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Daily IoT/Blockchain News from @surgethings - Sep 2, 2016
Daily IoT/Blockchain news from @surgethings.
Qualcomm’s wild VR headset gives you freedom of motion – without wires
“This effectively lowers the barriers to entry,” said Anthony Murray, head of Qualcomm’s internet of things division. Qualcomm isn’t the only one offering …
Telit launches IoT Cloud-Based Event Video Recording
Are you an IoT/M2M professional ? Join us at IoT WORLD FORUM 2016, on November 29-30 in London. (http://iotinternetofthingsconference.com) …
London tech startup and Visa partner on blockchain - and want banks’ help
A London-based blockchain startup has partnered with pay giant Visa and will start testing the technology to make cross-border payments.
Internet of Things to change retail and payment
Speakers and exhibitors at the recent Retail IoT and Payment Forum in Penang.PETALING JAYA, Sept 2 Internet of Things (IoT) has the potential to …
Commerce Department, IT council considering role of government in IoT
When it comes to the rapidly growing and evolving Internet of Things, the federal government can be an effective leader by being transparent, flexible …
Startup raises $2.5 million to manage music rights using blockchain
To do that, the startup is using blockchain best known as the technology behind Bitcoin to get money to musicians and managers more quickly.
Partners Praise Verizon’s Debut of IoT-Boosting Wireless Technology
M1 is ultra-cost and power efficient, making it ideal for machine-to-machine applications that need very little throughput, or where the devices are idle …
UK shopping to be smart tech ready within two years
In order for us to realise these benefits, there is a need to increase consumers’ awareness of the potential of the Internet of Things and their readiness …
Visa looks to harness blockchain technology
The credit card company, which has been investigating blockchain’s potential for 18 months, has teamed up with BTL Group to adapt the technology …
Real-time Internet of Things in Industrial
impact across the broad spectrum of Industrial sectors, including manufacturing, …
Blockchain platform Ujo Music opening up in early 2017
Ujo Music was the startup that worked with musician Imogen Heap in 2015 to release her track ‘Tiny Human’ on the Ethereum blockchain. Now the …
TAO Network raises over $100K in crowdfunding for its blockchain-based
EconoTimes According to the official release, the blockchain-based solutions created by the TAO Network platform are applicable to the whole music industry …
Meet Master Inventor & IoT Evangelist, Andy Stanford-Clark
for the Internet of Things. Andy is also one of IBM’s Master Inventors …
Apple Watch Owners Want Internet Connections Without Smartphones
As part of the Internet of Things, devices like smartwatches are moving to become standalone items, freed from the tethering to a smartphone.
Swiss Firm Releases Upgraded Blockchain-Enabled Digital Identity Platform
WISeID uses the blockchain as a public, immutable ledger that allows third parties to validate that the original identity or attribute certifications …
Marlink doubles burst rates and data allowances
The allowances will also strengthen business administration including email, electronic document handling and machine-to-machine applications.
How the Internet of Things is transforming manufacturing
Consumers already have a taste of what is possible with the Internet of Things. Smartphones and even some newer wearables are able to send …
Revelator raises $2.5M to track music rights via blockchain
“The blockchain technology does provide a truly disruptive technology for the music industry. It’s not the only thing that matters and it won’t solve all the …
Worldpay Announces Hackathon For Internet Of Things Payments
FinTech in the Internet of Things is a fast and dynamic sector which is continually evolving to meet the needs of consumers and industry, so it’s vital to …
Is your internet router letting hackers hijack your PC?
