Electronics giant HTC announces the presale for its blockchain smartphone Exodus 1, selling for about $960 in BTC or ETH. Taiwanese electronics company HTC has announced the presale of its widely-discussed blockchain smartphone, Exodus 1, the product’s official Twitter account reveals Oct. 23. The Exodus 1 presale was officially announced today during the Web3 summit, […]
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Twilio has launched a new ‘super SIM’, built upon the company’s mobile core infrastructure, along with an expanded set of tier-one carrier relationships with Singtel, Telefonica and Three Group. The super SIM allows developers to confidently deploy IoT devices globally via using a single API so that the company can optimise network performance on […]
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Port of Rotterdam partners with major Dutch bank and Samsung IT subsidiary to see how blockchain can improve shipping logistics from Asia to The Netherlands. The largest port in Europe, the Port of Rotterdam, has partnered with major Dutch bank ABN AMRO and the IT subsidiary of Samsung to test blockchain for shipping, a press-release […]
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A subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Ports has launched an international blockchain pilot with the Port of Antwerp. A subsidiary of the major U.A.E. seaport operator Abu Dhabi Ports has launched an international blockchain pilot with the Port of Antwerp, global shipping news agency Hellenic Shipping News reports Oct. 15. Following a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) […]
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A brief history of how IBM has established itself as a leader for innovative blockchain solutions around the world. The adoption of blockchain technology is slowly taking shape across a multitude of industries. At the forefront of the amalgamation of payment systems and logistics is US tech giant International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), which has […]
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ShippingEasy has announced that it is integrating with Amazon’s Alexa to expedite package delivery for its eCommerce sellers customer base. The partnership with Amazon will allow eCommerce sellers to use their Alexa voice assistant device, or download the Alexa app on their smartphone, to carry out hands-free business shipping tasks, including managing orders, shipping orders, […]
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Blythe Masters has confirmed her belief that blockchain will shake up commodities. Former JPMorgan executive Blythe Masters predicts “tens if not hundreds” of blockchain projects will soon increase the efficiency of commodity markets, Bloomberg reports Tuesday, Oct. 9. Masters, who since leaving the investment banking giant has become CEO of her own software outfit Digital […]
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Facebook announced Monday (Oct. 8) the launch of the Portal and Portal+, its voice-activated communication devices for the home. In a press release, the social media giant said that artificial intelligence will make it easier to make calls and socialize. The Portal boasts a 10-inch 1280 x 800 display, while the Portal+ comes with a […]
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UK finance minister Philip Hammond has said that the integration of blockchain could solve the issue of the Irish border upon Brexit. British finance minister Philip Hammond has said that the issue of trade across the Irish border after Great Britain leaves the European Union (EU) might be solved by deploying blockchain technology, The Irish […]
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Chegg, a technology giant specializing in textbook rental, suffered a data breach affecting around 40 million customers. According to CNBC, Chegg’s shares fell more than 12 percent on Wednesday (September 26) after the news broke. The breach, which happened in April but was only discovered a week ago, was revealed in a filing with the Securities and […]
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