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Daily IoT/Blockchain News from @surgethings - Aug 30, 2016
Daily IoT/Blockchain news from @surgethings.
Sydney-founded startup Proxy raises $2.1 million as it officially launches
Sydney-founded startup Proxy has raised $2.1 million ($US1.6 million) in funding as it officially launches its first Internet of Things-focused product.
Google, Apple Eyeing Blockchain For Payments
Apple and Google haven’t shown much interest in blockchain technology, but that appears to be changing, with increasing interest in Ripple and the …
IBM links Blockchain with AI in new Industry Platforms business unit
IBM has underscored how seriously its taking Blockchain technology with the creation of a new business unit centered around it. The new business …
Amazon Web Services and Microchip are developing an Internet of Things
Business Insider Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microchip Technology partnered up to develop a provisioning platform and supported secure chip, reports EE …
Internet of hacked things: the biggest threat to online safety is ourselves
The Four Corners revelations about hackers’ activities have highlighted that the threat to Australians and anyone who uses the internet is real.
Top executives vow to facilitate healthy blockchain ecosystem
A group of blockchain practitioners, advocates, theorists and policy experts, calling themselves the Muskoka Group, met at the family compound of …
Renesas Electronics expands Renesas Synergy platform for the Internet of
Geekzone Renesas Electronics Singapore, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Renesas Electronics Corporation, today announced the availability of the Renesas …
Blockchain platform Antshares raises over 5000 BTC in ongoing ICO
Antshares, a blockchain-based digital assets platform, has already raised more than 5000 bitcoins in three weeks during its ongoing ICO that began …
Cylab awarded $1.1 million NSF grant for Internet of Things
This summer, the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1.1 million, four-year grant to a team of researchers in Carnegie Mellon’s Cylab to …
IoT, Big Data And The Tech Fueling Better B2B eCommerce
Among the tech industries looking to grab their share of profits from eCommerce’s expansion is the Internet of Things and omnichannel FinTech firms.
ACMA allocates additional spectrum for mobile broadband, M2M
… in the 803-960MHz frequency band, with mobile broadband and machine-to-machine (M2M) communications usages being included in the plan.
Blockchain Updates On-Chain Settlement for Thunder Network
Blockchain, the bitcoin-centric startup, recently offered an update on its Thunder Network on-chain settlement, having released the alpha version in …
Zinnov Names HCL Among Leaders for Global Internet of Things Technology
Yahoo Finance HCL Technologies (HCL), a leading global IT services provider, has been recognized for its Internet of Things Technology leadership, capabilities, …
Mark Torr, a valued expert on Internet of Things and Big Data, will be
On 6th of September 2016 at 12 pm, Mark Torr a valued expert and opinion leader on IoT and Big Data, will be delivering a public lecture at the IT …
Samsung Actively Investigates Blockchain For its Core Operations
Mainstream South Korean media outlets claimed that Samsung may reportedly utilize the blockchain technology to handle important operations of the …
Antshares undergoes ICO to finance blockchain digital assets platform
Antshares, a blockchain-based network protocol, is raisin funds via an initial crowd offering (ICO) to finance the development and marketing of a …
Internet of Things: Le futur est dj l!
Selon l’UIT (Union Internationale des Tlcommunications), l’Internet des objets (Internet of Things IoT) est une infrastructure mondiale pour la …
Don’t let China’s outdated cybersecurity laws block cooperation on the
South China Morning Post This will create highly complex networks where processes are guided by machine-to-machine communication that is, without human intervention.
Helsinki to Become Scandinavia’s Fintech Capital, Blockchain Hub
The main goal of Nordea’s accelerator program is to hunt for developments in both Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain technologies. Presently, only …
Blockchain Distributed Ledger Market Size, Share, Growth, Trends and
The Republic of East Vancouver Research Corridor has published a new research study titled Blockchain Distributed Ledger Market Growth, Share, Opportunities, Competitive …
Sierra Wireless, Inc.: Internet of Things Could Send SWIR Stock
Profit Confidential Sierra Wireless, Inc. (NASDAQ: SWIR) is referred to as a pure play in the Internet of Things (IoT) space. It makes communication devices like SIMs, …
EU Parliament Rep Seeks 1 Million for Blockchain Research
The task force initiative is one of the more notable legislative efforts to emerge from Europe on the subject of blockchain, as it is expected to focus on …
Internet of Things first for new Inverness building
An Internet of Things(IoT) network, which enables devices to communicate with each other and their users is being used to ensure a new Inverness …
Novatel Wireless Delivers Ignite Bundle to Connected Retail Businesses,
Yahoo Finance The retail industry is an important vertical for cellular machine-to-machine connectivity. Cellular technology enables devices such as POS terminals, …
AKUA and EINNOVATION form Partnership to pursue Opportunities in India
EINNOVATION Technologies is a leading solution provider of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) communication solutions that …
Stocks Roundup: Telefonica Brasil SA (ADR)(NYSE:VIV), Markit
NYSE Journal (press release) … machine-to-machine operations, e-health solutions, security, video, and advertising. Further, the company offers multimedia communication services …
‘Settlement Coin’ is All About Banks, Not Blockchain
“Digital cash is a core component of a future financial market fabric based on blockchain technologies. There are several digital cash models being …
Bitcoin-Accepting VPN Company Gets Roger Ver as Advisor
With that said, it is likely that Ver will guide Private Internet Access in matters related to to Bitcoin and its private ledger technology, the blockchain.
