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Daily IoT/Blockchain News from @surgethings - Nov 9, 2016
Daily IoT/Blockchain news from @surgethings.
How Hills CEO David Lenz plans to get distie back to growth
Lenz also hinted at further investment opportunities in IoT and machine-to-machine learning, particularly in physical security and surveillance.
Internet of Things is the only constant: Ericsson’s Nishant Batra
As India embraces Internet of Things (IoT), it is believed that the country will finally catch up with the world when 5G is deployed. Nishant Batra, global …
Lisk Delegates to Prepare for Forging Rewards
Lisk, the blockchain application platform, announced today plans to issue block rewards to Lisk delegates, a critical milestone that will be reached …
Excelpoint Expands Its Portfolio in India With the Distributorship of
Marketwired (press release) More specifically, the combination will allow developments in segments such as machine-to-machine connectivity, security and surveillance, factory …
MTN and Huawei Launched the first NB-IoT solution in Africa
… Today, MTN and Huawei jointly launched the Smart Water Metering solution, the first Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) solution in Africa.
Unlocking the potential of blockchain in government
The prospect of digital currency and cheaper transactions have excited the private sector for blockchain, but inside government there will be other …
Insight: Internet of Things to bring endless possibilities
One of the most heavily discussed topics in information technology the past couple years has been the Internet of Things, or IoT. However, recently …
Arcade City deploying blockchain technology to create new-age Uber; founded
The Union Leader Arcade City is a blockchain-based ride sharing and car for hire application. Since its inception in Portsmouth, the platform has spread across multiple …
After cyberattacks, internet of things wrestles with making smart devices
The Japan Times SINGAPORE/TAIPEI Recent cyberattacks harnessing everyday devices such as cameras, video recorders, printers, routers and speakers are a …
Bitcoin Returns to its Roots on Day #2 of Blockchain Money Conference
The Blockchain Money conference had a slow start on its second and final day with the only bitcoin developer on the agenda, Jeff Garzik, not …
B2B Payments’ Is Dotted And Ts Crossed, Securely
Recordkeeping can be a knotty business. B2B payments via blockchain can let firms bypass manual certification by auditors and notaries, according to …
Malware which took Part of the Internet Offline Presents Constant Threat
The attack showed the strong causes for concern regarding coming age of an Internet of Things, where more domestic devices are connected to web.
Retiring IETF veteran warns: Stop adding so many damn protocols
Current chair Jari Arkko recently made a big push for the IETF to concern itself with the flooded landscape that is the internet of things. “I cannot think of …
Former Deloitte executive joins blockchain startup Axoni
He founded the Deloitte Advisory Blockchain Community of Practice to explore cross-industry blockchain developments and lead business …
Is your business ready for Australia’s 2G mobile shutdown?
A lot of old machine-to-machine services also rely on 2G, from vehicle tracking and security alarms, which report back to base, to vending machines …
Cypress Adds Connectivity Option to WICED IoT Platform
Cypress Semiconductor this year bought Broadcom’s internet of things development platform and now is coming out with its first enhancement of the …
Deloitte Opens Ethereum Identity Platform to Blockchain Developers
Currently, the entire smart contract is hashed, resulting in a less personalized solution than UK blockchain lead Alexander Shelkovnikov hopes …
R3 expands presence in Asia to launch blockchain lab in Singapore
R3, a financial innovation firm that is leading a blockchain consortium of over 70 of the world’s largest financial institutions, has announced that it is …
Skyworks launches fully integrated front-end modules for Internet of Things
Semiconductor Today Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has launched a suite of fully integrated …
Get ready for IoT-enabled threats
Mean time to failure of any compromised Internet of Things device – the means of attack targeted by the Mirai botnet – is just 10 minutes. You can’t just …
Level 3 Video Series Explores Technology Behind Internet of Things
years, predictions range from between 28 billion to more than 50 billion …
Overstock’s Medici Invests in Bitcoin-recorded Voting Startup SettleMint
Medici Ventures, Inc., a blockchain-oriented subsidiary of Overstock.com, … Ballot Box, an application for recording voting on the bitcoin blockchain.
Internet of Things pact powers Taiwan’s high-tech development
Internet of Things pact powers Taiwan’s high-tech development MOEA Deputy Minister Shen Jong-chin (right) and Qualcomm Executive Chairman …
Delaware Judge Urges Investors to Protect Votes on the Blockchain
A Delaware judge is urging institutional investors to use the blockchain as a way of protecting their voting rights, according to a report from The Wall …
Logistics Builds Big Expectations for Internet of Things
What’s really interesting, as reported in this year’s IDC Internet of Things study, is the data that the machine-to-machine conversation generates.
