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Daily IoT/Blockchain News from @surgethings - Dec 16, 2016
Daily IoT/Blockchain news from @surgethings.
Digitalization changing how products come to life
Digital Darwinism is a significant threat, said Helmuth Ludwig, chief information officer at Siemens’ Munich headquarters. Twenty-six of the Fortune … more.
New Deloitte Virtual Technology Cluster for Healthcare Can Assist
Bitcoin Magazine The Virtual Technology Cluster (VTC) Group, an organization that wants to help major multinational companies to attract emerging and disruptive … more.
Sigfox and Thinxtra to Launch Internet of Things network in Hong Kong
LABEGE, FRANCE and HONG KONG, CHINA–(Marketwired - Dec 15, 2016) - Sigfox, the world’s leading provider of connectivity for the Internet of … more.
Tech Trends: Is the IoT the Internet of Trouble?
By now, we know that IoT (Internet of Things) refers to the billions of connected devices that are proliferating almost beyond imagination. Forecasts … more.
Venture Capitalists Back ICO - ChronoBank Crowdfunding Kickstarted with
Blockchain News Blockchain HR startup ChronoBank’s Initial Coin Offering (ICO) which opened only hours ago (December 15, 2016) has got off to a flying start on its … more.
Here’s How to Stop Russian Cyber-Hacking
… as imposing standards for internet-connected components in automobiles, houses, cameras and other devices that make up the “internet of things.”. more.
Fintech Firm Could Help Unravel Mysteries Behind Flash Crashes
Best known for the blockchain that tracks bitcoin, distributed ledger technology has been a major focus for financial firms trying to find ways to … more.
Samsung Galaxy S8 May Be First Phone to Feature Bluetooth 5
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group, which Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is a member of, is expecting great things from the Internet of Things. more.
An Indian Government is Using Blockchain Tech to Fight Cyber Crime
The government of Andhra Pradesh (AP), a state in South India, will be tapping blockchain technology to curb cybercrimes, a top cop confirmed this … more.
Youngs Fine Art uses blockchain to record art transaction information and
EconoTimes Young’s Fine Art Ltd, an England-based art company, has partnered with Shanghai Jiulian Technology Ltd to get involved in the development process … more.
The 7 Unmissable Tech Predictions That Will Define 2017
Big Data. Internet of Things. Virtual Reality. Industry 4.0. These were all prime fields of growth and innovation in 2016 and we can expect these trends … more.
Citi backs foreign exchange blockchain startup Cobalt DL
LONDON Citi has made an undisclosed investment in Cobalt DL, a London startup aiming to use the technology behind bitcoin to simplify foreign … more.
Luxury Blockchain Startup Everledger Secures First Bottle of Wine
Luxury Blockchain Startup Everledger Secures First Bottle of Wine. Everledger is part of the recently announced IBM blockchain ecosystem program … more.
Google Launches ‘Android Things’ a New OS for Internet of Things
Google last year unveiled Brillo, a separate operating system for Internet of Things. The OS was expected to connect different devices and let them … more.
Wyre Claims Fastest Blockchain X-Border Platform
Blockchain startup Wyre has just raised new venture capital funding and is now claiming to operate the fastest cross-border blockchain payments … more.
Top things we learned from TU-Automotive Munich
With the biggest growth in machine-to-machine (M2M) communications and in sensors, automotive use of the existing networks wasn’t really planned … more.
IBM and BMW want Watson to help drive your car
The partnership will see a team of BMW researchers and engineers located at IBM’s global headquarters for Watson Internet of Things in Munich, … more.
Wyre launched blockchain-based cross-border payments platform
San Francisco-based Wyre has announced the launch of its cross-border payments service built using the blockchain. The startup has also revealed … more.
Cloud Armor That’s Not Quite So Fluffy
So Estonia was a natural home for Guardtime, whose unique approach to cybersecurity is rooted in blockchain, the digital-ledger software underlying … more.
Finding Convenience, Losing Touch On The Internet Of Things
I’m embarrassed about those, and a whole bunch of other products from this new-fangled internet of things. Easy is widely overrated. And the … more.
Charlie Rose Talks About Putin and Cyberwar
Then, the internet of things: how to make those cameras, sensorswhatevermore secure so that whether you have a thermostat in your house or … more.
Citi invests in blockchain company Cobalt ahead of second round of funding
U.S. bank Citi has invested in blockchain venture Cobalt DL ahead of what the company expects will be a second round of funding next year, Cobalt … more.
