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Daily IoT/Blockchain News from @surgethings - Aug 23, 2016
Daily IoT/Blockchain news from @surgethings.
Taxis Joining The Internet Of Things, With Integrated Ad Network Expected
When taxis become another part of the Internet of Things, advertising within them can then be treated as another node in the consumer journey, rather …
Should You Be Buying Semiconductor Stocks Right Now?
Other companies are seeing an increase in demand thanks to the need for chips for Internet of Things products, while other companies are ramping up …
The Blockchain is Perfect for Government Services, but Where is Canada?
William Mougayar Toronto-based investor, blogger. Author of The Business Blockchain. Advisor to some of the world’s leading blockchain …
The Blockchain As An Economic Engine For The Cybersecurity Industry
2016. I am slowly getting back into the routine of doing my weekly …
Embedded SIMs catalysing M2M market, over 50% of cellular connections by
iTWire With increased competition and lower manufacturing costs, embedded SIM cards “will increasingly dominate the M2M (Machine to Machine) space, …
Australia Post says use blockchain for voting. Expert: you’re kidding
Among the submissions was Australia Post’s, in which the organisation pitches itself as the body to operate electronic elections using blockchain …
This Underused LinkedIn Tool Can Boost Your Networking Game
… turning ordinary homes, for instance, into smart ones, and generally making everything more connected (Internet of Things, in industry jargon).
Chain Joins Industry-Academia Blockchain Initiative to Solve
Bitcoin Magazine Chain Inc., a blockchain company specializing in enterprise software for financial firms, has joined the Initiative for Cryptocurrency and Contracts (IC3) …
Registration Opens for 3rd Annual IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things
Business Wire (press release) To register for the IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT) visit: http://wfiot2016.ieee-wf-iot.org/registration/. Discounted, early registration …
G8 Communications Ltd to pursue new markets after deal with Nebraska
G8 specialises in machine to machine (M2M) connectivity, providing hardware solutions for some of the world’s largest companies including Coca …
Will ‘Analytics On The Edge’ Be The Future Of Big Data?
An Internet of Things (IoT) approach to business brings many benefits, primarily access to more data and better insights. It also brings new challenges.
Registration Opens for 3rd Annual IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things
http://wfiot2016.ieee-wf-iot.org/registration/. Discounted, early registration …
U.K. Regulators Think Big About Blockchain
Will the UK have the courage to fight the big banks with a regulated blockchain? If so, London will replace New York’s financial dominance.
Nordea to encourage fintech and blockchain ideas, Startup Accelerator
EconoTimes The main areas of focus include emerging technologies (such as cognitive computing, artificial intelligence and Blockchain), digital life and pension, …
Machine to Machine in the Container Supply Chain
Container tracking has been around a long time in various guises, but today it is part of a much bigger trend towards machine-to-machine (M2M) …
Japanese Banks Partner to Develop Blockchain-Based Financial Platform
Ltd. have teamed up to establish a consortium that will develop new centralized domestic and foreign exchange services based on the blockchain …
TAO Network and Boogie Shack Music Group partner to offer blockchain
EconoTimes The resulting product of the collaboration will be an artist focused blockchain solution with Boogie Shack Music Group being the early adopted.
Sony, Tepco may bring internet of things into homes
Sony is among Japanese companies that are increasingly putting a focus on the internet of things, a concept under which products from home …
Telit drives to the forefront of technology with new product launches
Used to communicate machine to machine, Telit’s technology has firmly established the company at the heart of the next digital revolution the …
UK watchdog mulls approving companies using blockchain
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is weighing approval for select companies in the United Kingdom that use the blockchain technology.
How to create a highly available MQTT broker in Bluemix containers
running a Mosca MQTT broker in a single container instance since I can’t expose …
Why the Internet of Things Needs Different Encryption
The proliferation of internet-enabled devices warrants a new model for cybersecurity, according to a federal agency. The National Institute of …
Blockchain debate is helping spur interest in how technology can support
Out-Law.com According to the Financial Times, FCA director of strategy and competition Christopher Woolard said the regulator believes blockchain has “some …
Blockchain-based Voting Will Come To Australia Soon
Over in Australia, the postal service indicated they want to use blockchain technology for digital voting. This should improve efficiency and provide …
Emerging tech trends point to new era of digital business
… 3D printing and the Internet of Things. And we’re starting to see new disciplines and innovations when it comes to how to support digital business in …
New Smartphone Brand Soon to Launch in India
OKWU is a smart brand, driving oninnovative technology to improve machine-to-machine interactions, and in turn, provide greater connectivity …
Blockchain Foundry Will Focus on Distributed Ledgers For E-Commerce
Blockchain solutions are not all that difficult to come by these days. At the same time, there is always a demand for more developments efforts.
