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Gartner: Blockchain Tech Used by Enterprises at Risk of Becoming Obsolete Within 18 Months
3.6.2019
Research firm Gartner has warned 90% of the blockchain technology used by enterprises will need to be replaced within the next 18 months
WEF Head of Blockchain Sheila Warren: ‘This Tech Can Solve the Trust Crisis’
1.6.2019
Blockchain is a solution to the worsening trust crisis in the United States, claims WEF Head of Blockchain, Sheila Warren
SoftBank’s Vision Fund Aims To Get $4 Billion Loan Against Its Stakes In Tech Companies
30.5.2019
As far as private equity funds for tech companies are concerned, there is nothing bigger than Japanese conglomerate SoftBank’s Vision Fund, which started with an incredible $100 billion in its coffers. Over the years, it has made some of the biggest investment in tech and owns significant stakes...
World Economic Forum Forms Tech Policy Councils For AI, IoT, Blockchain, Will Help Regulators
30.5.2019
Blockchain technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Internet of Things (IoT) are the most sought after and applied technologies of modern times. The three will have a serious impact on the future, economically and technologically. However, regulators across the globe, due to their limited...
World Economic Forum Forms Tech Policy Councils for Blockchain, AI, IoT
30.5.2019
The World Economic Forum has announced the formation of six different fourth” industrial revolution councils” to aid in the formation of tech policy
Cashscript Is Coming, Bringing Ethereum-Like Smart Contracts to Bitcoin Cash
29.5.2019
On May 27, the analytics and data web portal Coin Dance announced the team has added the Cashscript project to the website’s development tracker. Cashscript is a high-level language that enables basic smart contract functionality on the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network. Also Read: Crypto Assets...
Bitfury, Tech Firm Mphasis Plan Blockchain Disruption in Trade Finance
29.5.2019
Blackstone-owned IT firm Mphasis has partnered with blockchain tech firm Bitfury to automate and tokenize trade finance processes
Blackstone Majority-Owned Indian Tech Firm Partners With Bitfury on Trade Finance Project
28.5.2019
Indian tech firm Mphasis — majority-owned by the U.S. multinational private equity firm Blackstone Group — has partnered with Bitfury on a forthcoming trade finance project
Registrations are open for the inaugural PICANTE TECH Conference Europe taking place on 3-4 September in Prague
28.5.2019
PICANTE Media and Events, a fast-growing global news and publishing service portal has officially opened the registrations for the inaugural PICANTE Tech Conference Europe, which will be held in Prague between 3-4 September 2019. PICANTE Tech Conference Europe is a B2B event which aims to touch...
PR: BitcoinHD Launches New POC Consensus
27.5.2019
One of the most influential blockchain conferences – Consensus 2019 – has just ended. Leading figures from all over the worlds of business and technology are still discussing the stories that emerged during the event, on the blockchain market, tech development and more.
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Finistere Along With 3 Israeli Companies To Invest $100 Million In Food Tech
27.5.2019
Finistere Venture, a food technologies based company along with three other Israeli firms, announced their partnership in investing $100 million in Israel in agrifood startups. Finistere will be joined by OurCrowd, Israel’s largest venture investors, Tempo, a beverage company, and Tnuva,...
Foreign Ownership in IT and Telecom to be Restricted by Japan
27.5.2019
Cybersecurity has been a recurring issue for the most government over the past decade or so and the worries went up several notches when the United States accused Chinese telecom giant of being a vehicle for spying for Beijing. The company was eventually banned and blacklisted, but many other...
Zuckbucks or Bust: How SEC Rulemaking Hurts Startup Cryptos and Favors Big Tech
23.5.2019
SEC guidance has created a more attractive environment for regulated tech firms like Facebook to offer proprietary cryptoassets integrated into their existing products that can be legally traded on existing crypto-exchanges as non-securities. Meanwhile, the SEC has targeted startup cryptos...
US Reprieve for Battered Huawei Helps in Recovery of Tech Sector Stocks
22.5.2019
Huawei is the world’s biggest supplier of telecom equipment, but over the past few months, the company has been in absolute turmoil as the American authorities accused that the company’s equipment was a vehicle for Chinese spying and eventually banned it. Additionally, the US also reached out...
What Does it Mean to Be “Full Stack”?
21.5.2019
I was asked this recently by a fellow developer who was at the same web tech conference I was at. This developer had met a lot of new people who literally introduced themselves as full-stack developers sort of the way Bob Vance, Vance Refrigeration would on The Office, but it was Tony Frank...
As HSBC Guns for More Market Share, More Tech Jobs To Come Up in China
21.5.2019
HSBC Holdings is one of the largest banking giants in the world and over the course of its history; the bank has always had a strong presence in Asia. However, the lender is not going to rest on its laurels and is looking to further consolidate its presence in the continent by adding as many...
General Motors and Honda Join Hands For Smart Grid and Electric Vehicle Research
21.5.2019
According to experts in the automobile industry, electric vehicles are eventually going to be far more prevalent in the streets across the world, and hence, it is no surprise that the world’s biggest car makers are investing heavily in EVs. While Tesla seems to be the most famous name in this...
Honda And GM to Research Smart Grid, Electric Car Interoperability With Blockchain Tech
20.5.2019
Honda and GM will work within the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative on research regarding smart grid and electric car interoperability
Bitcoin and Blockchain: The Tangled History of Two Tech Buzzwords
19.5.2019
The word "blockchain" isn't used in the bitcoin white paper, the document that started it all. So, how did the term take off as a buzzword?
$135b Tech Investments by 2030 to be Discussed at the Saudi Emerging Technologies Forum
16.5.2019
AI to contribute up to $15.7 trillion to the global economy in 2030 AI to dramatically boost the GDP of KSA, UAE and Egypt by 2030 AI is going to be a big game changer in the global economy, and much of the value potential is up for grabs. A PwC 2018 report estimated that …
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