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Daily IoT/Blockchain News from @surgethings - Nov 18, 2016
Daily IoT/Blockchain news from @surgethings.
The Ethereum Foundation Has Set a New Date for Blockchain Hard Fork
Ethereum, the decentralized smart contract and blockchain platform has gone through a rough patch of late. After delaying the hard-fork that was …
‘Alexa, make me comfortable’: How the Internet of Things is hitting home
Touchscreen mirror In a 2011 video, Corning Glass showed off a lot of the technologies that would come to be known as the Internet of Things.
US Dept. of IoT? Experts debate need for Internet of Things regulation
Security expert Bruce Schneier testified that the U.S. may soon need to create an entirely new regulatory agency to contend with the unique threat …
SAP and GE will collaborate on Internet of Things
SAP SE and GE Digital will collaborate on building an extended Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) platform for customers in the oil and gas industry, …
Time is of the essence to capitalize on the Internet of Things
The window for Canadian businesses to gain a competitive edge by adopting the Internet of Things (IoT) is closing quickly. Competitors around the …
2016 IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things to Feature Keynotes by Vint
Business Wire (press release) RESTON, Va. & PISCATAWAY, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–IEEE, the world’s largest professional organization advancing technology for humanity, today …
Commercial IoT Recap: H1 November 2016
AT&T will seek to reap the resulting machine-to-machine connectivity revenue if the partner is successful. Both approaches have merit, but TBR …
A Glimpse at Nodio, the Blockchain-Based Router
Nodio is a project that claims to be a secure blockchain-based router solution with a variety of features. The device will function as a personal VPN or …
vDice ICO Offers Investment Opportunity to Be Part of Blockchain Gaming
ForexMinute.com The Ethereum based decentralized online gambling platform, vDice has recently announced an ICO to fund a major development. The platform is …
Fintech Storm Brings to India a Delegation of International Leaders in
MENAFN.COM (MENAFN Press) New Delhi, Nov 17, 2016: Fintech Storm is hosting the first ever Blockchain India Summit Dec 6 2016 at Shangri La Hotel, New Delhi …
Blockchain Technology Could Herald the Start of a New Model for Transactive
Peer-to-peer power trading is gaining the most traction as a potential use case for blockchain. A new report from Navigant Research examines the …
Panasonic Avionics selects Ericsson for 5G-ready core across multiple
Nasdaq … employees and different services onboard aircraft and ships, and also for the massive Internet of Things communication. Ericsson’s 5G-ready core …
Machine-to-Machine Remote Monitoring Provider Acorn Reports Q3’16 Results
Military Technologies Our core OmniMetrix machine-to-machine (M2M) remote monitoring business achieved revenue growth of 20% in the third quarter of 2016 as …
Why money is rushing into blockchain
Venture capitalists are investing money in blockchain upstarts, potential game-changers in the financial industry. Blockchain is becoming very hot as …
Circle CEO Allaire: It’s Highly Unlikely We’ll Be Using Bitcoin in 5 or 10
CoinJournal (blog) Blockchain technology was a key topic of conversation at last month’s Finance Disrupted event in New York, which was put on by The Economist.
Arlo security cams now have cellular connection capabilities
… BI Intelligence have put together an essential report on the IoT that explains the exciting present and the fascinating future of the Internet of Things.
Wearable tech starting to have a virtual and real impact on the workplace
… device, adds digital security multinational Gemalto Internet of Things (IoT) and machine-to-machine solutions manager for Africa Mark Warren.
Review: ‘Watch Dogs 2’ Breaks as Many Things as It Fixes
That he can siphon endless dollars from individual passerby without fear of detection, ghost any Internet-of-Things onramp with a CPU, or zombify …
Korean stock exchange launches Blockchain-based startup market
The only securities exchange in Korea, Korea Exchange (KRX), recently launched a blockchain-based marketplace where equity in startup companies …
Safety first: unearthing the solution to copper theft
“New machine-to-machine communications technology is alleviating the safety risks caused by copper theft and giving a high-voltage shot in the arm …
Singapore to Launch Blockchain Project for Interbank Payments
Singapore to Launch Blockchain Project for Interbank Payments i … local and foreign banks to use blockchain technology for interbank payments.