Rakuten Acquires Bitnet, Establishes Blockchain Lab For Fintech And
CryptoCoinsNews Rakuten Blockchain Lab (RBL) will be a research and development organization focused on blockchain technology and its applications to fintech and …
Telit Introduces New Portfolio Of LTE And Internet Of Things
ations PLC said Tuesday it has introduced five new modules to enable the development of LTE internet of things devices in North American and …
13 ways companies should improve their data security in the age of IoT
In particular, there’s a burden on businesses that work in and around the Internet of Things (IoT) to ensure that they’re serving their customers’ best …
2021 Forecast: Global Internet of Things (IoT) Software Industry
providers. Mind Commerce also evaluates the market opportunities and …
Blockchain 101 With Andreas Antonopoulos: How Bitcoin Makes Each Of Us As
Forbes In early 2012, Andreas Antonopoulos was a computer scientist and distributed systems specialist working in security when he first heard about Bitcoin.
World Economic Forum goes for blockchain
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), more commonly known as blockchain, has the potential to revolutionize financial, investment and insurance …
Embedded SIMS provide catalyst for M2M
Embedded SIM cards will increasingly dominate the machine-to-machine (M2M) space, accounting for more than half of connections by the end of the …
New report examines the 5G technology market and its impact on
WhaTech … data speed and large network coverage, significant growth in the mobile data traffic, growing machine-to-machine communication in organizations, …
Telit at the forefront of the Internet of Things revolution
Telit Communications Plc (LON:TLC) has placed itself firmly at the forefront of the next digital revolution - the internet of things (IoT). The group’s …
Verizon Files for Passcode Blockchain Patent
Verizon Communications, the largest telecom company in the United States, is getting in on the Blockchain digital gold rush, filing a patent for a …
Reserve Bank ‘open’ to blockchain technology
South African Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago has expressed openness to blockchain technologies which underlie cryptocurrencies like …
VMware Inc.: VMware Announces Alliances and Strategies for the Internet of
The Wall Street Transcript According to IDC’s ‘Worldwide Semiannual Internet of Things Spending Guide,’ IoT spending will grow to nearly $1.3 trillion by 2019.
Why You Need A Mobile App For Your Business
There came a time when handing someone a business card without a web address printed on it was like groping in the dark for a footprint when the …
Hitachi and BTMU cheque mates for blockchain digitalisation
Hitachi and the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU) have started proof of concept (PoC) testing for using blockchain in the digitalisation of cheques …
BJ’s Wholesale Club Launching Verisae’s vx Maintain to Streamline
Business Wire (press release) MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Verisae, the leading global provider of maintenance, machine-to-machine monitoring and mobile workforce …
Your ‘Smart’ Power Outlets Are Now Botnets Thanks To The Internet Of Broken
Techdirt Making fun of the Internet of Things has become a sort of national pastime, made possible by a laundry list of companies jumping into the space …
The Morning Download: Microsoft to Infuse Office Software with AI
The Internet of Things isn’t things, but services. Smartphones, water pitchers, thermostats and all sorts of devices are outfitted with sensors but the real …
VMware Announces Alliances and Strategies for the Internet of Things
More to Help Make It Easier for Enterprises to Deploy, Manage, Secure and …
UK Financial Regulator Considers Approving Blockchain Startups
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is thinking about approving a number of blockchain companies as it actively encourages businesses to …
Humana’s CEO on health care’s next big thing
But there might be an answer: blockchain technology, which Broussard says is “positioned to be the next dramatic innovation in health care.”.
What the Internet of Things Means for Consumers
What the Internet of Things Means for Consumers 9:42 AM EDT … What the Internet of Things Means for Consumers. August 23, 2016, 9:42 AM EDT.
Raspberry Pi and Docker: Tiny $35 computer gets major new release of
ZDNet … spread containers between a multi-node Pi cluster, which could be helpful for developers looking to build a network of Internet of Things devices.
