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Daily IoT/Blockchain News from @surgethings - Aug 22, 2016
Daily IoT/Blockchain news from @surgethings.
What brands should know about disruptive communication technologies
Disruptive innovation, the term used for technological advances which involve the internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) and big data, has …
Hitachi and BTMU Start Proof of Concept Testing for Utilizing Blockchain
ACN Newswire (press release) In this PoC testing, Hitachi and BTMU communally developed a system in which blockchain infrastructure are used for issuing, transferring and …
Rosy outlook for Autech Group on brisk sales of A/Cs and fridges amid heat
pulse … and it will incorporate Internet of Things (IoT) into its products to enhance efficiency in the latter half. Sales of Carrier Refrigeration exceeded the 100 …
ASX completes first blockchain prototype for settlement system
The working solution for subset of use cases has been developed in collaboration with blockchain startup Digital Asset Holdings. The ASX said that it …
IoFin or Internet of Finance: the Pokmon Go equivalent of financial
e27 (press release) (blog) Couple that with the emerging Internet of Things, and we will soon be seeing traditional financial networks be augmented with intelligent, deeply …
Japanese banks form consortium to consider blockchain for domestic and
EconoTimes Ltd. have collaborated to form a consortium that will utilize blockchain technology to consider new types of payment and settlement services.
The Big Promise Of Small, Game-Changing Stocks
In the case of Fleetmatics, for instance, Verizon was looking to instantly enhance its IoT (Internet of Things) portfolio. Instead of having to develop its …
Iridium Communications Inc (IRDM) Shares are Down -0.35%
The Companys principal services include mobile satellite services including mobile voice and data services machine to machine (M2M) services and …
Hitachi and BTMU begin PoC testing using blockchain to digitize checks in
EconoTimes According to the official release, the PoC testing consists of a system developed by Hitachi and BTMU that uses blockchain infrastructure in issuing, …
UK-based blockchain companies to get FCA approval soon
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), a financial regulatory body in the UK, is considering approving firms using bitcoin’s underlying blockchain …
Nottingham ‘internet of things’ firm facing closure
Formerly Ciseco the firm, which is based in Nottingham’s CleanTech centre, was regarded as one of the leading ‘internet of things’ manufacturers in …
Verimatrix Showcases Revenue Security Convergence Across Major Pay TV
Marketwired (press release) … deployments, app enablement for over-the-top (OTT) video, high-integrity video analytics and the extension into Internet of Things (IoT) applications.
Australia Post details plan to use blockchain for voting
Australia Post is looking to move into the business of running elections, and plans to use the blockchain as a central pillar of its plan. In a submission …
Ethplorer Lets Everyone Publicly Track Ethereum-based Tokens
Having a new explorer to check things on a particular blockchain is always a welcome change. Ethplorer was recently released to the public, and it …
What is 5G? Everything you need to know about the next generation of mobile
Mirror.co.uk … increasingly connected, we need a network that will support emerging technologies like self-driving cars, virtual reality and the Internet of Things …
IoT Helps The Weather Company Customize Forecasts
These detailed and customized forecastswhich wouldn’t be possible without the internet of things (IoT)help analysts and business leaders better …
Singapore’s M1 takes lead in HetNet and NB-IoT
M1, which also operates fixed lines, will work with Nokia to deploy the HetNet and an NB-IoT system for machine-to-machine services. The latter will …
Cisco Zooming In On Digital Transformation, Cloud, Internet of Things (IoT)
Internet of Things (IoT) to digitize their business, IT teams are struggling to …
The Exodus Desktop Wallet Tracks Multiple Blockchain Assets
