrated directly into an autonomous vehicle, providing passengers with “immersive VR experiences” that would give them an excuse …

Google’s DeepMind opens new AI lab in Paris

EMERGING TECH By ERIC DAVID8 YEARS AGO

DeepMind Technologies Inc., the machine learning company owned by Alphabet Inc., announced today that it’s opening a new artificial intelligence lab in Paris. The new lab will be headed by Remi Munos (pictured), a French native and senior researcher at DeepMind who …

Facebook hopes privacy settings update will put users at ease

APPS By ERIC DAVID8 YEARS AGO

Following the recent Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook Inc. has been struggling to restore users’ confidence in how it handles their private data, and Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg assured users last week that the company will investigate and ban apps that misuse private data. Today the …

Apple tries to retake the classroom with cheaper iPad, new iWork features

APPS By ERIC DAVID8 YEARS AGO

Apple Inc. wants to regain its foothold in the classroom, and today the company held a special live event where it announced new products and software features aimed at educators and students. iPad The iPad has taken a back seat to some of Apple’s …

Eric David

Latest from Eric David

Intel looks stronger than ever despite the Spectre fiasco, but investors waver

Thanks to strong mobile chip sales, Qualcomm posts another earnings beat

EU probe could threaten Apple’s $400M deal to buy Shazam

Telegram banned in Russia for refusing to hand over encryption keys

Google’s DeepMind built an AI that navigates cities by sight, no maps needed

Spotify’s unusual IPO sparks investor uncertainty, but shares close up 13%

Apple may spice up self-driving cars with VR entertainment system

Google’s DeepMind opens new AI lab in Paris

Apple tries to retake the classroom with cheaper iPad, new iWork features

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