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Daily IoT/Blockchain News from @surgethings - Nov 21, 2016
Daily IoT/Blockchain news from @surgethings.
Political Party D66 Proposes Stricter European Internet of Things
The Merkle Regulatory bodies are taking a close look at Internet of Things devices. In fact, political party D66 has proposed a new guideline to ban sales of all IoT …
Is There Any Value In Blockchain-based Supply Chain Transparency?
Depending on who you pose the question to, blockchain technology will either change our daily lives or have no impact at all. Walmart is in the …
Blockchain: A New Architecture for Digital Content
Blockchain is a distributed ledger system that uses a network consensus to record and execute transactions. It’s best known as the platform for the web …
eGaaS blockchain platform enters into beta testing
Electronic Government as a Service eGaaS, a blockchain platform for organizing economic, public and social activities that are powered by smart …
LG Uplus, China’s Huawei team up for Internet of Things
Models show off various trial products equipped with the Internet of Things technology at the headquarters of LG Uplus on Nov. 21, 2016. (Yonhap).
Silver Spring Networks Inc (NYSE:SSNI) Continues Forward
Silver Spring Networks Inc (NYSE:SSNI) is engaged in creating, building and deploying networks and solutions enabling the Internet of things (IoT) for …
State-wide network will help farmers live off the LAN
The Internet of Things will soon be rolled out across farmers’ fields in an Australian state. South Australia is set to become the first fully interconnected …
Chinese dominance in the blockchain space now includes startup investments
According to big-four professional services firm KPMG, China’s dominance in the blockchain space has now spread to startups and startup funding, …
Asavie Announces iSimplyConnect.com, a Connectivity Marketplace, Providing
Business Wire (press release) DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–IoT World Europe: Asavie, a leader in Software Defined Networking solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT) and …
Connecting students to the ‘Internet of Things’
The Internet of Things isn’t coming. It’s already here and spreading at a pandemic pace that’s shaking the foundations of nearly every industry.
Gemalto extends remote provisioning to all consumer devices with GSMA
Nasdaq Gemalto’s solutions are at the heart of modern life, from payment to enterprise security and the internet of things. We authenticate people, transactions …
Insurance sector needs innovation to aid supply-side reform
Technologies in big data, cloud computing, internet of things and blockchain will usher in next round of innovation. However, Wei added that while …
Bank of Japan Dep Governor Talks Bitcoin, Fintech, Mt. Gox and Blockchain
Still, the official added the bank would make utmost efforts to understand and research blockchain technology, an innovation born with bitcoin in …
Aaron Wright on Blockchains and the Law
Danaher speaks to Aaron about the issues arising from his forthcoming book about blockchain technology and the law (co-authored with Primavera …
Telecom statistics are key to socioeconomic development
Today, there are new emerging technologies such as big data, Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence with the capacity to transform people’s lives …
SGX in blockchain group advancing Singapore’s vision of Smart Financial
LeapRate Singapore Exchange (SGX) has announced that has become part of an industry-wide collaboration that will harness blockchain technology to …
Huawei bets on IoT partnership with LG Uplus
… its long-term partnership with LG Uplus to jointly push for the narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) business, the two companies said Monday.
Reader Forum: 3 levels of big data success for the telecom market
In regards to the internet of things, Telefnica offers a product called Thinking Things, which is a modular end-to-end and plug-and-play solution …
Ericsson on the connected car’s move to 5G
5G will enable further communication as we see the biggest growth in machine-to-machine (M2M) and sensors. j-a: If reliability of the future networks …
Stratis launches nStratis Development Framework enables blockchain
EconoTimes Stratis, a UK-based blockchain development platform, has announced the release of nStratis Development Framework (SDF), which will enable …
Equibit Development Corporation to start beta testing blockchain-based OTC
EconoTimes The company aims to deliver a peer-to-peer, over-the-counter (OTC) securities platform built around a new open source blockchain and powered by a …
Saving the Internet of Things (IoT)
This is my promised column on data security and the Internet of Things (IoT). The recent Dyn DDoS attack showed the IoT is going to be a huge …
Hong Kong start-up takes wearable tech to the next level
The ORii ring falls under the umbrella of the Internet of Things, a growing area of connected devices ranging from wearable devices such as fitness …
The Sky’s the Limit The Future of Everyday Technology
The Internet of Things (IoT) Imagine if everything around you including your car and other objects in your home and at your workplace, contained …
What you need to know about supply chain management
One of the ways in which businesses are harvesting more supply chain data is through the Internet of things. The use of IoT sensors promises to take …
Telefnica to deliver IoT connectivity for Nestl coffee machines
Through Smart m2m, Telefnica provides a set of solutions that include all the elements required to work with machine to machine, from the …
Walmart tries using blockchain to take unsafe food off shelves
It’s trying out blockchain’s distributed ledger as a means of identifying the sources of poisonous food. Digital receipts for the food identify everyone in …
Incent Blockchain-based Loyalty Reward Program ICO Surpasses US$1m
Blockchain project Incent continues to make media headlines as of late. After raising US$1m for its blockchain-based loyalty token project, the …
Norton Rose Fulbright addresses the legal implications of smart contracts
Blockchain consortium R3 has contracted global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright to determine whether smart contracts have contractual effect and their …
Digital Transformation of Global Mining Industry - Forecast to Reach
Business Wire (press release) A number of digital technologies like internet of things (IoT), cloud, analytics, and robotics have long been in the works and are now available and …
Security and performance are key to exploiting Blockchain
irrevocable change to the financial services industry.