IQMS Director of Industry Relations Presents IoT in Manufacturing Best
Business Wire (press release) PASO ROBLES, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Best practices for leveraging the Internet of Things (IoT) in manufacturing was the presentation theme of …
Global Navigation Satellite System Market Report 2016 - Forecasts to 2020
GNSS provides signals from space, which help determine the location of the user by using the timing and position of the data transmitted from the …
Chronicled launches CryptoSeal blockchain-registered supply chain and
International Business Times UK San Francisco-based blockchain and IoT company Chronicled has launched its CryptoSeal prototype for immutable supply chain provenance and the …
Ericsson to fuel China’s 5G take off
The company believes that by 2021, there will be 160 billion internet of things (IoT) connected-devices and 250 billion devices will carry 5G services.
France’s Sigfox raises further $160 million for ‘Internet of Things’
Reuters French start-up Sigfox Chairman Anne Lauvergeon attends a news conference in Paris, February 11, 2015. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer. London …
The banks are poised to meet their scariest competition yet: blockchain
It’s called “blockchain,” and inside of a decade, blockchain will upend the familiar order established by the Medici family in the 14th century.
Blockchain firm Bitmark raises 17M in seed funding
Taiwan-based blockchain startup Bitmark Inc. announced that it has raised $1.7M in a seed funding round led by Cherubic Ventures along with other …
Ethereum Survives Hack But It’s Still Behind Bitcoin
A much-hyped new blockchain technology called ethereum survived the fallout from a disastrous robbery and is gaining credibility in the fin-tech world …
MTS Q3 group turnover, profits down 1.3%, 12.8%; users up 2.5%
… plus a 2.8% increase in the Russian mobile subscriber base to 79.0 million (including over four million machine-to-machine [M2M] subscriptions).
France’s Sigfox raises further $160 mln for ‘Internet of Things’ network
Reuters London Nov 18 French startup Sigfox has raised a further 150 million euros ($159.11 million) from heavyweight investors to help it build new networks …
Wal-Mart Tackles Food Safety With Test of Blockchain Technology
The sliced apples or cut broccoli – the merchant won’t say what’s involved exactly – are being used to test blockchain, a new database technology.
Navigant Research Says Blockchain Technology Could Herald the Start of a
Blockchain News A new report Blockchain-Enabled Distributed Energy Trading, from Navigant Research says using Blockchain for P2P trading provides a flexible and …
Factom gets Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant to secure medical records
International Business Times UK Blockchain as-a-service (BaaS) provider Factom has received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to meet one of the most urgent needs …
ParkerVision Continues To Look Strong After Conference Call
These include tablets, mobile handsets, machine-to-machine products, femtocells, RF identification and related infrastructure. Its technology also is …
Nokia adds machine learning capabilities to its customer experience
CIOL BANGALORE, INDIA: Nokia has announced major updates to its Motive Customer eXperience Solutions (CXS) software portfolio, providing …
The Smart Home - keeping house through an app
Our appliances are becoming smart, connecting things with processes in the spirit of the internet of things. Andrew Farmer is the Managing Director of …
Telenor IoT strategy required core software change
Norwegian telco Telenor is expanding its internet of things (IoT) business after building a customer base in the Nordic region. The company made its …
A Majority of the German Energy Industry is Interested in Blockchain Tech
A new survey has found that the energy sector in Germany may soon be adopting the blockchain technology with many energy companies outlining a …
Blockchain and the future of proxy voting
It’s official: Wall Street is going gaga for blockchain. According to a recent World Economic Forum (WEF) report, more than $1.4 bn has been invested …
SETL, Deloitte and Metro Bank put Sterling onto the Blockchain for Consumer
Bobsguide (press release) SETL, Deloitte and Metro Bank completed a series of firsts this week in London. SETL provided a contactless smartcard enabled blockchain allowing …
Challenger bank trials contactless blockchain payments
Challenger Metro Bank has helped to trial a new payment system which merges blockchain with contactless smartcards. The bank collaborated with …
The internet of things that go bump in the night: Why marketers are still
The Drum And these are not the kind of headlines the Internet of Things Consortium, a trade association for the IoT marketplace whose members include Fox, …
Lumos Networks Launches $69.95 Special Promotion for Gigabit FAST
Business Wire (press release) … for higher speeds as consumers connect more & more internet enabled devices in their homes within an evolving Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem.