Arcep publishes Internet of Things White Paper
French telecom regulator Arcep has published a White Paper outlining the main trends impacting future regulation of the Internet of Things (IoT) sector, …
R3 expands blockchain presence with Asia collaboration
Blockchain firm R3 will collaborate with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to launch its first dedicated distributed ledger technology (DLT) …
Can the Evolved Anarchy of Burning Man Predict the Future of Bitcoin?
As she explains Bitcoin and Blockchain, Casserly illuminates how digital currency empowers the idea of money, and does something that is hard to …
Logistics Builds Big Expectations for Internet of Things
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a simple term for a complex concept. It is the connection of all devices to the Internet and each other, enabling them to …
How Blockchain Technology Will Disrupt Elections And Empower Individuals
As unprecedented charges of rigging have loomed over the U.S. presidential election, much attention has focused on the capability of blockchain …
US to Weaken Regulations for Digital Currencies, Blockchain by 2017
Thus, Blockchain startups that are developing efficient financial systems and decentralized infrastructure for the American financial industry, will …
Nordic bank to use blockchain for money transfers
Nordic bank SEB has signed an agreement with distributed financial technology provider Ripple to use the company’s blockchain technology solution …
Camden Pound, Liverpool Pound: blockchain-based cryptocurrency is coming to
International Business Times UK Coloured coins specialist Colu has been part of local digital currency experiments in Barbados, Brazil and Israel. Ian Allison. By Ian Allison. November …
Satellite maker believes SpaceX is back on track after rocket explosion
It will also help the company with its fastest-growing market the so-called Internet of Things connecting machine to machine, so they can …
Recent Cyber Attacks Reveal Dangers, Vulnerabilities of Internet of Things
Recent cyber attacks harnessing everyday devices such as cameras, video recorders, printers, routers and speakers are a wake-up call to the hidden …
Master the push and pull of cloud-connected data
And as much as manufacturers might be hesitant to jump into something labeled as Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) or Industry 4.0, the fact is that it’s …
Vodacom narrowband Internet-of-Things network launching in 2017
Vodacom has started building a narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) network, which it plans to commercially launch in major metropolitan areas …
Get Guests Off WiFi and Into the IoT
Boston, Mass. – The IoT, or Internet of Things, actually isn’t that complicated. It’s not a technology, it’s not a piece of hardware it’s simply the …
Nigeria: Celebrating Cultural Diversity in Banana Island
The internet precisely has become one invention that has not only helped machine to machine communication but more importantly, it has bridged the …
Overstock’s Blockchain and the War Against Naked Shorting
Jacob Dienelt is a co-founder and board member of Nautilus Systems a FinTech startup developing a blockchain-enabled hedge fund administration …
SG Dealbook: Funding Societies expands to Malaysia; KPMG launches digital
DEALSTREETASIA Debt crowdfunding platform Funding Societies is expanding to Malaysia. KPMG is expanding its blockchain development efforts, launching a digital …
China’s first online insurer has opened a new tech company
It will look at new solutions in artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, cloud computing, and data analytics. The services it builds will be rolled out via a …
Huawei NB-IoT Solution Wins Gold Medal at World Internet of Things
Marketwired (press release) WUXI, CHINA–(Marketwired - Nov 9, 2016) - Huawei’s NB-IoT solution has won the gold medal for new technologies and products at the 2016 World …
World internet of things in healthcare market is expected to grow $136.8
PDF Devices Internet of things (IoT), comprising components such as devices, network connectivity, electronics system and software, is basically the networking of …
PTC Announces LiveWorx 2017; Call for Presenters Open Through November 28
This premier global Internet of Things (IoT) technology business conference and marketplace will showcase solutions engineered for a smart, …
The thinnest photodetector in the world
With a thickness of just 1.3 nanometers - 10 times smaller than the current standard silicon diodes - this device could be used in the Internet of Things, …
Orange Supports Global Enterprise Demand For IoT Solutions in Brazil with
Business Wire (press release) PARIS & SO PAULO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Orange and Porto Seguro Conecta are collaborating to support IoT (internet of things) projects in Brazil to …
Online Retailer Overstock Takes Stake in Blockchain Startup SettleMint
blockchain voting startup, the latest in a series of similar investments from the …
KPMG partners with Microsoft to realise the potential of blockchain
The Tech Portal The services are aimed to realise the potential of blockchain capabilities such as providing faster and more secure transactions, streamlining and …
R3 Consortium And MAS To Establish Centre of Excellence In Singapore
The R3 blockchain consortium welcomed yet another new partner this week. Unlike all of the previous partnerships, this news related to the creation of …
How the Internet of Things is impacting enterprise networks
‘Add cloud services and the Internet of Things (IoT) into the mix and you have not so much evolution but revolution,’ says Graham Mann, UK MD and …
Will Donald Trump’s first 100 days as president include a cybercrisis?