Iot Telecom Services - Global Market Outlook (2016-2022)
Machine to Machine (M2M) billing management services segment dominates the market in the IoT telecom services market. North America accounted …
Adam Draper: Bitcoin & Blockchain Will Not Replace Cash, Will Serve as
CoinTelegraph Adam Draper, founder and managing director of virtual reality and Blockchain-focused venture capital firm, Boost VC, recently stated in an interview …
B2B Payments, With Tokens And Smarts
Blockchain firm Smart Token Chain recently completed its first transaction through the Ripple Network, an event that may have, well, ripples in B2B …
How Liberty is remaking the department store for the internet age
Draper points to developments in the Internet of Things and suggests sensors could help support new levels of customer engagement. He envisages a …
CNIT CEO Letter to Shareholders Projects Profitability in Second Half of
Yahoo Sports The second follow-on service we have marketed this year is our Internet-of-Things (IoT) modules for increasing passenger safety in elevators …
Omantel joins hands with Indian ICT firm for digital innovation
Under the terms of the memorandum of understanding, HCL Infosystems will deliver Internet of Things and Machine to Machine services to Omantel …
Enhancements to SSH Communications Security’s Universal Key Manager Provide
Broadway World … of SSH user key-based access for interactive and machine-to-machine trusts without disrupting existing processes or the need to deploy agents.
Goldman Sachs Drops Out of R3 Blockchain Group
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has dropped out of the R3 CEV LLC blockchain group. The investment bank was one of nine original members of R3, …
The Most Worrying Slide in the State of Blockchain
Our latest State of Blockchain report is a good read, full of original graphics, details and quotes that highlight shifts and market trends in the public and …
Falling Cash Transactions Encouraging Sweden to Go the Cryptocurrency Way
Some such as the People’s Bank of China (PBC) and the Bank of England (BOE) have already started studying blockchain technology in a first step to …
IoT startup Secure2Go to list on ASX, raising $5 million
Internet of things startup Secure2Go is set to list on the ASX in December, raising up to $5 million for the business which has built a platform that lets …
French IoT company raises EUR 150m, plans NASDAQ listing
November 21 (SeeNews) - Sigfox, a French Internet of Things (IoT) company has raised EUR 150 million (USD 159m) to accelerate and expand its …
Are you ready to move to the Cloud?
As industrial automation becomes more intelligent and manufacturers embrace machine-to-machine (M2M) technology, cloud computing looks to be …
Big 5: Imdaad targets mobile FM through Imtedaad
Imtedaad’s features include cognitive computing, predictive maintenance, machine to machine (M2M) communication, automatic correction, real-time …
The Morning Download: Goldman Leaves R3 Blockchain Group It Helped Launch
Good morning. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has dropped out of the R3 CEV LLC blockchain group. The investment bank was one of nine original …
Overstock Could Raise $30 Million With Blockchain Stock Offering
These blockchain shares will trade exclusively on the registered alternative trading system using blockchain technology, and will reach a maximum …
Norton Rose Fulbright research on contractual effect and enforceability of
EconoTimes Norton Rose Fulbright has been contracted by the blockchain consortium R3, in order to determine whether smart contracts have contractual effect …
How Secure is the Internet of Things?
