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Daily IoT/Blockchain News from @surgethings - Aug 11, 2016
Daily IoT/Blockchain news from @surgethings.
IoT is now growing faster than smartphones
Model trucks illustrate fleet communications and IoT technologies in an industrial internet of things booth display at Mobile World Congress 2016 in …
IBM to Launch One of the Largest Blockchain Implementations in the World
It comes as no surprise then that IBM is also behind one of the largest implementations of Blockchain in the commercial sphere. IBM Global Financing …
Labour raises alarm over blockchain at DWP
The controversy has blown up over blockchain or distributed ledger technology- the encryption system behind bitcoin that has provoked excitement …
SMEs set to benefit from new communication package
… hosted services, machine-to-machine security, managed communications and fixed line solutions. With the launch of this one of its kind package for …
Your smart vibrator is getting data-mined and these hackers can prove it
It’s all fun and games in the Internet of Things until your vibrator gets hacked. On Friday, two hackers at the Def Con hacking conference in Las Vegas …
BitCrystals Now Accepted at Japanese Exchange Zaif
As digital assets they can be traded freely on the blockchain, or used to buy blockchain-based trading cards playable within the worlds of Spells of …
IBM to Launch One of the Largest Blockchain Implementations in the World
CoinTelegraph spoke to Jerry Cuomo, Vice President of Blockchain Technologies at IBM, about one of the largest implementations of Blockchain in …
Canadians Moving Fast and Hard into Blockchain Space
Banks around the world have invested significant resources into exploring Blockchain technology, and that includes Canadian banks. But this year …
G8 Communications Ltd shares rally after $3M share placement
G8 Communications Ltd’s (ASX:G8C) shares have surged after receiving commitments of $3 million from an oversubscribed share placement to …
Bitcoin investment firm Panteras partner and CTO call it quits
Pantera Capital, leading blockchain investment firm and one of the largest institutional owners of bitcoins, has announced the departure of its partner …
Internet of Things: The smart sex toy that tells all about its user
That in itself is a serious issue in a physical sense, but the wider ranging issue is the ongoing problem concerning privacy and the Internet of Things.
Capgemini lays out 9-step approach for evaluating blockchain platforms
Titled Blockchain: A Fundamental Shift for Financial Services Institution, the report has been authored by Bart Cant, Principal, Business and IT …
Poll Suggests That Blockchain Technology Will Impact EU Payments by 2025
The European Payments Council (EPC) has found that 90 percent of respondents believe that the blockchain technology will have a significant impact …
Telstra earmarks $3 billion for network upgrades
… Telstra’s core networks business and help with the roll out of 5G, LTE broadcast, voice over LTE and the internet of things, or machine-to-machine.
Government, Hackers Learn To Make Nice
“We are interested in hearing about research that can help us understand vulnerabilities in the Internet of Things and protect consumers from scams …
Blockchain.info Surpasses 100m Successful Bitcoin Transactions
Although Blockchain.info is not always the most reliable of Bitcoin wallet services today, the company continues to expand. Just a few days ago, the …
Samsung makes another connection for the internet of things
SEOUL Samsung Electronics said on Thursday that it had acquired US luxury appliance maker Dacor as part of its push towards a full production …
Beyond the M2M narrative: The Internet of Things grows bigger
Machine-to-machine is just the tip of the Internet of Things iceberg. Machine-to-machine (M2M) communications is a term used for automated data …
Smart Lawyers Will Make Smart Contracts
Even where smart contracts on blockchain technology are appropriate, lawyers have an important role to play in the development of blockchain and …
Beyond the M2M narrative: The Internet of Things grows bigger
IDC predicted that the Internet of Things market will exceed $1.7 trillion by 2020 and the number of IoT connected devices will increase to over 30 …
BofAML, HSBC and IDA Singapore Develop Blockchain for Letters of Credit
This application of blockchain technology can greatly reduce the paperwork … A letter of credit or LC conducted on Blockchain enables greater …
The Blockchain Opportunity- a book that explores cryptocurrency solutions
EconoTimes BitHub.Africa, a blockchain accelerator based in Nairobi, has announced the release of a book on how cryptocurrencies and tokens should scale …
Thomson Reuters HackETHon Focuses On Smart Contracts
Thomson Reuters is one of the latest entries into the world of blockchain technology. After joining the R3 consortium not too long ago, the company is …
Wondering About Next Ransomware Targets? Internet of Things (IoT) Devices.
Last weekend, at the DEF CON security conference, Pen Test Partners decided to reveal the truth about what is really happening with IoT devices` …
Ayla Networks Chooses Threat Stack to Drive High-Velocity Security and
Yahoo Finance Threat Stack, a leader in cloud-native security and compliance management, announced today that Ayla Networks, a global Internet of Things (IoT) …
IoT May Fail Without the Design of Things
Big Data 2.0 is really a rebranding into the Internet of Things (IoT) or the Analytics of Things (AoT). One thing that has remained the same throughout …
Lessons from Delta’s meltdown: The importance of having a backup plan
As we move to the Internet of Things and an increasingly networked economy, Delta’s situation is a reminder of the importance of resilience. The Delta …
Cradlepoint SDK Targeted at IoT, M2M Applications
Developers and enterprise customers can now create tailored machine to machine (M2M) and IoT applications on top of Cradlepoint solution …
Did Fintech Force Banks to Approach Blockchain & A.I?
