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

Antipiracy software on new ‘Assassin’s Creed’ is reportedly hogging users’ processors

INFRA By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

Proving once again that antipiracy software can be just as bad if not worse than the problem for legitimate users, gamers are reporting that the digital rights management software on the new “Assassin’s Creed Origins” is taking a heavy toll on their …

Shipping startup Shippo raises $20M to help small businesses take on Amazon

INFRA By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

It can be tough for small businesses to go head-to-head with the ecommerce juggernaut that is Amazon.com Inc., but shipping startup Shippo wants to give businesses a fighting chance by making it easy to fulfill online orders in real time. Shippo announced …

Ada Health raises $47M to bring AI-powered healthcare to the masses

EMERGING TECH By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

Berlin-based health startup Ada Digital Health Ltd. believes it can use artificial intelligence to make healthcare available and affordable to people around the world, and today the company announced that it has raised $47 million to move one step closer toward that goal. …

The robots may have finally figured out how to beat CAPTCHA security

EMERGING TECH By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

One of the best lines of defense against spammers and brute-force hackers may be obsolete thanks to the latest advances in artificial intelligence. In a research paper published Thursday in the journal Science, a team of scientists at AI startup Vicarious say they …

Twitter bans ads from two major Russian media outlets

INFRA By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

Amid increasing scrutiny over online advertising possibly funded by foreign governments, Twitter Inc. has decided to ban all ads from media organizations Russia Today and Sputnik, both of which have been linked to the Russian government. In a statement on its blog, …

Alphabet’s Waymo is testing its self-driving tech on the icy roads of Michigan

EMERGING TECH By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

Self-driving cars have gotten pretty good at avoiding unexpected obstacles in the road, but how can they handle conditions that are harder to spot, such as ice and snow? That’s what Waymo LLC, Alphabet Inc.’s self-driving car division, wants to find out …

Brainly raises $14M to help students learn from their peers

INFRA By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

Brainly, a peer-to-peer learning platform based in Poland, announced today that it has raised $14 million shortly after reaching more than 100 million monthly active users. The Series B funding round was led by Kulczyk Investments, and it also included participation by previous …

Amazon Key lets couriers enter your home when you’re gone

EMERGING TECH By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

Missing out on a delivery is frustrating, but getting a package stolen from your front door is even worse, which is why Amazon.com Inc. wants to give its couriers a way to drop deliveries off inside people’s homes whether or not they …

Amazon will invest $1.5M in Germany’s Cyber Valley AI research hub

EMERGING TECH By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

Online retail giant Amazon.com Inc. announced today that it will invest nearly $1.5 million in Cyber Valley, a collaborative artificial intelligence research program initiated by the Max Planck Society in Germany. Amazon will also be opening its own AI research lab adjacent …

Honest Ads Act would force Facebook and Google to disclose who buys ads

APPS By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

Several members of the U.S. Senate, including Senator John McCain, are pushing for a new bill that would force online advertisers such as Google LLC and Facebook Inc. to be more transparent about who exactly is purchasing their ads. The bill, which is named …

Eric David

Latest from Eric David

Antipiracy software on new ‘Assassin’s Creed’ is reportedly hogging users’ processors

Shipping startup Shippo raises $20M to help small businesses take on Amazon

Ada Health raises $47M to bring AI-powered healthcare to the masses

The robots may have finally figured out how to beat CAPTCHA security

Twitter bans ads from two major Russian media outlets

Alphabet’s Waymo is testing its self-driving tech on the icy roads of Michigan

Brainly raises $14M to help students learn from their peers

Amazon Key lets couriers enter your home when you’re gone

Amazon will invest $1.5M in Germany’s Cyber Valley AI research hub

Honest Ads Act would force Facebook and Google to disclose who buys ads

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