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Microsoft’s Azure is becoming one of the biggest names in blockchain through the use of NFTs in its new community program
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Microsoft’s Azure is becoming one of the biggest names in blockchain through the use of NFTs in its new community program
origin »Fast, scalable and efficient: Why Microsoft, Walmart, and PwC opt for the proof-of-authority consensus algorithm
2019-11-16 17:28 | |
At the peak of the ICO bubble it was a common tactic for project promoters to use big name announcements to pump their tokens. Every day we would hear about a new venture that supposedly signed a partnership with a global brand such as Microsoft or Google, to make us think that these tech giants […] The post Big Name Announcements Will Not Save Your Blockchain Project appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2019-10-31 01:30 | |
Coinspeaker Microsoft Expands IoT Plan with Enhanced Azure FeaturesMicrosoft revealed numerous upgrades to its Azure IoT Central platform, which is intended for the use of enterprises to connect IoT-enabled devices.
2019-10-30 20:30 | |
Invo successfully trials Corda-based token transfer with Raiffeisen, Natixis, UK bank - CryptoNinjas Ivno, a London-based firm creating tokens of highly rated collateral for use as a fast, secure and liquid unit of transferable value, has announced the successful completion of its first token transfer trial on R3’s Corda, hosted on Microsoft Azure.
2019-10-17 18:59 | |
NEO joined the Microsoft-created . NET Foundation as a member, the first blockchain organization to do so. It seems the project’s newest executive, Microsoft veteran John deVadoss, is making good use of his connections.
2019-9-25 19:56 | |
Economics teachers love to use the “Bill Gates analogy” to explain opportunity cost to glassy-eyed high school students. The Microsoft founder makes so much money every second that it if he saw a $100 bill lying on the street, it would be a poor use of his time to pick it up - at least […] The post Today’s Microsoft Stock Surge Just Made Bill Gates $230 Million Richer appeared first on CCN.com
2019-9-20 20:54 | |
With algorithmically-generated fabricated videos, otherwise called deepfakes, on the rise, Facebook is teaming up with Microsoft and seven academic institutions in the US for a Deepfake Detection Challenge.
2019-9-6 10:02 | |
You can get full insight into the principles of cloud computing as well as the training to get certified in its use in The Essential Microsoft Azure Certification Bundle. It’s on sale now for over 90 percent off, just $29.99 from TNW Deals.
2019-8-29 15:00 | |
Some of the biggest names in tech have banded together in an effort to promote industry-wide security standards for securing data in use. The initiative — dubbed Confidential Computing Consortium (CCC) — has Alibaba Cloud, Arm, Baidu, Google Cloud, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Red Hat, Swisscom, and Tencent as its founding members.
2019-8-22 13:50 | |
It was a scandal. Third-party contractors, many working from places where data protection legislation is lax (or even non-existent), were listening and transcribing recordings of conversations from people who unwittingly believed robots were doing all the work.
2019-8-14 14:18 | |
It turns out Google and Facebook are tracking your porn consumption habits big time, and even incognito mode can’t save you from their omnipotent gaze – or so say researchers from Microsoft, Carnegie Mellon University, and University of Pennsylvania.
2019-7-19 15:38 | |
A recent presentation given to US Internal Revenue Service agents in the Criminal Investigation Division reportedly shows the agency considering the use of grand jury subpoenas on firms such as Apple, Google, and Microsoft to check taxpayers’ download history for crypto-related apps.
2019-7-10 00:11 | |
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of the US will now use social activities from Microsoft, Google and Apple to track crypto and Bitcoin owners. The post Microsoft, Google and Apple To Track Bitcoin (BTC) And Crypto Owners appeared first on Ethereum World News.
2019-7-10 23:10 | |
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. If you’ve ever tried to use Microsoft’s built-in virtual assistant for Windows 10, Cortana, thinking it would function like Amazon’s Alexa, you were probably disappointed.
2019-6-29 02:26 | |
Knowing how to use Azure, then construct, grow and secure a truly scalable cloud network is the heart of this training bundle. After getting familiar with the platform, your Azure training will take you through building a system infrastructure, installing security measures to maintain protection and just the right steps to take to figure out why any facet of your system isn’t working the way you expected.