Identiv to Showcase Portfolio of RFID, NFC, and Inlay Solutions for the
EconoTimes FREMONT, Calif., Aug. 30, 2016 – Identiv, Inc. (NASDAQ:INVE) today announced that it will showcase the company’s radio frequency identification …
AKUA and EINNOVATION form Partnership to pursue Opportunities in India
The combination of AKUA’s Internet-of-things (IoT) gateway platform solutions and EINNOVATION’s experience in selling security and enterprise IT …
Blockchain Startup Symbiont Adds Ex-Morgan Stanley Director
The New York-based blockchain firm, which is seeking to advance capital markets blockchain applications in syndicated loans and OTC derivatives, …
Bitcoin Blockchain Anti-Piracy Startup Custos Raises Additional Funds
Custos Media Technologies, a South African bitcoin blockchain-based startup that has developed the means to identify and track illegal file-sharing …
‘Einstein’ could take internet of things to another level
It’s all part of the so-called internet of things, in which everyday devices – such as motors, refrigerators, dishwashers and power components – are …
Litmus Automation Hires IIoT Expert, David Sidhu, as VP Customer Success
30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ – Litmus Automation, a leading middleware Cloud Platform provider for the Internet of Things, is pleased to announce the …
Sequans Delivers LTE for IoT on T-Mobile’s Network
… to deliver Sequans’ LTE Cat 1 technology and products to T-Mobile’s (TMUS) machine-to-machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) customers.
Wireless Machine-to-Machine Modules Market Research Report Now Available at
The Republic of East Vancouver Research Corridor has published a new research study titled Wireless Machine-to-Machine Modules Market Growth, Share, Opportunities, …
Top 5 Technologies Transforming The Fashion Industry By 2020
… potential to reshape communications and most importantly, the way businesses and deals take place, necessary to a machine to machine situation.
Diamond Trade Watchdog Looks at Blockchain Tech to Combat Fraud
The Kimberley Process (KP), a global industry watchdog for clean trade in diamonds, is looking at blockchain for greater transparency and security in …
Blocksafe ICO, Bringing Blockchain to Smart Gun Security
Blocksafe is a novel application of blockchain which uses the technology to manage smart gun functionality, adding a higher level of security and …
The allure of Internet-connected lightbulbs will take time to translate
Global Times … both home and abroad have upped the ante tying lights into the Internet of things, in an attempt to mine the lighting goldmine in the Chinese market.
Data demand, M&A hopes propel valuations of European mast owners
They also see growth from the Internet of Things (IoT), in which everything from aircraft to hair dryers is increasingly hooked up to the Internet and …
US Health Department Selects 15 Blockchain Research Contest Winners
The “Use of Blockchain in Health IT and Health-related Research Challenge”, announced last month, solicited white papers that would explore how …
Smart Contracts Firm Taps Wall Street Vet as President, Chairman
Long has been actively following and exploring bitcoin since 2012 and informally collaborating with blockchain startups since 2014, when she served …
Connected Conservation: Dimension Data Teams Up With Cisco On IoT Project
CRN Dimension Data, in collaboration with Cisco Systems, is doubling down on the Internet of Things by using sensor, networks and data analytics tools to …
Sonata Software and Aeris to Offer Next-gen IoT and Mobile Solutions for
PR Newswire (press release) Aeris is a pioneer and leader in the market of the Internet of Things - as an operator of end-to-end IoT and machine-to-machine (M2M) services and as …
challenge winners weigh in on how blockchain can improve healthcare
White papers on improving claims processing, patient-reported outcome measures and the doctor-patient relationship are among the winners of a …
Balanc3 to Assure Financial Transparency for SingularDTV
Griffin Anderson, Head of Blockchain Accounting at ConsenSys comments, “This is the first step in a series of steps to make financial information more …
Here’s Why Harvard Business School Is Betting On Big Data, The Internet Of
BusinessBecause Harvard Business School has struck an $8.4 million deal with Tata Group to harness the power of robotics, big data and the Internet of things.