Fintech Firm Wyre Raises $5.8 Million for Fastest Blockchain Cross-Border
CryptoCoinsNews San Francisco-based Fintech startup Wyre has launched its namesake blockchain remittance platform alongside a successful $5.8 million Series A … more.
Dyn attack highlights 2016 security woes
This year also saw lots of activity with regard to blockchain, a public ledger of all the Bitcoin transactions that have been executed. The digital ledger of … more.
Datacentres: In the driving seat of the connected car revolution
… internet in some form; cars that are often spotted with sensors that enable machine to machine (M2M) and machine to human (M2H) communication. more.
Nokia and Smart showcase ‘live’ 5G for the first time in the Philippines
Smart has a proven record of investing in the Internet of Things and Machine-to-Machine applications, and 5G will be critical in realizing their full vision … more.
How The Internet of Things Is Transforming Societal Values?
Internet of Things (IoT) has been predicted to become more popular for many years, especially in various business aspects, as one of them was … more.
ABN Amro experimenting with real estate on the blockchain
ABN Amro has entered into a pilot project that aims to capture real estate transactions and information on the blockchain. The Dutch bank is working in … more.
Oil Fuel Mobility Market Global Industry Analysis Forecast 2015 2023
The demand for machine-to-machine (M2M) communication is also expected to increase the adoption of mobility in oil and gas refineries and … more.
BT Tower is world’s highest Internet of Things base station
BT Tower has become the highest building in the world to host an Internet of Things (IoT) base station, at a height of 180 metres. The iconic building … more.
Internet of Things: Virtual solutions to drive development in India
The inherent drive for innovation that the people of India possess could be the key to rapidly develop the nation using the latest technology in … more.
Mobile Computing (MC): open-access and refereed journal on latest
Mobile Computing (MC) is an international open-access and refereed journal dedicated to publishing the latest advancements in mobile computing. more.
Internet of Things: Virtual solutions to drive development in India
… first and the world’s biggest IoT/ Machine to Machine (M2M) communications network, with full coverage starting in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore. more.
Smart Factory Market Adopts Innovation to Stay Competitive
Technological advancements such as machine to machine communication enable smart factories to eliminate wastage of time caused due to the … more.
Gideon Greenspan: How to Spot a Half-Baked Blockchain When Chains and
Blockchain News About 18 months have passed since the finance sector woke up, en masse, to the possibilities of permissioned Blockchains, or to use the more … more.
Wyre launches blockchain-based cross-border payments platform
San Francisco-based Wyre has announced the launch of its cross-border payments service built using the blockchain. It has also landed some $5.8 … more.
Blockchain and IoT Picked as Key Technologies for 2017
CTO Forum, a community for Chief Technology Officers and technology leaders to learn from their peers and share ideas, surveyed a group of senior … more.
DSR Corporation Orchestrates Internet of Things Products Demo Display
PR.com (press release) DSR Corporation, a U.S.-based software development company, has been chosen by the ZigBee Alliance for a second year in a row to showcase … more.
eWON Flexy Provides Tray Sealing Machines with Real Time Production Data
… the eWON Flexy is a flexible, modular, industrial machine-to-machine (M2M) VPN router. This modular concept is based on standard base units, … more.
Natural Language Processing (NLP) Market Analysis and Growth by 2021
Additionally, better insights of customer’s perception, optimized business processes and easy machine to machine technology can also be achieved … more.
Ether Camp’s Virtual Accelerator to Incubate Startups using Blockchain
newsBTC Ether Camp, the organizer of the biggest hackathon in the blockchain space is up with its second edition. The Virtual Accelerator (VA) was launched … more.
Blockchain Startup Uses GUI With Symbols Instead of Text to Connect
CoinTelegraph Cointelegraph spoke with Peter Beliy, Blockchain community director at Humaniq, a Blockchain startup that aims at connecting the unbanked to the … more.
‘Internet of Things’ Connected Devices to Triple by 2021, Reaching Over 46
MarketWatch Juniper’s latest research, The Internet of Things: Consumer, Industrial & Public Services 2016-2021, found that industrial and public services will post … more.
Semtech Highlights Internet of Things and Wireless Charging Platforms at
IT Business Net Semtechs platforms will be used in a number of consumer products demonstrated at the show, including Internet of Things (IoT) applications, wireless … more.