Blockchain assets are suffering from fragmented wallet solutions. The average enthusiasts don’t want to install dozens of different wallets, just to keep …
Eris Industries COO: The DAO Is a Cargo Cult
Byrnes is known in the blockchain space for his belief that private and public blockchains must co-exist. His firm, Eris Industries, believes blockchains …
Back to school with gadgets and other handy Internet of Things
With the Denver area being a hub for Internet of Things devices that connect gadgets to the internet, we’re highlighting a few from local companies and …
e-SIMs To Account Half Of All M2M Connections By 2020
juniper-research-m2m A new study has found that embedded SIM cards will increasingly dominate the M2M (Machine to Machine) space, accounting …
3 Ways the Internet of Things Is Changing Global Shipping (Sponsored)
American International Group, the global insurance provider with a passion for the Internet of Things (IoT), continues its work studying the impact of the …
ABB presents digital grid approach at leading power sector event in Paris
This innovative technology concept supports the digital transformation of the power sector and reinforces ABB’s Internet of Things, Services and …
Lisk development roadmap unveiled, details upcoming funding vehicle for new
EconoTimes Lisk, a decentralized blockchain application development platform, has revealed its development roadmap explaining the different phases that the …
Rakuten buys bruised bitcoin biz Bitnet, plans Belfast blockchain lab
Japanese e-commerce site Rakuten has confirmed the acquisition of Northern Irish bitcoin start-up Bitnet and said it plans to establish a blockchain …
Blockchain project Hyperledger to sponsor Innotribe Networking Event at
EconoTimes Hyperledger Project, a collaborative cross-industry effort created to advance blockchain technology, has announced that it will be a sponsor of Sibos …
Why USAID is looking to Silicon Valley for food security partners
Burns shared a story about a meeting with an Internet of Things company in Silicon Valley. The chief technology officer said he had never considered …
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Rio Olympics 2016: Sensors at full play
With the increase in the reach and impact of Big Data in Rio 2016 and the projected expansion of Internet of Things and machine-to-machine …
BlockPay to start pre-ICO to crowdfund its project
Munich-based blockchain startup BlockPay, announced that the pre-ICO to crowdfund the BlockPay project will commence on August 23, 2016, …
PrismTech’s Vortex Enables TechOcean’s Internet of Robots Prototyping
Yahoo Finance Polish based startup, TechOcean, an automation and robotics specialist focusing on the Internet of Things (IoT) for Robotics is now addressing this …
Lori Knowlton Joins Silicon Labs as Chief People Officer
Silicon Labs (SLAB) is a leading provider of silicon, software and solutions for the Internet of Things, Internet infrastructure, industrial automation, …
UK Blockchain Projects Near Regulatory Approval
UK regulators are reportedly moving forward with efforts that would find blockchain firms exiting a sandbox program aimed at encouraging innovation.
Embedded SIMs to dominate M2M market
Embedded SIM cards will increasingly dominate the machine-to-machine (M2M) space, accounting for more than 50% of connections by 2020.
Herzog Has Met The Internet And It Is Us
An internet of things that knows our feelings and bends to our wills would lead, not just to self-driving cars and even self-aware robots but, one of …
Japanese Banks Plan Blockchain Forex Services
A new consortium of Japanese banking and financial services giants will seek to use blockchain technology to provide domestic and foreign exchange …
Bitfinex to Offer Company Equity to Reimburse Customer Losses
At press time, the value of the blockchain-based token was $0.38, roughly the price it has been trading for the past week. In statements, Bitfinex CEO …
Enabling the mobile worker, optimizing performance
… gap with technicians, the greatest needs of mobile workers and the industries poised to take most advantage of the Industrial Internet of Things.
FCA to Encourage Blockchain Startups, is a UK Bitlicense Coming?