2019-6-23 00:30 | |
Ripe. io, a food tech startup, announced on June 19, 2019, that it would use R3’s Corda Enterprise blockchain solution to enhance transparency and trust in food and agriculture supply chains. The platform will rely on the cloud computing service, Microsoft Azure.
2019-6-20 09:00 | |
Report Says Microsoft Could Add Blockchain Tools To Its Power Platform The technology giant Microsoft could be using blockchain tools in order for developers to use them on its PowerApps and Microsoft Flow.
2019-6-11 00:16 | |
At its E3 briefing today, Microsoft announced Project Scarlett, the working name for its next-generation Xbox game console – and it sounds like it’s going to be a real powerhouse. I don’t mean to use that term lightly – if Microsoft is to be believed, this machine should see you enjoying a top-notch gaming experience several years into the future.
2019-6-10 08:20 | |
After projects in the United States, India, New Zealand, and Kenya, Microsoft’s FarmBeats is going to be launched in Brazil to improve the efficiency of the agriculture sector. It is an end-to-end IoT platform for agriculture that enables seamless data collection from various sensors, cameras, and drones.
2019-6-7 17:11 | |
When Microsoft brought back the IntelliMouse Explorer – one of the most iconic mice ever made – I lamented the fact the company gave seemingly no consideration to the peripheral’s gaming performance.
2019-5-29 22:39 | |
Microsoft has officially announced a preview of its Microsoft Edge browser for the macOS. Microsoft originally unveiled plans for the browser at its annual BUILD developers conference held on May 6.
2019-5-21 11:03 | |
Microsoft is leveraging blockchain technology to create a trustless digital identity scheme, but its not launching a token or building a private blockchain to do so.
2019-5-13 18:34 | |
Starbucks is now more than just a coffee chain as it uses an assortment of technological advancements to deliver personalized experiences to its nearly 100 million customers per week. Microsoft announced on May 6 via a blog post that it is partnering with Starbucks on a number of tech solutions ranging from blockchain to the […] Starbucks Will Use Blockchain Tech to Create a More Personal Connection With its Customers was originally found on Cryptocurrency News | Tech, Privacy, Bitcoin & Blockchain | Blokt.
2019-5-8 18:24 | |
Tech publication GeekWire reports that global coffee chain Starbucks will use Microsoft’s Blockchain Azure service to track coffee production.… The post Starbucks Believes In Blockchain Tech, Microsoft Involved appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2019-5-8 12:30 | |
Starbucks is working with Microsoft's Azure Blockchain Service to track coffee shipments around the world and provide customers with more information about the coffee they're drinking.
2019-5-8 20:42 | |
Coffee giant Starbucks has long flirted in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space with many often asking when people will be able to use Bitcoin to buy a cup of coffee at one of their stores. . .
2019-5-7 13:15 | |
With giants like Amazon, Microsoft, and Intel now experimenting with blockchain, the possibility of adoption is on the table. But how can we overcome the issues we face? At TNW Conference, our dedicated Hard Fork track will explore just that.
2019-4-30 17:24 | |
Microsoft Korea has said the country is facing an increase in crytojacking incidents, in which attackers use a targeted computer’s processing power to mine crypto by stealth
2019-4-23 13:13 | |
It’s a great week for productivity. First, Slack announced that it’ll let you view documents without leaving the app, and then Dropbox enabled editing Google Docs within its own cloud storage app.
2019-4-11 08:53 | |
We all know that one person who annoyingly reminds you to use “Safely Remove Hardware” before pulling the USB drive out of the slot. They shouldn’t bother you anymore. As Betanews first noted, Microsoft has introduced a new policy that allows you to remove the device without using the Safely Remove Hardware process – as long as you’re not writing data to it.
2019-4-9 08:37 | |
Researchers at Nvidia have developed a deep learning model that can take shitty digital sketches – like the ones you’d create with a trackpad, zero talent, and Microsoft Paint – and generate beautiful photorealistic landscapes in an instant.
2019-3-19 14:42 | |
ICOs are not dead. Not when one of the world’s biggest tech corporations is venturing into it. Microsoft Azure, a cloud computing service created by Microsoft, recently listed Stratis in its products’ section.