Moscow to Use Blockchain Tech in ‘Active Citizen’ Project
Government officials in Moscow are willing to explore and implement the potential and uses of blockchain technology in various applications including …
Exploring the Use of Blockchain for EHRs, Healthcare Big Data
Blockchain, a methodology for conducting transactions that relies on a decentralized approach to authorization and edits, is finding its way from its …
Blockchain: Just Hype or Proven Technology with Real Benefits?
Bitcoin. Once technologists looked at the decentralization, cryptography, and …
Cisco: Margin of Safety and the Internet of Things
At the beginning of the year, Cisco acquired Jasper Technologies, a platform to build applications for the Internet of Things, for $1.4 billion to integrate …
SAP and HPE Race into the Future of the Internet of Things
industrial customers, by analyzing IoT data both in the cloud and right at the edge of …
Is the African Solar Revolution Really a Data Revolution?
They are alerted by machine to machine technology that sends information over the cloud as soon as a system begins to draw too much or too little …
Dynamic Network Slicing is the ‘Secret Sauce’ Behind 5G
For example, if it’s some sort or machine-to-machine (M2M) application where battery life of the device has to last to six months, an operator will need …
Antshares Blockchain Based Ledger Protocol for Financial Applications
Yahoo Finance 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ – A blockchain based digital assets platform, Antshares is leveraging the power of distributed ledger technology to create a …
Antshares Blockchain Based Ledger Protocol for Financial Applications
PR Newswire (press release) Antshares is the latest development in the Blockchain ecosystem that creates a bridge between a cryptocurrency driven financial system and real …
Hyperledger Blockchain Project Adds 17 New Members
The Linux-led blockchain initiative today announced new companies and organizations have joined its ranks including Samsung’s IT services …
Hyperledger Project Grows 170 Percent in Six Months
collaborative cross-industry effort created to advance blockchain technology, …
8 Ways The Internet Of Things May Affect Your Business
The Internet of Things (IoT) is coming, whether you like it or not. According to Gartner, Inc., the number of interconnected devices in 2016 will jump 30 …
DARPA sees IoT and AI as weapons to dominate wars
DARPA wants to exploit the power of the internet of things to help the U.S. dominate battlefields. The Defense Advance Research Projects Agency will …
Vishal Sikka unhappy with pace of innovation at Infosys
… including cognitive technologies, automation and machine-to-machine learning as they seek to edge past competition in winning outsourcing deals.
Block The Vote: Could Blockchain Technology Cybersecure Elections?
With accusations of election rigging and an unprecedented hack of a political party’s emails, voting security has not been this hot of an issue since …
The end of Nest as we know it is a sign of a new beginning for Android
The general consensus at the time of the acquisition was that Google was just getting its feet wet with the so-called “Internet of Things,” spending …
Canadian firms launch platform to secure IoT with blockchain
Blockchain is expected to transform almost every institution and every company, said Terepac CEO Ric Asselstine. It is only now being imagined, …
ONC Blockchain Winners Target Health IT Interoperability
While many know about Blockchain technology’s uses for digital currency purposes, the challenge submissions show its exciting potential for new, …
We can only have a ‘net of things if we have a net to work with
For now most of the innovation of the Internet of Things (IoT) is actually happening behind the scenesin places like factories, office buildings and …
Accel buys into Kolkata’s Mihup Comm
… related pieces of communication to converge to a solution be it human-to-human, human-to-machine, machine-to-human or machine-to-machine.
If I only had 5 minutes to explain blockchain
The public ledger of Bitcoin transactions is called a blockchain. … Public: The actors in a blockchain transaction are hidden, but everyone can see all …
The Roadmap of Internet of Things (IoT): Using Big Data for Beverage
Modern Restaurant Management (registration) The term, Internet of Things (IoT) is something we see in virtually every business article attached to inflated adjectives that will make any executive’s …
VMware Masters the Internet of Things With Products and Partnerships
keynote address at VMworld 2016. Poonen, executive vice president and …
8 blockchain healthcare startups to know
Here are eight recent healthcare startups using blockchain, a data structure that maintains and secures information. It creates a log of events that are …
Blockchain networks and continuous testing - What’s it all about?
continuous testing can help? James Hunter’s post in DevOps.com …
Nest’s Platform Team Moves Over To Google
In an effort to simplify competing Internet of Things efforts at Nest and Google GOOGL -0.49%, a few dozen Nest employees are moving over Google, …
Agribusiness: Spark dials into the internet of agricultural things
Internet of Things is the name given to machine-to-machine technologies that use small, low-power sensors embedded in objects and moves data …
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