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Daily IoT/Blockchain News from @surgethings - Oct 12, 2017
Daily IoT/Blockchain news from @surgethings.
What Alibaba Is Planning to Do With Its New $15 Billion R&D Budget
… to develop “cutting-edge” technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, fintech and the internet of things, as part of a new research … more.
Badge flippers not wanted: How NCI plans to lure talent with a refreshed HQ
Washington Business Journal The two companies conducted several health care pilots targeting fraud, waste and abuse, cybersecurity, machine-to-machine communication and … more.
Icon Labs Considers Embedded IoT Security Solutions
In addition, machine to machine authentication methods can be used by the IoT device to authenticate the upgrade server before downloading the … more.
Your next apartment credit check could be done through the blockchain
Blockchain-backed cryptocurrencies such as Stayabit and Bitcoin are not regulated by any central bank, allowing easier use across borders. more.
Etherecash ICO, Brings Lawyer Backed Financial Functions on the Blockchain
By bringing such services on the blockchain, we can create a more secure, transparent and affordable method of maintaining our finances, while … more.
SpiceWorld 2017: IoT Is the Emerging Tech Businesses Should Use Now, IT
BizTech Magazine William Billy Brown, information security officer at Engaging Solutions, a management consulting firm, appreciates the Internet of Things because it … more.
CCI Shareholders to Receive Wytec Shares in Spin-Off
It is also designed to support Machine to Machine (M2M) applications and high-speed services included in the upcoming “Internet of Things” mobile … more.
Blockchain Technology Could Be A Game Changer In Esports
It is an example of an esports-related entity involving itself in the blockchain and leveraging smart contracts technology to allow players and brands to … more.
Fujitsu, Mitsubishi, Mizuho, and Sumitomo To Test Blockchain-Based Mobile
ETHNews According to the announcement, “Fujitsu will develop a cloud -based blockchain platform for money transfers between individuals that can be jointly … more.
Linux Foundation and Hyperledger launch blockchain training course
Linux Foundation, along with its Hyperledger Project, are looking to increase the use of blockchain within the enterprise with the introduction of a … more.
Dell makes $1bn bet that IoT at the edge can kill cloud computing takeover
Analysis Dell is going full tilt into the Internet of Things market, setting up a new division and promising to invest $1bn in IoT R&D over three years to … more.
Alibaba to invest $15B into artificial intelligence, other futuristic tech
The academy will focus on topics such as Internet of things, network security, machine learning, and natural language processing. “We aim to discover … more.
The UX11 is the Ultimate Drone Solution for Geospatial Professionals
… connectivity between the ground control station and the UAV using a worldwide machine-to-machine pre-paid plan in partnership with Telefonica. more.
Why Blockchain Technology and P2P Platforms are Natural Allies
Blockchain technology is mostly understood in the context of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin. This arguably undersells its … more.
The odds are stacked against blockchain in India and yet there is hope
There’s a new wind blowing in the startup ecosystem these days blockchain and a world of technical and organizational innovations that it is … more.
Memphis Businesses Getting Smart About Internet of Things
As cloud-based technologies continue to advance, a growing number of Memphis companies are hooking into the Internet of Things to become more … more.
A New $15 Billion Project Is Set to Utterly Transform Our World
Alibaba is doubling its funding in AI, quantum computers, and the Internet of Things. It announced this week plans to invest $15 billion in research and … more.
CCI Shareholders to Receive Wytec Shares in Spin-Off
It is also designed to support Machine to Machine (M2M) applications and high-speed services included in the upcoming “Internet of Things” mobile … more.
Blockchain Could Help Stop Fake News
Given the fake news I’ve seen on social media day after day, week after week, it’s depressing. So, I’ve been thinking about blockchain. This technology … more.
Fujitsu to trial blockchain money transfers
While blockchain technologies have been heralded as imminent for a number of years, because of the mathematical complication of each process … more.
IoT proposals await NTIA’s political leadership
… Information Administration is waiting for its new political leadership before it can begin implementing its proposals for Internet of Things expansion. more.
How Indiana Jones Would Have Benefitted From Blockchain
Indiana Jones professor of antiquities, expert on the occult and obtainer of rare artifacts would have been proud. Blockchain, the technology that is … more.
Lufthansa Group Partners Up With Winding Tree To Bring Blockchain
Blockchain News By integrating these APIs with Winding Tree’s public blockchain Lufthansa Group enables all innovative partners who develop cutting-edge travel … more.
Deputy Secretary Sullivan Delivers Remarks at the Blockchain Forum
the Blockchain Forum, at the Department of State. more.