The Internet of poorly working things
Things: the good (industrial, smart cities) and the (mostly) bad (consumer …
National ONC Blockchain Challenge explores micro-identities to improve
CIO The focus has been on the financial markets and out of the public startups, only one company, Gem, has anything to do with healthcare, and only one …
Japanese banks to jointly launch blockchain-based money transfer system
Several Japanese banks intend to form a consortium with SBI Ripple Asia and jointly build a blockchain-based system for 24-hour fund transfers …
How to setup DHCP, MQTT & Access Point
laptop via cat5, acts as a mqtt broker and acts as a WiFi AP for my ESP8266 …
BRIEF-VMware announces alliances and strategies for Internet of Things
UPDATE 1-Kremlin says Putin, Merkel, Hollande to meet to discuss Ukraine at G20 on Sept. 4-5. MOSCOW, Aug 23 The leaders of Russia, Germany …
500 Million Beacons Coming; Personal Tracking Use Tops Retail
Beacons are yet another component of the Internet of Things. As part of the networking-of-everything phenomenon, beacons are finding a place in the …
Global Internet of Things Security Market to Expand at 55.01% CAGR During
The report, titled “Global Internet of Things Security Market 2016-2020,” offers a comprehensive study on the global Internet of Things (IoT) security …
Ripple Guides Japan’s Venture Into Blockchain
A Japanese bank and its subsidiary have formed a consortium to explore potential use cases of blockchain technology, and the group will reportedly …
Japan Central Banker: Blockchain, Security Vital to FinTech’s Future
The governor of Japan’s central bank has referred to the importance of security in blockchain and distributed ledger technologies during a FinTech …
VMware announces alliances and strategies for the Internet of Things
VMware, Inc. today announced key strategic alliances in the Internet of Things (IoT) space to help bridge the gap between IT and operational …
Cybercrime damages expected to cost the world $6 trillion by 2021
160303 d sk590 072 Secretary of Defense Ash Carter receives a tour of the Microsoft Cybercrime Center in Seattle, March 3, 2016. Credit: Tim D.
6 Ways Internet of Things is Changing Everything around Us
people or machines, is actually working in many places in our daily life …
Lisk Blockchain Platform Releases its Product Development Roadmap
Bitcoin Press Release: Lisk has made its long-term plans for the blockchain based decentralized applications platform public. The project has five …
Meet Monero, the Currency Dark Net Dealers Hope Is More Anonymous Than
Motherboard While Monero shares similarities with bitcoin, like mining and a blockchain as core mechanics, it has some big differences that help its users maintain …
RTR Services Q&A: we are the natural next step for many installation
IFSEC Global PW: The pace of technological change is fast and one area where this is very evident is machine to machine (M2M) communication through the GSM …
Side channel power, the new security front
Today, one side channel has been elevated to a new front line for cyber defense, and it may go on to be a bulwark for the internet of things (IoT).
Wall Street Gets One Step Closer To Embracing Blockchain
Blockchain technology company, Factom has collaborated with financial data feed company, Intrinio to put Wall Street on the Factom blockchain.
Verizon Patent Pertains To Blockchain Technology
Blockchain technology is present in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Dogecoin, and has been hailed as a game changer. The technology powers …
Qualcomm’s Second Bet: Internet of Things
There are several companies betting big on the growth of the Internet of Things industry and semiconductor companieslike Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) and …
BRIEF-VMware announces alliances and strategies for Internet of Things
NEW YORK, Aug 23 Procter & Gamble Co’s Gillette unit on Tuesday sued the maker of Schick razors, claiming it falsely marketed a line of private label …
How to unlock M2M’s limitless possibilities in 6 simple steps
Demand for rich, real-time data is continuously growing and more businesses are embracing the opportunities and benefits of machine to machine …
Qualcomm’s Second Bet: Internet of Things
There are several companies betting big on the growth of the Internet of Things industry and semiconductor companieslike Intel (INTC) and Qualcomm …
For the Internet of Things, the More Things the Merrier
Internet of Things (IoT), our ability to understand the nature and state of our …
Blockchain in healthcare getting a lot of attention
As blockchain technology becomes more established in the financial arena, federal health IT officials, vendors and developers are looking at its use in …
Chinese Government Explores Digital Currency Technology with the Blockchain
newsBTC The creation of Chinese Blockchain Working Group coincides with the … the Shenzhen Consortium along with companies like Wanxiang Blockchain …
Meet The Man Who Designed The Iconic Font In Stranger Things”
From the moment the credits of breakout Netflix show Stranger Things start, they transport you to the ‘80s. Creative studio Imaginary Forces …
China Telecom targets information services as next mainstay
In April, the company launched its internet-of-things business with a focus on transportation and logistics facilities, seeing the net addition of its …
The Internet of Sh*t - the opinions of a tech afficionado
The sheer amount of it bandied about the tech sector is truly staggering. The number one bullshit magnet of the moment is the Internet of Things.
Multitude of medical devices pose hacking threats for providers
Layered security is important because we can’t trust the Internet of Things, he explains. All these devices that get plugged into the network, like …
Blockchain Project Synereo Promises Evolution in Social Networking Space
The upcoming alpha launch of Synereo as a next generation social network promises change in the way consumer technologies work today.
IBM Revives Its Fight With Intel Over Server Chip Dominance
… the preference for mobile devices over desktop and laptop PCs, and the Internet of things, which requires the connection to and processing of data …
Marathon Capital Management Lowers stake in Tangoe Inc (TNGO)
… infrastructure and services machine-to-machine connections enterprise social and information technology connections and encompasses the entire …
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