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Daily IoT/Blockchain News from @surgethings - Aug 31, 2016
Daily IoT/Blockchain news from @surgethings.
T-Mobile makes Internet of Things moves through partnerships with Sequans,
TmoNews First up, T-Mobile is teaming up with Sequans Communications S.A. to use their LTE Cat 1 tech for T-Mo’s machine-to-machine (M2M) and IoT …
T-Mobile makes Internet of Things moves through partnerships with Sequans,
TmoNews T-Mobile appears to be placing more of a focus on the Internet of Things lately, with these two announcements today and one from Twilio earlier this …
Samsung SDS, Netki and 15 other organizations join Hyperledger blockchain
EconoTimes There’s been a tremendous response to our vision for creating an open community for blockchain technology and we’re proud to be celebrating this …
Amazon launches Dash instant-order Internet of Things buttons in the UK
Ariel is just one of the 40 brands launching with Dash buttons in the UK, moving Amazon’s one-click ordering system from the website into the real …
Perth blockchain power trading startup takes Auckland
Perth startup Power Ledger will sign up 500 solar households, schools and community groups in Auckland to its blockchain energy trading platform …
Morgan Stanley veteran joins blockchain startup Symbiont, contributes to
EconoTimes Industry veteran and former Morgan Stanley managing director Caitlin Long has joined blockchain startup Symbiont as president and chairman of its …
Intel eyes China ‘ s Internet of Things market
Intel Corp will step up marketing investments in China , as the United States chip giant aims to reshape its image in one of the world ‘ s largest chip …
Bitcoin blockchain payments firm Circle China talks about Alipay and
International Business Times UK But we can connect Chinese consumers and RMB to the West, to Europe and the US and to the rest of the world, and to the blockchain.
Intel eyes China’s Internet of Things market
Intel Corp will step up marketing investments in China, as the United States chip giant aims to reshape its image in one of the world’s largest chip …
How blockchain technology can transform our world
How blockchain technology can transform our world … Blockchain technology, put simply, is a type of digital ledger which records transactions, …
Blockchain based Bitland revolutionising African land registry in
International Business Times UK The creation of decentralised databases for land titles on a public ledger is a compelling use case for blockchain technology. It has been predicted as …
R3 blockchain consortium gains insurance giant MetLife
Global insurance firm MetLife has joined up with the R3 blockchain consortium, further diversifying the types of institutions cosying up to distributed …
Exclusive: Google Will Absorb Nest Developers
… team will become part of Google, which also resides under the Alphabet GOOGL umbrella, in order to create a unified Internet of things platform.
American Insurance Giant MetLife Joins R3 Blockchain Consortium
One of the world’s largest public insurers MetLife, Inc. has joined the R3 blockchain consortium of 60 major global institutions focused on applying …
Hitachi and BTMU in blockchain collaboration
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU) has paired up with Hitachi to work on proof-of-concept testing for use of blockchain technology for digitising …
How will Amazon Dash affect the Internet of Things?
With news that Amazon is bringing its thumb-sized one button ordering device to the UK, we take a look at some of the things you need to know …
The rise of the internet of things is an opportunity to revolutionise
Out-Law.com It said manufacturers “will not only need to connect their plant equipment and supply chain, but also their demand chain”, utilising machine-to-machine …
R3 eyes insurance sector as MetLife comes onboard
The R3 blockchain consortium is moving in to the rapidly growing insurtech arena, welcoming MetLife as its first multinational insurance industry …
Symbiont Appoints Caitlin Long as President, Chairman of the Board
Caitlin Long, a former Morgan Stanley executive and early blockchain supporter, is the new president and chairman of the board for Symbiont, which …
The rise of the internet of things is an opportunity to revolutionise
Out-Law.com However, research reveals that many manufacturers are unprepared to harness the potential of the IoT and address the legal and commercial …
PTC to Offer Enhanced Internet of Things Solutions to the Enterprise with
Yahoo Finance PTC’s ThingWorx partner program brings together companies to collaboratively address the challenges and opportunities that the Internet of Things …
Cisco in MEMEX Booth @ IMTS 2016
… that delivers tangible increases in manufacturing productivity in Real-Time, is the global leader in machine to machine connectivity solutions.