“The firmware used in routers and Internet of Things devices is neglected by manufacturers and their customers by everyone except hackers, who …
Blockchain wants to be an ally for financial services
transformation process by improving efficiency, security and transparency and …
Government gets behind Internet of Things technology
Government gets behind Internet of Things technology … The Government has pledged its ongoing support to Internet of Things technology as part of …
Global machine-to-machine (M2M) connections hardware market 2016-2022 - key
WhaTech Report On 2016 Global Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Connections Hardware Industry provides a deep analysis of the Machine-to-Machine (M2M) …
New Broker Views On SuperCom, Ltd. (SPCB)
Its Machine to Machine solutions identify, track and monitor people or objects in real time, enabling its customers to detect unauthorized movement of …
China Merchants Bank joins R3 blockchain consortium
China Merchants Bank (CMB) is joining R3 blockchain consortium that includes over 60 of the world’s largest financial institutions, to develop …
Microsoft Launches Smart Contracts Security Working Group
Yet even while incumbents increasingly express interest in the idea blockchains could come to automate complex transactions, concerns about this …
Ethereum: EtherCamp’s second global hacking event kicks off in November
Alex Shelkovnikov, corporate venturing and blockchain lead at Deloitte, and Meni Rosenfeld, founder of Cluster, a hub for disruptive technologies, will …
R/GA Ventures launches first ever UK accelerator for internet of things
Elite Business Magazine But it’s not until fairly recently that the internet of things (IoT) has started turning fantasy into reality by enabling people to easily connect the smart …
Truck Driver Shortage Is A Shortage Of Imagination
… but also internet of things devices on shelves, pallets and equipment, and you have a truck driver who’s an intimately demand-driven extension of …
C3 IoT raises $70 million led by TPG
The company, led by Thomas Siebel, has been expanding rapidly and targeting multiple industries with an Internet of Things (IoT) analytics platform …
BTL Group and Visa Europe Collab enter pilot project to explore blockchain
MobileSyrup.com The Canadian-based Blockchain Technology and Visa Europe Collab, the innovation hub of the global payments company Visa, have announced a …
IOT start ups get 1m accelerator fund
Innovate UK has selected Startupbootcamp IoT, a dedicated accelerator to distribute 1m to UK Internet of Things start ups. Managing Director of …
Anne Ashworth: A fridge, the best market indicator
This is the logical consequence of the latest development in the internet of things (connecting devices to the internet). Dishwashers and washing …
R3 Blockchain Consortium Includes Second Chinese Member
The private blockchain consortium led by blockchain technology startup R3 has added its newest member in China Merchants Bank, a Chinese …
Blockchain Education Network Unveils Bitcoin Airdrop Plans
Bitcoin airdrops are an excellent way to get cryptocurrency in the hands of as many people as possible. Various blockchain hubs located across North …
Amazon Dash: does the world really need more little pieces of plastic?
But filtered through the excitement of what the Internet of Things (IoT) where devices are connected to automate tasks could do for time-poor, …
Bank of Tokyo, Hitachi Team Up For Singapore Blockchain Project to
CoinTelegraph The largest bank in Japan (MUFG) and Hitachi Ltd are teaming up to commence their Proof-of-Concept for a Blockchain-based system to digitalize …
China Merchants Bank Joins R3 Blockchain Consortium
China Merchants Bank has become the latest Asia-based bank to join the R3 blockchain consortium. The commercial bank, founded in the late 1980s, …
BTCFork Community Wants to Implement Hard Fork Based Bitcoin Scaling
newsBTC … to influence scaling by creating a hard fork of the Bitcoin blockchain. … expecting some radical changes to the Bitcoin blockchain in the near future.
Data Sabotage: The Serious Security Risk of Smart Cities
… control, mobile app-enabled parking, intelligent energy management and machine-to-machine communication powered by connected infrastructure.
Today’s Watch List: Globalstar Inc. (NYSE:GSAT), Netlist Inc.
Benchmark Monitor … with Globalstar to design and manufacture new solar-powered machine-to-machine (M2M) devices for the company, according to a statement.
Who’s in Charge of Regulating the Internet of Things?
The ‘internet of things’ refers to a group of technology so vast the term is beginning to lose meaning. The internet of things hints at a vision of a …
What Will Microsoft And IBM Do In The Blockchain World?
Microsoft and IBM both apply the theory of real options to the problem of blockchain strategy. Like a shopkeeper in a gold rush, they may be the real …
Internet Of Things By The Numbers: What New Surveys Found
Things are looking up for the Internet of Things. 80% of organizations have a more positive view of IoT today compared to a year ago, according to a …
California Pension Fund Considers Blockchain Opportunities
Board members of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) recently took part in a discussion on blockchain technology as part …
Blockchain Where Hype Meets Potential Magic: Opinion
Blockchain, the technology behind Bitcoin and other digital currencies, isn’t quite as novel or omnipotent as many have advertised it to be.