EE Times University: IoT – We Aren’t as Ready for IoT as We Think
Are you really ready for the Internet of Things? While some say 95% of industrial companies will be using the IoT within the next three years and we’re … more.
Telecom Startup Infrastructure Networks Raises $4.5 Million
… wireless networks aim to enable increased productivity and efficiency by providing real-time connectivity for machine-to-machine communications. more.
State Department to Use Blockchain in Agency Reorganization
The State Department is seeking to use blockchain technology to improve its IT platforms and to restructure the agency. Protecting our cyber … more.
The future of marketing in a blockchain world
different now. What is the meaning of marketing in a blockchain world? more.
Clean, Green And Ready To Serve - How Future Tech Is Changing The Way We
HuffPost UK For a number of years now, the Internet of Things has been making itself felt around the home. From toasters connected to Wi-Fi to heating systems … more.
Kazaure: Nigeria Must Flow with New Technology Trends
The world is gradually moving from person to person communication, using the mobile phone, to machine to machine communication to connect the … more.
How Blockchain is Revolutionizing Shipping Processes
Blockchain Labs for Open Collaboration (BLOC) Co-Founder and CEO Deanna MacDonald and Marine Transport International (MTI) CEO Jody … more.
CapLinked Partners With Storj Labs, Moves Enterprise Document Management to
Blockchain News Decentralized and blockchain-based technology has the potential to make business software faster, safer, and more reliable. We’re excited to offer … more.
Feds Walk Fine Line On Internet Of Things Security, Rep. Says
Law360, New York (October 11, 2017, 8:21 PM EDT) – The Democratic co-chair for the Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus said at an internet of … more.
Out with the Old and in with the New: Blockchain’s Impact on Video
CryptoCoinsNews As a result, companies have turned to blockchain technology for answers. There are a variety of companies that operate decentralized networks used … more.
Blockchain: Full of Confusion, Speculation & Opportunity
Duke University Professor Cam Harvey has a problem with journalists who cover blockchain. He also has a problem with CEOs, ICOs and the banking … more.
The US Army wants to create an Internet of Battlefield Things
Internet of Things (IoT) devices such as the Amazon Echo are becoming more and more popular with homeowners living a connected lifestyle. The US … more.
Blockchain for Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Provides Cheaper, Safer Meds
Blockchain seems to be the ubiquitous solution for technology issues these days. With new applications seemingly in every possible venue, it should … more.
Study: Use of IoT in corporate networks is soaring
Disaster Recovery Home Tech Hybrid Cloud Internet of Things Infrastructure Management … Home Internet of Things … internet of things data. more.
Blocklab Blockchain Projects Focus on Energy Solutions
BlockLab, a field lab for blockchain technology being supported by the Port of Rotterdam Authority, selected four projects to create solutions for the … more.
Orbcomm purchase transport solution company Blue Tree Systems
Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provider Orbcomm has acquired Irish transportation solutions company Blue Tree … more.
Air France Tests the Blockchain to Trace Aviation Supply Chain
Air France KLM, the holding company of one of the largest airlines in the world, is set to test blockchain technology and decentralized applications to … more.
My Journey into the Cloud (19): A simple web server using the ESP32
In the last episode of this series, we used the MQTT protocol to pass messages containing measurement values and commands between different … more.
Tech Talk replay: Blockchain to Docker, with scalability and security from
Recorded: Oct. 11, 2017. This talk goes into the process of building chain code and using Docker containers at scale. Discover how to use … more.
Future Office Design is Riding the IoT Wave Towards Maximizing
Business Wire (press release) Most significantly, the Internet of Things with its myriad of applications continues to find new ways of serving the worker and the enterprise. By flooding … more.
How Could Blockchain Figure in IBM’s 3Q17 Earnings?
Earlier in this series, we discussed IBM’s (IBM) dominance in the blockchain technology space. We also saw that technology players like Oracle … more.
Internet of Battlefield Things: US Army wants smart weapons, IoT-powered
International Business Times UK … at Urbana-Champaign will lead a programme funded by the Army Research Lab (ARL) and work on bringing Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to … more.
Riot Blockchain Higher For 4th Day In A Row
Riot Blockchain Inc (NASDAQ: BIOP) shares are trading higher by $1.40 (20 percent) at $10.15 in Wednesday’s session. The stock is trading higher for … more.
Sachin Tendulkar-backed Smartron bats for ‘smart Indian homes’ powered by
YourStory.com Mahesh believes there is an opportunity to innovate in both hardware and software sectors, and also believes technologies like Internet of things (IoT) … more.