Coinfirm and Billon collaborate to provide compliance solutions for
EconoTimes Blockchain startup Coinfirm.io has collaborated with fintech company Billon in a move to help in implementing compliance solutions for digital …
Litmus Automation Hires IIoT Expert, David Sidhu, as VP Customer Success
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ – Litmus Automation, a leading middleware Cloud Platform provider for the Internet of Things, …
Canadian firms launch platform to secure IoT with blockchain
Two Canadian tech firms are developing secure Internet of Things (IoT) communications using blockchain technology. The Waterloo Record reports …
Another IoT-Dominated Botnet Rises With Almost 1M Infected Devices
Researchers shed light this week on a new million-endpoint botnet consisting almost exclusively of internet of things (IoT) devices. The discovery …
No, Opera is Not Considering Bitcoin Integration
Cointelegraph’s Joseph Young recently penned an article entitled Opera Browser May Consider Integrating Bitcoin, Implements Built-in Adblock …
JPX: Distributed Ledgers ‘Better’ With Third Parties
Given that the bitcoin blockchain was designed to remove third parties from online transactions, the proposition that derivative technologies will be …
Counterparty to Convert Card Game Players into Bitcoin Users
Counterparty, the peer-to-peer platform built on the Bitcoin Blockchain, enters the non-Bitcoin world by teaming up with the physical card game Force …
Industry groups join forces to work on IIoT standards
Standards are needed to support communications from machine-to-machine and from the plant floor to interfaces that will allow large-scale data …
Intelligence Everywhere - MiX Telematics Showcases its Smart Solutions at
Yahoo Finance M2M (machine-to-machine) connectivity is constantly developing and, as customers realize the cost benefits of more efficient networks and intelligent …
Active Volatile Stocks- T-Mobile US (NASDAQ:TMUS), VMware (NYSE:VMW),
Seneca Globe Sequans Communications (SQNS) reported that contract to deliver its LTE Cat 1 technology and products to T-Mobile’s (TMUS) machine-to-machine …
Blockchain and the promise of cooperative cloud storage
Given that crypto-currency bitcoin is the poster-child for blockchain technology, it’s no surprise that much of the blockchain fuss and, indeed, much of …
Hardware Oracles: bridging the Real World to the Blockchain
to the meat space also known as the Real World. Be it
Worldpay to run Internet of Things payments hackathon
Worldpay has teamed up with Consult Hyperion, MongoDB and Visa Europe Collab to host its first Internet of Things (IoT) hackathon in London next …
Golden age of connectivity awaits us, says Telsyte
Telsyte said early adopters would spend about $383m on products and services categorised as the Internet of Things. Growth is expected to …
Energy Sector and Domestic Economy are Especially Vulnerable to Cyber
Environmental Leader He said that the lurking dangers are even greater than before now that the Internet of Things is connecting 50 billion devices, all of which need …
ONC announces winners of blockchain innovation research competition
purposes, the challenge submissions show its exciting potential for new, …
The Internet of Things Leverages Data for Smarter Farming
Water consumption is a significant concern in the agricultural industry. As farmers face the challenges of long-lasting droughts and high prices for …
San Diego’s Petco invests in tech startup
Technology for pets is an emerging segment of the Internet of Things, where gadgets ranging from refrigerators to thermostats are connected to the …
PTC to Offer Enhanced Internet of Things Solutions to the Enterprise with
Award Recognizes Leading Solutions for Creating Augmented Reality Experiences.