Internet of Things to change retail and payment
revolutionise retail and payment eco-systems as consumers move away from …
The Fight for On-Blockchain Bitcoin Scaling Soldiers On
By not proposing changes to network participants in a way that allows them to select from two versions of the blockchain, he asserted that Bitcoin Core …
PrismTech Webcast to explain Applicability of DDS to Industrie 4.0 and IIC
Business Wire (press release) This endeavor has been focused on Smart Factories for Industrie 4.0, while IIC has addressed generic Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) systems.
Popular Reads on JD Supra (Or, What Blockchain, Jeffrey Toobin & Renewable
JD Supra (press release) In case you missed, here’s a recap of popular reads published on JD Supra during last month. Good work, smart folks: Holy Grail of Renewable …
Samsung recalls Note 7 amid fire reports, AT&T preps IoT launch 5 things
RCR Wireless News AT&T will pilot an internet of things network this fall in San Francisco. The carrier is partnering with IoT module maker Sierra Wireless to pilot a …
Global Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Connections Hardware Market 2016 : Deutsche
Digital Journal Global Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Connections Hardware Market includes market Share, Trends, Research, Review, Analysis, Demand, Growth, …
Three Movers to Watch for: Medtronic (MDT), Marriott International (MAR),
iStreetWire … and machine-to-machine services for sending and receiving data from fixed and mobile assets in remote locations to a central monitoring station.
Agencies must speed up preparation for Internet of Things security
Government agencies tasked with regulatory and security responsibilities are running out of time to address security challenges associated with the …
Visa’s New Opportunity In Blockchain
Blockchain is a threat to Visa’s business, but company’s entrenched ecosystem can work to its advantage as it adopts new technologies.
Here Are the Biggest Boston Tech Events Happening This Fall
If you’re interested in robotics, Internet of Things security, blockchain, marketing tech, 3D design or even just the super vague “futuristic stuff,” the …
Microsoft looks to improve smart contracts security, launches working group
While organisations world over are realizing the benefits that blockchain and smart contracts can unlock, the recent DAO hack has highlighted the …
Here Are the Biggest Boston Tech Events Happening This Fall
If you’re interested in robotics, Internet of Things security, blockchain, marketing tech, 3D design or even just the super vague “futuristic stuff,” the …
What does your car say about you and your driving style?
The Internet of Things has become a reality, and we are permanently surrounded by connected devices of all kinds: Smartphones, smartwatches and …
We Need To Spend More Time Questioning Our Technology-Driven Future
From AI to genetics to the internet of things, technology is moving faster than ever, creating all sorts of wonderful possibilities. Self-learning networks …
The ability to analyse live streams of mobile and sensor data is no longer
The Register But the advent of mobile computing and the Internet of Things (IoT) means business now needs to monitor streams of incoming data generated by …
This clothing line wants to solve the biggest problems with shopping for…
That’s because blockchain, which operates as a distributed ledger, has the ability to allow multiple parties to transfer and store sensitive information in …
Is art the next frontier in the IoT revolution?
The Internet is a tool of connection. We share photos, videos, ideasall at the click of a button, or the tap of a screen. The Internet of Things (IoT) …
University of Miami School of Architecture helps to create a new Smart City
Archinect RAD-UM Lab specializes in technology-based designing and the internet of things, everyday objects that can collect data and connect to modern …
Maybe Blockchain Really Does Have Magical Powers
isn’t quite as novel or omnipotent as many have advertised it to be.
Amazon’s Alexa now works with LG smart home tech
An executive at the Korea-based company said that smart home technologyotherwise known as Internet of Things, or IoTworks best when the …
Verizon Communications Dials Up a 2% Dividend Increase
Verizon’s future growth will be pioneered through three key initiatives: the Internet of Things, 5G and digital advertising. The Internet of Things (IoT) …
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