2019-2-24 11:48 | |
Microsoft may be king when it comes to mainstream PCs, but it’s no secret Google has built a commanding lead selling devices meant for education in the US. So today at the BETT education conference, Microsoft and its partners (Dell, Acer, Lenovo) are announcing seven inexpensive laptops to tackle the onslaught of equally-cheap Chromebooks.
2019-1-23 21:23 | |
Lightning is a second-layer solution for the Bitcoin blockchain that addresses the scaling issues surrounding it today. Similar to Bitcoin, Lightning is an open-source protocol in which anyone can contribute to.
2018-12-19 02:34 | |
Microsoft has quietly released an AI-based news app called Hummingbird on Google Play and Apple’s App Store. It’s currently available only in the US, and is the company’s second news aggregation app.
2018-12-14 13:32 | |
Google’s open-source Chromium code base is steadily gaining ground of late. After Microsoft opted to use it for Edge last week, privacy-focused browser Brave announced that it has switched to Chromium with its latest release, v.
2018-12-14 08:14 | |
Google’s open-source Chromium code base is steadily gaining ground of late. After Microsoft opted to use it for Edge last week, privacy-focused browser Brave announced that it has switched to Chromium with its latest release, v.
2018-12-14 08:14 | |
When Microsoft announced its Edge browser would be transitioning to the Chromium platform next year, I had one question: will it support Chrome’s extensions? The answer appears to be yes. As spotted by Thurrott, Edge’s Project Manager, Kyle Alden, took to Reddit to answer some question about the change.
2018-12-11 02:00 | |
Earlier this week, Microsoft announced that it would discontinue the EdgeHTML browser engine. Future versions of Edge would use Google’s Chromium rendering engine, which powers a swathe of browsers, including Chrome and Opera.
2018-12-7 15:18 | |
Windows Central reports that Microsoft is working on a replacement for its Edge web browser – which is the default option in Windows 10 – that will use Google’s Chromium base under the hood. If that’s legit, it’ll see Microsoft swap out the EdgeHTML engine it built from scratch for the one that’s part of the open source Chromium base, and powers Google Chrome, Opera, and Brave.
2018-12-4 11:34 | |
Microsoft has announced the first iteration of the Azure Blockchain Development Kit. The set of tools is designed specifically for developers looking to use the resources developed by the technology giant to create their own business-focused blockchain systems.
2018-11-20 02:00 | |
Business developer, Pierre Hoffman, formerly of Microsoft and TOTAL has joined the IOTA Foundation. The foundation made this announcement on its website, stating that the new hire will aid IOTA’s intention to expand and grow its reach to the corporate sector, as well as use his business development experience to get the project more investors. […]
2018-11-14 11:00 | |
There’s so much more to audio than stereo. Surround sound – sometimes called 3D or ‘spatial’ audio nowadays – can go a long way towards making movies and some music more immersive, enveloping you with sound from all directions.
2018-11-13 03:35 | |
In a press release published yesterday, Microsoft announced it would be bringing its Azure blockchain technology to Nasdaq’s Financial Framework (NFF) system. Nasdaq’s Financial Framework will integrate with Microsoft’s Azure blockchain to build a platform that does not rely on one particular distributed ledger.
2018-10-31 13:20 | |
On October 29, 2018, the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) announced in Prague at DevCon 4 two new software specifications that will help businesses standardize future code developments on an enterprise version of the Ethereum blockchain.
2018-10-31 22:19 | |
On October 30, 2018, Storj Labs released a public alpha for their version 3 (V3) platform –– enabling developers and companies to test their decentralized cloud storage solution.
2018-10-31 17:07 | |
Independent Bitcoin advisor to institutional investors, Pierre Rochard recently claimed that he had developed a plugin for Microsoft Excel that could help users in making Bitcoin payments directly.
2018-10-30 16:29 | |
First hinting at his project in a reply to a BitPay tweet on August 2017, Nicolas Dorier boldly claimed that BTCPay would make one of crypto’s most popular payment processors obsolete.
2018-10-24 22:00 | |
If your Office skills are incomplete or a little outdated, you can pick up a complete tutorial (or refresher) with the A to Z Microsoft Office training bundle. The entire package is on sale now at over 90 percent off, available for a limited time at just $29 from TNW Deals.
2018-10-23 17:00 | |