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Daily IoT/Blockchain News from @surgethings - Oct 29, 2016
Daily IoT/Blockchain news from @surgethings.
New report examines the internet of things (IoT) in utility market that
WhaTech The report “Internet of Things (IoT) in Utility Market by Software (Analytics, Security, Smart Grid Management, Predictive Asset Maintenance, and CIS …
Authoritative misinformation: blockchain and the humor of bad predictions
The pitted history of innovation is fraught with bad information, poor advice and unstable experts. The overly enthusiastic to the sorely pessimistic …
How the Internet of Things Can Impact Customer Experience
Being able to wave your phone at it, detect a sensor in it, Gillett said. Identity is the underappreciated possibility of the IoT. You know exactly the …
The Internet of Things is Transforming Manufacturing
The Internet of Things (IoT) is automating processes and increasing productivity across a number of industries, but manufacturing is one industry that …
Attack of the Internet of Things
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Accenture Sets Off a New Blockchain Debate
Just when a year’s worth of blockchain hype seems to be subsiding, a new debate is under way about the technology’s suitability for the financial …
Hackers are Now Using Your Smart Home Devices to Bring Down the Internet
Things have changed now that the Internet of Things is slowly coming to the forefront of consumer technology. Today, the risk is very much at home …
12 Pioneering IoT And Virtual Reality Startups Getting Investments From
CRN Intel Capital is adding 12 Internet of Things, connected solutions and virtual reality companies to its portfolio, saying this week that it is investing more …
Weekly Briefing No. 52 - A Ghost from 1942 Haunts Today’s Economy
Also on the docket: Overstock’s blockchain plans, Amazon’s brick-and-mortar ambitions, data vapor and Digital Reasoning, a cognitive computing …
How Congress can fix ‘internet of things’ security
Fortunately, there is a relatively simple step that Congress could take to jump-start cybersecurity in the fledgling internet of things: require companies …
Eurosmart Advocates Cybersecurity Trust Label for the Internet of Things
2016. Eurosmart, the association representing the digital security …
Ensuring that ICS/SCADA isn’t our next IoT nightmare
When referring to the Internet of Things, many are now including devices that fall into these categories as just another insecure component to worry …
Analysts Update Their Price Target On Iridium Communications Inc
FTSE News Its lines of business include land mobile, machine to machine, maritime, aviation and government. Its commercial services include postpaid mobile …
Travel industry disruption is set to explode with blockchain start up
MENAFN.COM Blockchain technology has been making quite an impact recently in the global media, with banks experimenting with the technology, and the promise …
‘Beyond the Void’ to Be First-Ever MOBA to Hold ICO
The game features a blockchain-based economy, powered by an Ethereum token called Nexium. Developers plan to connect almost every in-game …
‘Even a new Barbie has the ability to spy on you’
The clunky descriptor, Internet of Things (IoT), came into the vernacular less than 10 years ago but now it’s estimated that there are in the region of 6.5 …
Dyn Cyberattack Likely to be First of Many
The large scale of the attack, the availability of the source code for the malware online, and the number of susceptible Internet of Things (IoT) devices, …
Analysts Update Their Price Target On ORBCOMM Inc. (NASDAQ:ORBC)
ORBCOMM Inc. is a provider of machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions, including network connectivity, devices and Web reporting applications.
Attracting tourists to new or neglected destinations can become easier
CoinTelegraph New York based company Loyyal, is attempting to do just that for Dubai and Norway. Loyyal is working with Dubai Global Blockchain Council, run by …
Why big data leaders must worry about IoT security
… in consumer households, and security experts expressed their concerns about new threats from home electronics and the Internet of Things (IoT).
The cyberattack is coming from inside the house
It will be hard – if not impossible – to stop hackers from weaponizing the “Internet of Things” anytime soon. That’s what some experts are warning in …
Analysts Update Their Price Target On Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ZAYO)
Its products and services enable high-bandwidth applications, such as cloud-based computing, video, mobile, social media and machine-to-machine …
Zcash, Blockstack, and appcoins, oh my!