The concept is known as the “Internet of Things” (IoT). The concept is simple, even if it might seem a little odd at first glance: with IoT technology, any …
BullGuard Announces Stronger Cloud Storage Protection With BullGuard
PR Newswire (press release) BullGuard is also a pioneer in the Internet of Things (IoT) and connected device security for consumers. The company released the world’s first IoT …
We dislike the truth and love to be fooled (Luciano Floridi)
Already today data exchange is mainly a machine-to-machine business, and programs, for example, write news. Algorithms will inevitably spread …
Germany’s Central Bank is Hosting a Blockchain Conference
Dubbed Blockchain Technology Opportunities and Challenges, the event is being organized by the Deutsche Bundesbank in partnership with the …
Malta Stock Exchange creates Blockchain committee and think tank
The Malta Stock Exchange has created a Blockchain committee to formulate a strategy geared towards addressing this emerging technology.
BRIEF-Siemens AG & US startup LO3 Energy collaborate on blockchain micro…
NEW YORK, Nov 21 Traders on Monday appeared almost certain the Federal Reserve would raise U.S. interest rates its policy meeting next month, …
Cashless Ukraine Summit: Innovative Approaches and Trends
Erik Benz, Founder of Credits UK, introduced BlockChain and described how it is to transform a cashless society, especially in emerging markets such …
Is Blockchain Technology Going To Disrupt Our Political System
Blockchain Will Disrupt Our Political System. The simplest example is how.
Opinion: How to profit from the Internet of Things: 4 quick successes and 4
MarketWatch During the past few years, much has been made of the billions of sensors, cameras, and other devices being connected exponentially in the Internet …
Omantel joins hands with Indian ICT firm for digital innovation
Under the terms of the memorandum of understanding, HCL Infosystems will deliver Internet of Things and Machine to Machine services to Omantel …
Why smart cities need to show they are clever about connectivity
The greatest facilitators of smart city development will be machine-to-machine (M2M) and related Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. Here the driver …
Walmart Testing Blockchain For Food Safety, Future
According to Bloomberg, sliced apples and cut broccoli are being used to test a blockchain database technology. Ultimately, if the test goes well, the …
Goldman Sachs waves goodbye to R3 to go solo with blockchain
Goldman Sachs, one of the largest backers of the R3 blockchain consortium, has allegedly elected not to renew its contract with the group. According …
Balancing The Risk & Promise Of The Internet Of Things
Businesses are just starting to realize both the promise and the risk of the Internet of Things (IoT). Some companies are being cautious and careful, but …
Dyn Dyn Dyn we have a buyer: Oracle buys Internet of Things DDoS victim
Oracle is buying the internet infrastructure outfit whose A-list customers were struck by a global DDoS from internet-attached “things” in October.
ARM Takes Security Smarts Into IoT
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Who is Responsible for Securing the Internet of Things
questions about the Internet of Things.
IoT and LPWA: Perfect partners in a connected world
If this estimate is correct, LPWAs will collectively be the dominant form of wide area machine-to-machine (M2M) connectivity technology. It’s safe to say …
Machine Intelligence recovers $200M lost in $20B of poor online shopping
SYS-CON Media (press release) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Nov. 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ – Because of increasingly complex online shopping carts, billions of dollars in online …
Goldman Sachs Quits Blockchain Alliance R3
Goldman Sachs decided not to renew its membership, which was up on Oct. 31, but will continue its research and experimentation with blockchain …
BRIEF-Siemens AG & US startup LO3 Energy collaborate on blockchain micro…
Nov 21 Intarcia Therapeutics Inc said on Monday it submitted a marketing application for its matchstick-size implantable drug-delivery pump for …
Internet of Things to ‘enormously expand’ kinds of cyberattacks hospitals
Healthcare IT News And that is becoming really critical because things like the Internet of Things and the new attention to industrial control systems are about to …
Internet of Things Cybersecurity Flaws Demand Holistic Cure
16 Only a holistic, bipartisan cure will fix cybersecurity vulnerabilities pervading the internet of things (IoT) that allowed a massive denial of website …
Tips on Protecting Devices from Hackers
How Do I Know if I Have an Internet of Things Device? If you have a device that is capable of connecting to the internet or shares information over a …
39 Percent of Americans Would Give Up Sex to Never Worry About Hacking
This attack was “only a trial,” Schalit speculated, and suspects that as we move deeper into the era of the Internet of Things, future attacks could be far …
Blockchain technologies could transform government services
Blockchain is already driving a tremendous amount of investment and innovation across a wide range of industries, starting with financial services.