While a number of American states have been known to be in various stages of offering a regulatory framework for Bitcoin and Blockchain firms, the …
Leading blockchain development team announces the formation of Blockchain
PR Newswire (press release) TORONTO, Aug. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ - Blockchain Foundry Inc. (“Blockchain Foundry” or the “Company”) today announces its establishment as a …
Major Chinese Exchange CHBTC CEO: Chinese Government Giving Positive
CryptoCoinsNews Recently the government in China has been giving positive signals in regards to digital currency and blockchain technology. Positive announcements …
New Context Partners with Soltra to Build the Industry’s Next Platforms for
Business Wire (press release) Using machine-to-machine cybersecurity threat feeds, New Context will extend Soltra’s products to enable automated threat response within customer …
Leading blockchain development team announces the formation of Blockchain
Canada NewsWire (press release) TORONTO, Aug. 22, 2016 /CNW/ - Blockchain Foundry Inc. (“Blockchain Foundry” or the “Company”) today announces its establishment as a leading …
Don’t Get Lost in the IoT Landscape
CHICAGO The Internet of Things is rapidly exerting its influence over the plumbing, mechanical and HVACR industry. Top execs at Watts Water …
World’s most efficient AES crypto processing technology for IoT devices
Science Daily … technology (ICT) devices that have tight energy constraints, greatly enhancing the safety of the next-generation Internet of Things (IoT). This result …
Making the Internet of Things a reality
it’s the future: an ideal for the shape of things to come. To others it’s just a …
Chain Joins Industry-Academia Blockchain Initiative to Solve
Nasdaq Chain Inc. , a blockchain company specializing in enterprise software for financial firms, has joined the Initiative for Cryptocurrency and Contracts (IC3) …
Blockchain Technology Sought to Curb Trade of Conflict Diamonds
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is considering the use of blockchain technology to prevent the influx of conflict diamonds from entering the …
NIST scientists ‘nervous’ about lightweight crypto for IoT
… increasingly ubiquitous in the “Internet of Things” movement. Lightweight cryptography uses “algorithms specially tailored for specific environments …
Strategic Alliance Formed to Speed Up Adoption of Blockchain Technology in
Nasdaq The Chinese government has created a blockchain working group of government and blockchain industries to fast-forward the development and …
PnP Fintech Startup Program May Signal Industry Shift From ‘Blockchain’
Bitcoin Magazine For at least the past year, many investors and entrepreneurs have been talking about the power of the blockchain for use in a variety of applications in …
Is it time for the Internet of Things to deliver RoI?
Enterprise expects “aggressive, short-term expectations” for pay back on Internet of Things deployments, with over 50 percent of businesses expecting …
Four critical steps for implementing an IoT strategy
It is the Internet of Things, but with an enterprise angle. Take that to mean industry vertical applications, development ecosystems, product design, …
Here’s the killer app for internet of things
Comcast is one of the earliest adapters of internet of things through its NBC unit. It delivers services wirelessly through various connected devices.
Wirepas and u-blox partner for scalable and easy-to-use industrial Internet
Thalwil, Switzerland August 22, 2016 Wirepas and ublox (SIX:UBXN), a global leader in wireless and positioning modules and chips, have …
KYC-Chain is The Only Blockchain Finalist In The 2016 Fintech Innovation
The Merkle For this year, the focus was on blockchain technology, fraud prevention, and wealth management, among other financial services. Surprisingly enough …
IoT Security Predictions Are Coming True, Fortinet Finds
For example, a tendency to use default settings and passwords opens the door to attacks on machine-to-machine (M2M) connections, Manky writes.
Proxy raises $1.6 million to kill the card key, and make the internet of
TechCrunch However, Proxy didn’t want to ask people to purchase yet another wearable, or change their behavior to take advantage of the internet of things.
Verizon is making a foray into the ‘game changer’ technology Wall Street is
Business Insider Blockchain technology, which powers Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, depends on a distributed ledger that allows users to verify transactions …
Blockchain’s Backers Gather to Push Governance for Technology
Some of blockchain’s biggest backers, including people with ties to IBM and JPMorgan, will gather Wednesday to work on the biggest issue hobbling …
Blockchain.info ‘down’ briefly due to an unexpected DNS problem
The major Bitcoin wallet and blockchain explorer website Blockchain.info (Blockchain Luxembourg S.A.) went offline for a unknown amount of time …
Endowed full professorship Internet of Things - Programming net-based
The HfG Schwbisch Gmnd is one of the premiere design schools in Germany. The school has a long standing tradition working on the intersection …
Two Small Tech Companies to Add to Your Watchlist
In going through my “growth at a discount” stock screen the other day (more on this later), I came across two Internet of Things companies that caught …
Australia Post plans blockchain-based e-voting system
While other organisations are already looking at digital voting solutions using blockchain technology, Australia Post said it is uniquely positioned to …
Leading engineer from IBM will tell about blockchain based technologies
Karolina Marzantowicz, the IBM Distinguished Engineer, will speak on September 23 at the annual Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference. She will talk …
AT&T Will Use Intel’s Xeon Chips in Its Network Virtualization Effort
The chip maker wants to be the provider of the foundational technologies for the internet of things (IoT), from the devices on the edge to the data center …
ActiveMarketInsider initiates coverage on Lantronix Inc (NASDAQ:LTRX)
… a company specializing in networking and providing M2M (machine to machine) and IoT (Internet of Things) solutions. Yahoo finance currently has …
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