As the election in the U.S. there were email leaks, a move to bring down a country’s connection to the internet and a big internet of things cyberattack.
TSSC signs tripartite MoU with TiE, IESA to form IoT Skill Center in
Voice & Data Online … how we meet challenges of creating Skilled and motivated workforce for digital transformation and contemplate Machine to machine communication, …
How Digitization Helps Agencies Take Advantage of the Internet of Things
The Internet of Things offers nearly limitless opportunities for agencies, but the scope of this technology may create as many challenges as it does …
OKLink launches blockchain service in Korea
Chinese Bitcoin wallet firm OKLink has joined forces with a number of Korean FinTech firms to offer blockchain-based remittance services in the …
Lisk to Roll Out Block ‘Forging’ Rewards for Delegates by End of 2016
Blockchain application platform Lisk has announced plans to begin issuing block rewards to its delegates. The team said this development marks the …
Former Estonian President to Lead World Economic Forum Blockchain Group
The World Economic Forum has created a new working group focused on blockchain co-chaired by the former president of Estonia. The Global …
How Blockchain Could Make Driverless Vehicles a Reality
Blockchain technology is not just for cryptocurrencygovernments can use it for many servicesand it will play a role in securing the Internet of Things.
Synnex NA President wants to make IT cool again
Larocque added that people are moving towards a mainstream acceptance of machine-to-machine solutions and he has seen be a part of the back …
Here’s what a Trump presidency means for the Internet of Things
Donald Trump’s surprise win in the US presidential election has sent ripples throughout the world, and the IoT is no exception. Here are our first …
Orange trials LTE-M for low power IoT
To date the company has opted to deploy LoRa technology for the support of Internet of Things (IoT) services that only require low data rate capability.
The Internet of Things and Scientific Research
The last few years have seen a number of interesting applications of Internet of Things technologies. There are obvious advantages in areas such as …
Blockchain company BTL Group announces completion of EYs 2016 Startup
EconoTimes Blockchain firm BTL Group has announced the completion of EY’s 2016 Startup Challenge that focused on building distributed ledger solutions for …
Lisk to Add Delegate Forging Rewards, New Versions Upcoming
Lisk, the blockchain application platform, has announced plans to issue block rewards to Lisk delegates, a milestone that is planned to be reached …
DHS Under Secretary: Vibrancy Makes Us Attractive Target for Hackers
Machine-to-machine information-sharing is coming into practice. As IoT dynamics expand the universe of devices, Spaulding’s team is recruiting …
Bank Castles Of Sand: Blockchain Edition
The technology to rid ourselves of the banks’ inefficiencies has been available for a decade or more. Bank spending on blockchain, for example, …
Golem to Create Distributed ‘Supercomputer’ Using Blockchain Tech
WARSAW, Poland Golem wants to provide what it calls the Airbnb for computers, a first-of-its-kind decentralized market for shared computing …
Make Your Internet of Things Device Hack-Proof with Anti-Mirai Tool
It works by finding insecure Internet of Things devices which isn’t difficult, given that much of the industry doesn’t care about security then using …
The Internet of Things wrestles with securing devices after cyber attacks
… devices such as cameras, video recorders, printers, routers and speakers are a wake-up call to the hidden dangers of the Internet of Things (IoT).
ORBCOMM Inc. (ORBC) Jumps 7.24% on November 09
ORBCOMM Inc is a wireless data communications company. The Company provides machine-to-machine solutions, including network connectivity, …
Detailed Exploration of Blockchain Technologies, Their Current Applications
PR Newswire (press release) The report also takes a look at the blockchain ecosystem, the structure of its value chain and core applications: blockchain infrastructures, FinTech, …
3 Top Internet of Things Stocks
The Internet of Things (IoT) market, which connects various objects to each other and the cloud, is often cited as the “next big thing” for the tech sector.
There is more to blockchain than moving money. It has the potential to
Blockchain is well-known as a method of exchanging assets, but in future it could also be used for - among other things - welfare distribution, secure …
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