Singapore fintech start-up uses IBM blockchain to address KYC challenge
IBM has started a blockchain project with Singapore fintech startup KYCK! to help financial services providers address Know Your Customer (KYC) …
New supply-chain insights, new supply-chain lawsuits
In this sense, the Internet of Things presents both an opportunity and a dilemma for supply-chain-information management. Here we explore this …
TM Forum, FIWARE Foundation to collaborate on smart city APIs
internet-of-things-hyper-growth.jpg smart city and wireless communication Getty Images/iStockphoto. A newly announced collaboration between the …
FreeCharge wallet partners IRCTC for railway ticket booking
… has inked an agreement with Oman-based telecom operator Omantel for Internet of Things (IOT) and Machine to Machine (M2M) services.
Gates Foundation gives Factom a grant to deploy blockchain for medical
Healthcare IT News Factom, an Austin-based technology firm that develops blockchain-based tools for data management and security, has received a grant from the Bill …
5th Column: What’s Hiding in IoT
I can’t trust the Internet of Things. Neither can you. There are too many players and too many suppliers of the technology that can introduce …
New supply-chain insights, new supply-chain lawsuits
This kind of attack could be devastating to a connected factory that may rely on machine-to-machine sequencing and balancing. Many companies also …
Blockchain startup R3 cuts fund-raising target to $150 million: source
Blockchain startup R3 cuts fund-raising target to $150 million: source … now plans to give bank members a 60 percent equity stake in its blockchain …
Siemens Partners with Startup on Blockchain Microgrid
The blockchain microgrid concept received a big boost today with infrastructure giant Siemens throwing its weight behind the New York startup …
IBM is on a push to offer IoT from development to production
The internet of things is so complex that some enterprises would rather turn to one vendor to determine the business case for an IoT deployment, …
Love ‘em and Leave ‘em… No More!
The Internet of Things is a huge threat to health IT. In our ever-connected world, having everyday items connected to the web seems like a no-brainer.
Oracle to Buy Web Provider Targeted in October DDoS Attack
… 2016 campaign season, prompted some lawmakers to name cybersecurity as a priority in the next Congress, with a focus on the Internet of Things.
The Internet of Things and Preparing Your Suppliers for the Digital Economy
Jason Busch, founder and head of strategy at Spend Matters, will be joined by Marco H. de Vries, senior director, product marketing at OpenText …
Blockchain startup R3 cuts fund-raising target to $150 mln -source
Blockchain startup R3 cuts fund-raising target to $150 mln -source … now plans to give bank members a 60 percent equity stake in its blockchain …
Blockchain technology a source of both disruption and opportunity for
Canadian Underwriter Blockchain technology will be a source of both disruption and opportunity for insurers, according to a new report from Boston-based research and …
Thuraya joins Internet of Things industry group
21 that it is joining the LoRa Alliance, an industry group that develops standards for the Internet of Things (IoT), making it the second satellite …
What’s lacking in grid cybersecurity
… 10 million to more than 50 million as part of the rapid deployment of smart devices belonging to the Internet of Things, which also includes so-called …
IBM Debuts Watson Internet of Things Services Practice
IBM takes aim at enabling internet of things business applications with industry-specific approaches for automotive, insurance and electronics.
An Airfryer Makes the Best At-Home Fries, FYI
Exact mechanisms vary from machine to machine, but many operate similar to a convection oven, explained Philips representative Caitlin Bart.
Why Goldman Sachs and Santander Are Bailing on R3’s Blockchain Group
Both Santander and Goldman are investors in Digital Asset Holdings, a rival blockchain startup headed by headed by Blythe Masters, a former J.P. …
Wal-Mart Tackles Food Safety with Trial of Blockchain
With the blockchain, Wal-Mart will be able to obtain crucial data from a single receipt, including suppliers, details on how and where food was grown …
C++ Programmer with Bitcoin and Blockchain Knowledge Required
Bitcoin mining and Blockchain protocol. Do you strive to think outside …
Building the Internet of Things: A How-To Book on IoT
technology trends over the past few years. Yet many customers remain confused …
Internet of Things (IoT) Security Takes Center Stage At FBI, DHS, NIST and
The attack was launched by infecting millions of American’s Internet of Things (IoT) connected devices with a variation of the Mirai malware. The Mirai …
Goldman Sachs and Santander Bail Out of Blockchain Consortium R3
According to a report in the The Wall Street Journal, Goldman Sachs has left international Blockchain consortium R3, but state they intend to keep …
Corbyn tell business leaders: We’ll use the state to power a new industrial
LabourList … challenge of the fourth industrial revolution powered by the internet of things and big data to develop cyber physical systems and smart factories.
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