Back to School: Blockchain Education Network to Host Global Bitcoin Airdrop
This September, blockchain hubs across North America will be giving out bitcoin to begin the next school year. Over a dozen regions including New …
US Health Department Blockchain Research Contest Sees 15 Winners
Announced last month, the HHS sought whitepapers as a part of the Use of Blockchain in Health IT and Health-related Research Challenge, …
Deloitte Spin-Off Nuco Partners on Blockchain IoT Project
“The Internet-of-Things is actually a great example because it’s less about the velocity of transactions and it is much more about volume. To actually …
Deloitte Spin-Off Nuco Partners on Blockchain IoT Project
In June of this year, Cisco published a report projecting that machine-to-machine (M2M) connections that comprise the IoT will grow from 4.9bn in …
Orbcomm: Devices + Network + Apps = Internet Of Things
Long before the “Internet of Things” became a technology term and investing buzzword Orbcomm (NASDAQ:ORBC) was connecting terrestrial objects …
Bullguard Acquisition Of Dojo-Labs Shakes Up Fledgling IoT Security Market
Some have called this SoT, the Security of Things, the logical next step in the development of IoT; the much better-known Internet of Things.
Deloitte Spin-Off Nuco Partners on Blockchain IoT Project
The deal with Terepac Corporation has resulted in what the companies are calling the “Terepac Blockchain”, a distributed ledger designed to allow …
10 New Internet of Things Products That Changed The Game In August
The Internet of Things has come a long way since Google launched its popular smart thermostat, Nest, for connected homes in 2011. Just in the month …
Synereo Allocates $200k Fund for dApps Developers
A blockchain project aiming to decentralize social network and web application development has decided to allocate $200,000 for its top participants.
Hyperledger Project Adds Multiple New Members
Hyperledger Project, a collaborative cross-industry effort created to advance blockchain technology, has announced that 17 new organizations have …
Sony to gear devices to Yahoo internet of things app
Sony Mobile Communications, the unit for Sony’s smartphone and internet of things segments, will make its internet-enabled electronics – such as …
Amazon launches technology that will instantly send household essentials
Designed to work as part of the so-called ‘Internet of Things’, they can be controlled using smart phone apps and over the internet. But four …
Bank of Canada Paper: Bitcoin Adoption Could Stabilize Price
… has seen it comment on issues surrounding digital currencies over the past two years while at the same time exploring blockchain applications.
What’s next for Internet Protocol?
When it comes to Internet Protocol, the emergence of the Internet of Things is going to present opportunities and issues in equal measure, but that’s …
A Marketer’s Guide to Navigating the Data Deluge
Now add the Internet of Things (IoT) and you introduce a brand new dynamic to your marketing mix and campaigns. For manufacturers of equipment, …
Bashlite malware fuels a new DDoS botnet infecting 1 million IoT devices
A new DDoS botnet, powered by the Bashlite malware has been uncovered by security researchers, primarily using vulnerable IoT (Internet of Things) …
Why China Will Kneel To The West In Next-Gen Manufacturing
… Internet Plus program to incorporate mobile Internet technology, cloud computing, big data, and the Internet of Things into domestic manufacturing.
Telkom to unveil 4.5G mobile technology at SATNAC
This year’s event will be held from 4 to 7 September at Fancourt in George under the theme Broadband Evolution Unlocking the Internet of Things.
Extreme Reach Partners With AdMore To Enhance Programmatic TV Buying
Extreme Reach, an enterprise cloud platform company that aids workflows for TV and video ads, announced Wednesday a partnership with …
AntShares Partners with Microsoft to Digitalize Real-World Assets with
CoinTelegraph AntShares is one of those platforms developed by strong believers in the immense potential of Blockchain. CoinTelegraph spoke with the CEO and …
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 …
Actility ThingPark and Digita will take IoT to new heights with a national
Yahoo Finance The LoRa core network service is delivered through Actility’s ThingPark Wireless solution, a fully integrated platform for the Internet of Things. Making …
Poor componentization puts service programming at risk
The evolution of microservices and the internet of things is not making it any easier. Here’s how to properly structure your componentization …
Blockchain Stakeholders Gather to Forge Governance Strategy
An array of figures in the digital-currency spaceled by a prominent Canadian technologistrecently met to talk governance of the blockchain, a topic …
Why faster internet speeds are needed for e-retailers
With burgeoning technologies like virtual reality and more everyday objects connecting to the Internet of Things, mobile carriers know they need to …
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