Telit Communications (LON:TCM) Recent Analyst Updates
Telit Communications PLC (Telit) is a United Kingdom-based enabler of machine-to-machine (M2M) communications providing cellular, short range … more.
REFILE-REUTERS SUMMIT-Blockchain, gas & smart power: RCMA Group plans
Reuters We have to offer smart solutions, digital solutions, including blockchain, Maher said, which could potentially be offered for use to pay electricity bills. more.
The future of marketing in a blockchain world
tasks and authority. While a corporation answers to both shareholders … more.
How to speed up IoT deployment: Give each device an identity
With all the IoT and EoT devices coming online, we need an automated way to connect them or face severe adoption bottlenecks. more.
Multistakeholder Process on Internet of Things Security Upgradability and
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will convene a virtual meeting of a multistakeholder process on Internet of … more.
NASDAQ-Listed Blockchain Company on the Move
Riot Blockchain Inc. (BIOP:NASDAQ) has transformed itself, changing its name from Bioptix Inc., and moving the company’s focus to blockchain … more.
EloPlay Seeks to Use Blockchain To Harmonize E-sports.
Eloplay is an e-sports platform that seeks to enable players and organizers hold smart tournaments. The platform achieves it by allowing players to … more.
eSports Platform EloPlay to Hold a Token Sale
He sits on the advisory boards of half a dozen Blockchain startups and has written over 1200 articles on Blockchain technology and startups at … more.
Blockchain Building with Daniel van Flymen
data distribution. Bitcoin is the most well-known blockchain, but in the next … more.
Global Internet of Things market to hit $1.29 trillion by 2020: Report
NEW DELHI: With the emergence of digital economy, the global Internet of Things (IoT) market spend will grow from $625.2 billion in 2015 to $1.29 … more.
Support a command to configure whether Tasmota sets the MQTT retain flag on
It would be useful if there was an EnergyRetain command that allowed the MQTT retain flag to be sent on messages such as this one: more.
Users Can Now Store and Exchange Bitcoin Cash Via the Blockchain Wallet
On October 11 the cryptocurrency based multi-service provider, Blockchain, announced the company is now allowing access to Bitcoin Cash using the … more.
QUOINE Signs MOU with JASDAQ-listed ULS Group to Develop QASH Blockchain
The QASH token is currently based on the Ethereum blockchain for the ICO, but QUOINE will do a token swap to utility tokens based on the QASH … more.
Join the blockchain gang African FinTech Awards 2017
hauling out the heavy artillery in the form of the hotly anticipated Blockchain … more.
How to speed up IoT deployment: Give each device an identity
Most enterprises are in the process of evaluating how the Internet of Things (IoT) will affect their organization, especially how devices targeted at the … more.
Langevin touts FDA cyber guide as model for addressing Internet of Things
Inside Cybersecurity During Forum Global’s Internet of Things Summit today in Washington, DC, Langevin said the process FDA used in developing postmarket … more.
Top 10 tips to protect your IoT-connected home
Signing up for tw0-factor authentication with online accounts makes it harder for fraudsters to steal one’s identity. And even if it’s not foolproof … more.
exactEarth Europe-led Consortium Completes Demonstration of New Low-Cost
Space Ref (press release) … Pole Star Space Applications, TeamSurv and OceanWise, have completed the demonstration of a new global maritime machine-to-machine (M2M) … more.
Blockchain.info Releases Full Bitcoin Cash Support, Users Receive Coins
Popular wallet provider Blockchain (formerly Blockchain.info) has released support for Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and credited users with equivalent … more.
More than half of UK senior executives planning Blockchain but few have
FutureScot (blog) IBM blockchain Nestle Unilever food retailers Businesses say they lack the skills to implement Blockchain initiatives. A survey of more than 200 board … more.
Internet of Things market spend likely to grow to USD 1.29 trillion in
Moneycontrol.com Digital technology like Internet of Things (IoT) is poised to transform the way businesses generate and consume data and the worldwide IoT market … more.
Making the Lives of Cybercriminals and Spies Harder Online
And I refused to buy any Internet of Things devices, like a Nest thermostat, fearing that all those devices did was give hackers entry into my home. more.
Vodafone’s launched a trial Narrowband Internet of Things network
Australia chats to Trevor Long and Nick Bennett on The Daily Drive … more.
Top 4 mega trends of BFSI in 2017
Chat bots and intelligent digital assistants with M2M (Machine to Machine) learning capabilities and self-learning muscle are blurring the boundaries … more.
Andre De Castro’s Bold ‘Blockchain of Things’ Crusade
In a recent phone conversation, he let loose with an unencumbered flow of thoughts about the blockchain and all things related. But in the end, his … more.