Komodo Aims to Make Blockchain Accessible to Everyone with Its
newsBTC Following its Blockchain for Everyone mission, the platform now enables other cryptocurrencies to make use of its infrastructure for additional security …
Chronicled releases blockchain-registered CryptoSeal for packaging and
EconoTimes San Francisco-based blockchain firm Chronicled has announced the release of CryptoSeal prototype, which is an all-in-one, tamper evident and …
Arkados Signs with Airfi Networks to Integrate Advanced Cellular
Yahoo Finance … network and machine-to-machine (M2M) communication platform, into customer devices and systems that require around the clock communication, …
Chronicled Launches Physical Blockchain-Based Tamper-Proof CryptoSeal
CryptoCoinsNews San Francisco-based blockchain and Internet of Things (IoT) technology company, Chronicled, has announced the development of CryptoSeal, …
Blockchain Market Size, Share, Trends, Analysis, Report & Forecast to 2022
According to Stratistics MRC, the Global Blockchain Market accounted for $XX million in 2015 and is expected to reach $XX million by 2022 growing at …
The role of the Internet of Things in developing smart cities
Aiming to bring the city into the age of the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’, companies are catering the Internet of Things (IoT) and big data solutions to …
Reliance Industries, GE ink agreement to foray into industrial IoT
The coming together of two of the world’s largest industrial conglomerates to provide Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) solutions to customers. Pictured: …
Next Generation of Mines Will Incorporate Advanced Communications and the
3BL Media (press release) With that comes the requirement for extensive and intelligent communications networks, all laying the foundation for the Industrial Internet of Things …
Smart Devices a ‘Major Threat’ when it comes to Cyber Warfare
The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to the growing number of devices that can now be connected to the Internet, making them “smart devices”. Rather …
‘We’ll Always Have Paris’ Highlights from ISSE Conference 2016
It is no exaggeration to state that digital identity and security in its many … The IoT revolution is almost a ‘silent’ revolution, because by and large what …
Soltra to be shut down by financial sector partners
… Department of Homeland Security that allow real-time, machine-to-machine sharing of cyber threat data like IP addresses associated with malware.
IoT: Soaring Demand for Smarter Devices to Bring Lucrative Opportunities in
I-Connect007 This is due to the fact that the Internet of Things aids in getting machine to machine communication which enables enhanced efficiency and accurate …
The Swiss Government is Paving the Way for Blockchain Banks
Swiss Parliament member Franz Grter could hardly be happier that his proposal for new blockchain regulations has been shot down. For months …
finder fintech roundup: Blockchain payments and revelations
A London-based fintech is developing a blockchain payments solution for the retail sector and Australian fintech heavyweights revealed insights at this …
Internet of Things: A continuum of change with opportunities galore
along with the risks and pitfalls to avoid in your Internet of Things journey.
Telit unveils ‘Internet of Things’ modules
Internet of Things (IoT) platform and Machine-to-Machine service provider Telit has launched technology modules for India, as it expects an uptake …
ORBCOMM Named on Deloitte’s 2016 Technology Fast 500
ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC), a global provider of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, today announced that it …
ABN Amro applies blockchain tech to the logistics sector
ABN Amro is working with Dutch university TU Delft and a host of other partners to test the use of blockchain technology in the logistics sector. Working …
Home News Factom Receives Bill Gates Grant to Create Secure Medical Records
Blockchain News Factom, a Blockchain as-a-service (BaaS) technology company is the recipient of a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to meet one of the …
Japan’s Central Bank Believes Blockchain Could Create Tax Issues
Growth in the use of both digital currencies and distributed ledgers could hold regulatory and monetary policy implications, a senior official for Japan’s …
Blockchain startup Bitmark raises $1.7m in seed funding
Blockchain startup Bitmark, which uses distributed ledger technology to register and exchange properties, has raised $1.7 million in seed funding.