Pentaho Labs Innovates with Internet of Things Protocol
… a popular machine-to-machine (M2M) IoT transport protocol, to act as the connecting link between physical devices and the data integration process … more.
Regulating ICOs: Striking a Balance in 2017
Iliana Oris Valiente is a finance professional (CPA, CA) leading Rubix, a Deloitte-backed blockchain venture. In this CoinDesk 2016 in Review feature, … more.
Auto shows, TechConnect, LIGO Conclave and international summit on Internet
News Nation IIT Bombay Techfest 2016: The event will feature many innovative and futuristic technology including robots, launch vehicles, mind-controlled drones … more.
Intel’s Golden Opportunity in Hyperscale Computing
IoTG brought in $689 million in revenues out of the $15.778 billion the company made during the third quarter. Internet of Things may be growing … more.
Blockchain Is 2016’s Biggest Tsunami Says Major Software Company
Blockchain Is 2016’s Biggest Tsunami Says Major Software Company. Excelian recently released its 2016 tech report entitled Big Data: Technology … more.
M2M Satellite Communication Market: Explores New Growth Opportunities By
NewsMaker (press release) The crucial aspect of M2M (machine to machine) satellite communication is that it can reduce cost and can work in any region. Satellite has a … more.
Internet of Things Stuffing Consumer Stockings This Christmas
be stuffed with plenty of Internet of Things (IoT) gadgets. more.
Microsoft partners with AMIS to form Asia’s first blockchain consortium
Microsoft recently partnered with AMIS and the Industrial Technology Research Institute of Taiwan (ITRI) to form Asia’s first consortium blockchain … more.
Sigfox, Thinxtra to Launch Internet of Things Network in Hong Kong
Sigfox, Thinxtra to Launch Internet of Things Network in Hong Kong. The companies have announced an agreement to roll out Sigfox’s IoT network in … more.
Tech Tent: Can Facebook foil the fakers?
It will give us a world of seamless connectivity and data transfers at lightning speeds - and it will be the essential infrastructure of the Internet of Things, … more.
66% of Americans own IoT connected devices
Sixty-two percent of them already report having seen an ad on an Internet of Things connected gadget. The study also reveals that IoT owners are … more.
How to ensure you’re not part of the next botnet
The Internet of Things (IoT) holds a great deal of promise to make everyday devices much easier to use, control, program, and access remotely. more.
Sprint - Inflection Will Come In Q4 2017
The company’s machine-to-machine solutions portfolio provides a wireless two-way data connection across a range of connected devices, such as the … more.
Wal-Mart Readies Blockchain Pilot for Tracking US Produce, China Pork
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., in a major test of blockchain technology, has begun to define data requirements for tracking and tracing pork in China and … more.
Blockchain: Healthcare has ‘most aggressive deployment plans of any
Healthcare Dive A new Deloitte report shows 35% of surveyed healthcare and life sciences organizations plan to deploy blockchain technology in the coming year, … more.
The Internet of how many things?
… may still outnumber the devices in the average consumer’s home but 2017 could be the year that the Internet of Things (IoT) truly becomes a thing. more.
What’s in Store for Manufacturing in 2017
From the Internet of Things (IoT) boom to the successful pro-American manufacturing campaign of Donald Trump, 2016 has been huge for … more.
ELSE CEO: 2017 Big Year for Planned 64-Satellite Constellation
… two demonstration nanosatellites in the fourth quarter of 2017, the first in its 64-nanosatellite Machine-to-Machine (M2M) constellation, Astrocast. more.
5 Incredible Ways The Blockchain is Reshaping The Supply Chain
Blockchain technology or a distributed ledger is a marvel to study. The technology grows in popularity and uses every day. What does this mean to … more.
ABN Amro Tests Blockchain for Real Estate Transactions
ABN Amro Tests Blockchain for Real Estate Transactions … the Port of Rotterdam, Europe’s largest port, to develop logistics tools using blockchain. more.
New service Indelible.ink offers blockchain tweeting
Major banks form consortium to bring blockchain technology to financial markets Web developer and notary expert Steven Williams’ new service, … more.
Rotterdam Real Estate Transactions to Trial Blockchain
technology in recording and tracking lease contracts, in a move that could … more.
Obama: Espionage Is Being ‘Turbocharged’ By The Internet
“And a wide variety of vectors by which they’re trying to do us harm. The ‘Internet of Things’ is going to pose grave new challenges for the next team, … more.
Security is the talk of the town in South Beach
… manufacturing industry and government officials are zeroing in on how to handle security for industrial infrastructure and the Internet of Things (IoT). more.