Blockchain can be used to measure happiness
The happiness index, developed in partnership with Avanza Solutions, shows how companies can leverage blockchain to securely gather sentiment … more.
Inmarsat digs into prospect of Internet of Mining Things
The health and safety of staff in hazardous environments stands to be one of the biggest beneficiaries of the mining industry’s move towards … more.
IoT cybersecurity falls short, say city IT leaders
… new report shows most city staff feel unprepared and unsure of how to handle the growing wave smart devices and Internet of Things technologies. more.
The Industrial Internet Consortium and the Industrial Internet Brazilian
Business Wire (press release) … the world’s leading organization transforming business and society by accelerating the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and the Industrial Internet … more.
KORE Appoints Romil Bahl as CEO
… Internet of Things (IoT) market, focused on business-centric solutions and connectivity for the M2M (machine-to-machine) and telematics markets. more.
Blockchain Used to Sell Real Estate for the First Time
An apartment in Ukraine has become the first-ever property to be bought and sold using blockchain, potentially heralding a new era of transparent and … more.
SBT Venture Fund II to pump up to $200 million into blockchain, AI, IoT
FinanceFeeds (blog) Blockchain, another of the foci of the new venture fund, retains the support of businesses and authorities in Russia. Whereas the Central Bank of … more.
Industrial Internet of Things: Risk Management from the Cloud
Whether your organization is a large global conglomerate or a mid-sized company, mitigating risk associated with EHS and sustainability while … more.
Javelin report explores impact of IoT, biometrics on financial services
Javelin Strategy & Research has published a new whitepaper that discusses how the Internet of Things (IoT); connected payments from IoT devices; … more.
IoT Set to Fuel Next Green Revolution in Farming Industry, Finds Inmarsat
DD MMMM 2017: With pressure on land and food resources set to increase, the Internet of Things (IoT) will play an increasingly important role in … more.
(IoT) Summit at RWW2018 14-15 January 2018 Anaheim, California
Connectivity and Communications to be held January 14th -15th, 2018 as … more.
The block chain supply chain. Will these chains meet ever meet?
Blockchain is arguably, one of the most hyped technologies around. Despite the fact that Gartner believes that 90% of pilots will fail over the next 18 to … more.
360 Blockchain Inc begins trading on CSE
360 Blockchain Inc (CSE:CODE), fomerly 360 Capital Financial Services Group Inc, started trading on the CSE with effect from October 10 as it … more.
Dell to invest $1bn in Internet of Things R&D - News - DatacenterDynamics
Dell is launching a specialized IoT division and has plans to develop a range of products and services dedicated to connected technologies. more.
Parks Associates: 40% of Smart Light Bulb Owners Use Amazon Echo or Google
Markets Insider The executive event features one day of panel discussions on the smart home, Internet of Things (IoT), and connected entertainment, with trends and … more.
Blockchain seen as promising, but many challenges ahead
in Slovenia agreed in Ljubljana on Wednesday evening that the … more.
US Pushes Ahead With ‘Internet of Battlefield Things’ Research, But Risks
Sputnik International The US army has enlisted the help of a leading university to work on bringing Internet of Things technologies to the armed forces. However, the risks … more.
Alibaba Aims to Master the Laws of AI and Put Virtual Helpers Everywhere
Ma said the academy will do research aimed at solving problems related to the Internet of things, fintech, quantum computing, and AI. It will open … more.
Quantum Computing Will Change Everything, and Sooner Than You Expect
Quantum computing will also complement other emerging technologies. Take Volkswagen’s research and the Internet of things (IoT), for example. more.
Propelling Human Progress: Sensors, Processors Are Jet Engines, Data Is
Yesterday in New York City, Dell celebrated IQT Day, exploring how the Internet of Things (IoT) is making things smarter (IQ get it?), and Dell’s role in … more.
How Blockchain Could Be Used In Health Care
Blockchain is a relatively new way of securing transactions through decentralization. It is a kind of digital record using cryptography to keep … more.
The SBM Group and SALT Technology Enter Exploratory Partnership to
Blockchain News The State Bank of Mauritius, SBM Group and FinTech service provider SALT, creators of the first Blockchain-backed loan platform, today announced … more.
Number of Blockchain-Related Mentions in SEC Documents is Growing
According to a new report, US companies are showing increased interest in blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies, but few are willing to actually … more.
Worldcore: Bringing Banking to the Blockchain
In some senses, Worldcore is a traditional FinTech business that has clearly seen the potential and promise of the cryptocurrency and blockchain … more.
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