The blockchain technology and A.I-based financial applications have quickly become the main source of interest of banks and major financial …
Revolutionary cryptocurrency Syscoin expands its team
The company’s development team has been creating innovative blockchain projects since December 2013. The addition of Chris to the team marks a …
Startupbootcamp Internet of Things & Data Tech: Office Hours, Salamanca
us for our office hours there, ask us questions- well answer them all!
Ethereum Scaling Advances With Off-Blockchain Payments
A team of ethereum developers has successfully completed what they say is the first off-blockchain transaction on the decentralized application …
One small step for blockchain, one giant IoT leap for the Isle of Man
UK-based blockchain startup Credits and the government of the Isle of Man are launching an IoT security trial across the island, the two announced …
How The Internet Of Things Is Already Influencing The Retail Industry
The term Internet of Things has become a big buzzword in business lately, but what exactly is it and why might it shape the future of the retail industry …
Internet of Things Inc Appoints New Directors & Shareholders Approve All
Marketwired (press release) TORONTO, ON–(Marketwired - August 11, 2016) - Internet of Things Inc. (TSX VENTURE: ITT) (“IoT Inc.” or the “Company”), a technology company …
Ayla Networks Chooses Threat Stack to Drive High-Velocity Security and
Business Wire (press release) Ayla Networks was named a 2015 Cool Vendor in the Internet of Things by Gartner, Inc. Ayla’s investors include Cisco, the International Finance …
What Phoenix needs to do to be smart city ready
It will become the fabric of communication for lots of different uses, from the internet of things, to automation, to autonomous vehicles. The quality of …
‘Big Four’ Accounting Firms Meet to Consider Blockchain Consortium
Blockchain representatives from each of the ‘Big Four’ accounting firms are set to meet this morning with the American Institute of Certified Public …
Call Public Blockchain Developers What They Are: Open Source Coders Not
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Latin American Carriers Bet on Mobile Data Growth Opportunities to Offset
PR Newswire (press release) “Postpaid lines are also being stimulated by machine-to-machine (M2M) and device subsidies, as many users wish to switch from a feature phone to a …
Telecoms Metamorphosis: 3 Ways to Thrive
Moreover, the age of machine-to-machine connectivity and IoT, with the imperative to leverage the firehose of data flying out of millions of connected …
Australia Sees Blockchain as an Identity Solution
Blockchain is reaching out into new markets and applications almost weekly, and a recent discussion about the platform from Australia Post …
How Blockchain Can Revolutionize Regulatory Compliance
proof-of-process for compliance. Blockchain could be used to keep track of the steps …
Nimirum - On a Mission to End Online Censorship with Blockchain Technology
Nimirum is a completely decentralized forum platform powered by blockchain technology. We will be creating an autonomous system with no …
Adtran Gets Attuned to Customer Needs
“Service providers need automation either machine-to-machine or user portals driving dynamic services to stay competitive. Those user portals need …
CoinDesk to Expand New York Blockchain Media Team
“We have an incredible opportunity to become both the paper of record and the leading forum for the blockchain and digital currency industry,” said …
Chain partners Initiative for Cryptocurrency and Contracts
Chain Inc. (Chain), an enterprise software company that works with financial firms to design and build blockchain networks, today announced its …
The Second Shift: Blockchain is Back for Even Further Disruption
Blockchain has revolutionized many industries? and is poised to do so again. We’ve seen it happen to smartphones, the cloud and digital disruption …
Tennant Company (NYSE:TNC) Updated Price Targets
… such as financing, rental and leasing programs, and machine-to-machine asset management solutions. Its other products include floor maintenance …
Will Work for Bitcoin, Steptoe & Johnson Says
Many people still view blockchain and the distributed ledger technology that enabled bitcoin and other forms of digital currency as all but impossible to …
When your IAM policy encounters the internet of things
Aging identity and access management tools, and technical innovations like the internet of things, make it imperative that you update your enterprise …
GetWireless adds Nextivity Cel-Fi PRO and Cel-Fi DUO+ Smart Signal Boosters
PR Newswire (press release) Established in 2001 and based in Minneapolis, GetWireless is a leading value-added distributor of cellular solutions that connect the Internet of Things …
IoT is now growing faster than smartphones
If there were any doubt that IoT is for real, one fact ought to dispel it: For the first time, U.S. mobile operators are adding IoT connections to their …
Intel’s IoT plans going the way of mobile
If you were serious about the internet of things you would worry about how this news would be treated. You would replace the watches and put it all …
How Fintech Is Dragging Banks to Blockchain and AI
Schaus suggested that banks should embrace blockchain technology and artificial intelligence now or risk losing millennials to fintech companies that …
Artificial Intelligence in Communications, Applications, and Commerce:
PR Newswire (press release) The research also analyzes the role of AI in emerging Internet of Things (IoT) market segments as well as related unstructured data and analytics.
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