You can see why blockchain enthusiasts unhappy with Bitcoin’s direction of late, such as Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam, are so excited about the …
Qualcomm-NXP Deal Proving That The Internet Of Things Has Reached An
Benzinga QUALCOMM, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: QCOM) proposed $110 per share offer to acquire NXP Semiconductors NV (NASDAQ: NXPI) serves as a sign that the …
Blockchain could help fix IoT security after DDoS attack
The blockchain’s characteristics, which enable parties to stores transactions in a secure, transparent, and publicly accessible way, make it especially …
Market Runner: 1.31 is Iridium Communications Inc’s (NASDAQ:IRDM)
Post News Iridium Communications Inc (NASDAQ:IRDM) institutional sentiment decreased to 1.31 in 2016 Q2. Its down -0.16, from 1.47 in 2016Q1. The ratio is …
Bitcoin Prices Roar Past $700 But Zcash Steals The Show
The digital currency, whose use of zero-knowledge proofs is said to offer cryptocurrency users new levels of privacy, released its blockchain and first …
Details emerging on Dyn DNS DDoS attack, Mirai IoT botnet
Initial results indicated the attacks originated from at least one Mirai internet of things (IoT) botnet, and Dyn estimated as many as 100,000 endpoints …
Weed Growers Are Racing to Register Their Strains on the Bitcoin Blockchain
When you walk into a dispensary in any one of the 25 states where medicinal and/or recreational marijuana is legal, you’ll likely see display cases …
Here’s What Crypto Decentralists Think about the Block Size Debate
Block size increase is a technical decision with some usability/decentralization tradeoffs, but it doesn’t violate in a major way any of the key blockchain …
Attack of the Internet of Things
With today’s applications deploying on mobile, Web, desktop, Internet of Things (IoT) or even embedded computing platforms, the connected nature of …
Time to Buy Semiconductor ETFs on Qualcomm-NXP Deal?
… with this deal Qualcomm intends to step beyond the otherwise-saturating smartphone market and enter the highly growing area of Internet of Things …
Apptrade Announces ICO to Create a ‘Stock Market of Apps’ at Coin Agenda
Digital Journal Apptrade aims to create a ‘stock market of apps’, where developers can raise money with regulation compliant blockchain tokens. Investors will be …
Rice cookers to air purifiers: What on earth will Xiaomi flog next and
ZDNet A core part of this strategy lies in the Internet of Things (IoT) domain that has product manufacturers all around the world giddy with excitement, …
Blockchain and Bitcoin Russia Returning to Show It’s Many Sides in November
The Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Russia is conference dedicated to cryptocurrencies and blockchain-based services. As blockchain technology …
Samsung Electronics Adds 2nd-gen Artik 7 Into Its IoT Platform; A New
University Herald According to Samsung Newsroom, Samsung Electronics expanded its SAMSUNG ARTIKTM Smart Internet of Things (IoT) platform, featuring two new …
Hackers are taking over your smart devices, here’s how we can stop them
That all ended last Friday, when unknown attackers marshaled an army of similar cameras and other Internet of Things devices to shut down access …
Digital retail strategies in the GCC
Higher integration of Machine to Machine (M2M) technology in retail is also expected to enhance the customer experience, whether through …
The $44 billion company you’ve never heard of
This is generally called the Internet of Things. Most of your smartphones or tablets, your smartwatch that keeps track of your sleep or the number of …
The Stock Market of Apps, Apptrade Launches ICO
Apptrade blockchain platform for app investments has announced the launch of its ICO following great response at Money2020 and CoinAgenda …
Top Local Business Stories of the Week
Semiconductor makers are betting on the so-called internet of things: the digitalization of everyday products like watches, refrigerators and cars.
The Weather Company Draws From a Richer Set of Forecasting Information
The parent company’s emphasis on cloud computing and an Internet of Things (IoT) that draws from a variety of network-enabled structures and …
Sierra Monitor Corporation Selected as Finalist for Control Engineering
Marketwired (press release) MILPITAS, CA–(Marketwired - October 28, 2016) - Sierra Monitor Corporation ( OTCQB : SRMC), a provider of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) …
Adventures of a Postpunk Superhero: Our future, in the classroom and beyond
I originally wanted to talk to Dr. Richardson about emerging technologies like smart devices, the internet of things and social media. A short list of …
Blockchain is empowering the future of insurance
Kevin Wang is with Plug and Play Insurance, the insurtech vertical at Plug and Play Tech Center, one the largest global technology innovation …
Are smart city startups the 2.0 version of cleantech firms?
Cities are working with venture capitalists to fund innovations where clean infrastructure, Internet of Things technology and big data intersect. And this …
Got Data? 5 Ways to Collect and Drive More Valuable Data
Data collection from machines will play an important role in the Internet of Things as that gets up and running. Learning to collect that data now will …
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