Retailers Are Spending Billions On The ‘Internet Of Things,’ But Will It
Forbes And they’re placing big bets on the Internet of Things: Merchants around the globe are poised to spend $2.5 billion on IoT technologies by 2020, …
Internet of Things (IoT): Analytics is Key as Adoption Grows
One-third of large businesses have already begun implementing IoT solutions, according to IDC. Another 43 percent are considering to roll out IoT …
DHS official urges manufacturers to use new Internet of Things security
Inside Cybersecurity (subscription) Amid recent Internet of Things-enabled cyber attacks, manufacturers developing connected devices should take up the Department of Homeland …
Global Industrial Internet-of-Things Market to Witness Lucrative
Digital Journal MarketResearchReports.Biz has announced addition of new report Global Industrial Internet-Of-Things Market Professional Survey Report 2016 to …
IoT Evolution Announces 2016 Product of the Year Award Winners
IoT Evolution, the premier media group dedicated exclusively to the Internet of Things (IoT) industry, has announced the recipients of the 2016 IoT …
Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Connections Hardware Market Global Research Report
NewsMaker (press release) Wise Guy Reports is part of the Wise Guy Consultants Pvt. Ltd. and offers premium progressive statistical surveying, market research reports, analysis …
Delta buys Unicom to advance smart factories
Delta is aiming to establish a greater presence in the higher tiers of the automation market, such as machine-to-machine communications systems that …
With Internet Of Things And Big Data, 92% Of Everything We Do Will Be In
Big data and associated Internet of Things are a big part of this growth, the study’s authors state. By 2020, database, analytics and IoT workloads will …
Janrain to Present with Hager Group on Internet of Things (IoT)
Management (CIAM) category, will present How Hager is Leveraging Identity …
Overstock.com (OSTK) Raising Capital from Its t0.com Blockchain Trading
Equities.com The company’s financial technical subsidiary t0.com, Inc. (pronounced tee-zero) is a bitcoin blockchain-based trading platform that meets the …
Korea, Dubai Move to Regulate Bitcoin
This announcement coincides with the launch of a Blockchain-powered platform for startup companies to trade equity shares on the open market …
Details Emerge on Kepler Communications and Telesat Small Satellite
SpaceRef Canada What separates Kepler Communications from most other new satellite constellation companies is the fact they are targeting the Machine-to-Machine …
Meet 4 Women Driving the Internet of Things
Like much of the tech world, the Internet of Things lacks in female representation. The industry struggles to both recruit and retain women as they …
Evercore ISI Optimistic on ‘Industrial Internet of Things’ Following GE
StreetInsider.com Predix is designed to connect machines and processes together, in what GE refers to as the industrial internet of things. In early October, Everscore …
SAP SE and GE Digital Announced Their Intention to Explore Collaboration in
ARC Advisory Group (blog) SAP SE and GE Digital Announced Their Intention to Explore Collaboration in the Area of the Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) …
The Pioneers and New Generation of the Payments and Digital Identity
Business Wire (press release) The team will be participating in a roundtable on The impact of the Internet of Things on Connected Commerce and presenting its latest …
The Blockchain Energy System Is Going To Be Great For Consumers
Traditionally, energy systems flowed in one direction: from big power producers to consumers. Now, with more people getting rooftop solar panels, …
Fluent rebrands as Hijro, announces Blockchain Trade Asset Marketplace
Fintech company Fluent, the financial operating network for global trade, rebrands as Hijro [/hdr/] and announces the Hijro Trade Asset …
How to Conquer Fear of Things in Internet of Things
The IoT is all about machine-to-machine (M2M) communication and automation, and though it certainly will make your life smarter and more …
Consumers turn to Bitcoin to avoid scrutiny by banks, government
Technologists point to the advantage of the technology underlying Bitcoin known as blockchain which allows decentralized computers to …
The Pioneers and New Generation of the Payments and Digital Identity
Business Wire (press release) The team will be participating in a roundtable on The impact of the Internet of Things on Connected Commerce and presenting its latest …
Internet of things set to change the face of dementia care
Patient Gerald Hicks trying out some of the technology involved in Surrey and Borders NHS Trust’s trial. Photograph: Surrey and Borders Partnership …
ANSYS and GE collaborate to deliver on industrial internet of things
ANSYS (NASDAQ: ANSS) has announced it will collaborate with GE to create model-based digital twin technology and disruptive commercial …
Vulnerable connected devices a matter of ‘homeland security’
“The knee-jerk reaction might be to regulate the Internet of Things,” said Rep. Greg Walden ® of Oregon. “While I’m not taking a certain level of …
Telecom API Platform Market Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast by
openPR (press release) Telecom API service providers can gain lucrative opportunities from the expanding market of machine-to-machine devices. However, the negative …
Walmart Tests the Blockchain to Tackle Food Safety
Walmart is once again demonstrating its stance with adopting new technologies by announcing that it is undertaking a trial with the blockchain …
Can A Jacket That Doubles As A Tent Help Refugees?