BMW Partners with IBM’s AI and IoT Platform ‘Watson’ on Driver-Assist
Coinspeaker BMW Group and IBM’s global headquarters for Watson Internet of Things in Munich, Germany will research and explore how cognitive computing can … more.
Anthony Akentiev: Humaniq Presale Analysis - Decentralised Banking for the
Blockchain News Humaniq is meant to be that new breed of financial services an open-source platform built on blockchain, offering a truly independent and simple … more.
Scalable energy harvesting of unused mechanical energy in the environment
… power wearable electronics, biomedical devices and the so-called Internet of Things (IoT)everyday objects that wirelessly connect to the internet. more.
Embedded analytics to feel widest impact of machine learning projects
Baer concluded that machine learning projects, the internet of things (IoT) and real-time data streaming analytics, all of which gained attention in 2016, … more.
The Tennant Co. (TNC) Stake Maintained by The Legal & General Group Plc
… surface coatings, and business solutions, such as financing, rental and leasing programs, and machine-to-machine asset management solutions. more.
Blockchain startup Wyre raises 58m launches cross-border payments platform
Wyre, a San Francisco-based blockchain startup, has raised $5.8 million in Series A funding led by Chinese Venture firm Amphora Capital with … more.
Bluetooth 5 Wireless Devices to Reach Market in 2017
The need to improve security, particularly on devices connected to the internet of things, is an increasing concern of consumers and product … more.
XBRL and ConsenSys Partner to Create Blockchain Token Standards
The tokens in question are digital representations of the types of assets likely to be at issue in blockchain-based smart contract agreements. more.
Lean initiative leads MacLean-Fog to the IIoT
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) takes time. Unlike a light switch, the IIoT has no toggle button to turn it on and off. Each company has its own … more.
Will Security Stocks Escape Penalty Box Next Year Amid Cloud Shift?
… managing increasingly complex identities and relationships, thwarting increasingly malicious malware, IoT (Internet of Things), leveraging artificial … more.
[slides] #IoT in Action - @CloudExpo @OracleIoT #AI #ML
SYS-CON Media (press release) The Internet of Things (IoT) is the most profound change in personal and enterprise IT since the creation of the Worldwide Web more than 20 years … more.
NYC Internet of Things Fair & Networking Bash
Connected Product to demo? Want to experience IoT first hand? Interested … more.
Eurosmart Appoints New President As IoT Pulls Cybersecurity Focus
Safran Identity & Security’s SVP of Strategic Project / Continuous Improvement, Didier Srodon, has been appointed as Eurosmart’s president. more.
Experts Gather in Mumbai to Discuss the Future of Bitcoin and Blockchain in
Nasdaq Over a hundred people gathered at the St. Regis in Mumbai December 15 to discuss the state of Bitcoin and the potential of blockchain technology in … more.
Looking for advice on using blockchain to collect payments and send money
Looking for advice on using blockchain to collect payments and send money around the world, to lower my fees and stop making banks rich. more.
The role of telcos in smart cities
Current figures are at 54%, and this is set to rise to 66% by 2050. The megacities of the world currently hold more than 10 million inhabitants, and this … more.
Telia Norway and Huawei Announce First Commercial Solution for Narrowband
[Norway, Oslo, December 16, 2016] Telia Norway and Huawei today announced the first commercial Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) network … more.
Overstock Just Closed its First Day of Blockchain Stock Trading
The first-ever day of stock trading on a blockchain-based, shared ledger has come to a close. After six-and-a-half hours of being open for business, … more.
Former Barclays CEO and new Blockchain director Antony Jenkins to speak at
Antony Jenkins, the new director of the world’s largest Bitcoin wallet, Blockchain, will discuss disruptive technology at an ICAS Insight event in London. more.
Blockchain, IoT and More: Five Major Trends in Payments in 2017
Four of the five trends revealed by King involved Blockchain technology, with Internet of Things (IoT), Blockchain payments, tokenization and … more.
The Tech behind Bitcoin Could Help Artists and Protect Collectors. So Why
Artsy Blockchain, or the spreadsheet in the sky, as McConaghy likes to call it, acts like a giant online ledger which records every entry and updates … more.
3 Technologies Set to Modernize Corporate Legal Departments in 2017
Don’t know exactly what artificial intelligence, blockchain and compliance technology are? That’s OK, here’s a quick explainer to show how they could … more.
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