It’s launched trials based on blockchain technology, which offers an inviolable internet-based record of transactions as they take place. Blockchain …
Can blockchain bring interoperability to healthcare?
Blockchain, the technology that powers the digital currency Bitcoin, is getting some attention as a potential way to improve the nation’s healthcare …
How the Internet of Things Impacts Healthcare
phrase, but let me reassure you that it has more meaning to it than just a few …
Salesforce and Intel Back IoT Startup Sigfox in $160M Funding Round
Sigfox provides wireless connectivity to low-power devices used in machine-to-machine and IoT implementations. Currently, more than 10 million …
Dianrong.com Rises to Top Three on Top 100 Chart for Online Lending
PR Newswire (press release) With regard to the blockchain field which is at the forefront of the current financial technology, the founder and CEO of Dianrong.com, Soul Htite …
Lab: Create and deploy chaincode to the IBM Blockchain service on Bluemix
create a blockchain service in. IBM Bluemix and how to deploy your first …
The Internet Of Things Is Still Hackable as Hell
It was powered by an army of easily hackable Internet of Things devices. Think about your internet connected security camera, smart TV, or internet …
Intel IoT Exec: Channel Will Be Key Driver In Chip Giant’s IoT Offensive
Intel’s channel will be the key in the chipmaker’s efforts to dominate the lucrative Internet of Things market, as the company looks to deeply integrate its …
U.S. Issues Guidelines For IoT Security
Securing the Internet of Things has become a matter of homeland security. The guidance we issued today is an important step in equipping …
Air Force Chief Discusses Changing Face of War
We got to get into the next stage, which is machine-to-machine, human/machine teaming, and artificial intelligence – to turn all that data into …
Wal-Mart tackles food safety with test of blockchain technology
involved are being used to test blockchain, a new database technology.
Technology: Keeping myriad devices safe from hacking is important
The internet of things is decentralized and enormously complex, making it difficult to regulate. A camera with online capabilities may be designed in …
Cybersecurity Threats May Impact Your Digital Health
As the healthcare industry continues to embrace the Internet of Things, cybersecurity may present unprecedented health and privacy risks to patients.
vDice Introducing a Fully Decentralised Gambling Platform
vDice is the world’s 1st live, Fully Decentralized Gambling Platform using the Ethereum and Blockchain Technology. vDice is the leading …
2 Tech Stocks Growing Faster Than InvenSense
The company’s micro-electro-mechanical sensors (MEMS) that track movement in smartphones and Internet of Things devices seemed like a good bet …
The M2M, IoT & Wearable Technology Ecosystem to 2015 - 2020 : Key Drivers,
openPR (press release) One such opportunity is providing network connectivity for M2M (Machine to Machine) devices like smart meters, connected cars, healthcare monitors …
6 Speakers Who Rocked the IoT Emerge Conference
The Internet of Things (IoT) is an emerging technology field in which the road map is still being developed. While the benefits of the technology are …
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