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How blockchain is helping the coffee industry count beans
Blockchain will enable farmers, bankers, exporters and others to track and trace the shipment of coffee beans from grower to retailer.
How pharma will soon use blockchain to track your drugs
Under regulatory pressure, a large number of pharmaceutical manufacturers, shippers and wholesalers are adopting blockchain to track and trace prescription drugs.
Why Wells Fargo plans to pilot its own cryptocurrency
The world's fourth-largest bank said cryptocurrency will allow near real-time money movement and cut out settlement middlemen, thus reducing costs from fees.
How the iPhone 11’s U1 chip will change everything
Apple is bringing ultra-wideband capabilities to its iPhone 11 -- and it promises to be a game-changer (eventually) for everything from healthcare to smart cities thanks to its location accuracy, reliably and security.
How augmented reality boosts training and productivity
Augmented reality is gaining ground as a way to improve employee training, boost field worker productivity and optimize operational performance.
Why France and Germany fear Facebook’s cryptocurrency – and plan to block it
France and Germany are the latest nations to come out against cryptocurrencies, saying they will block Facebook's Libra as it poses a risk to consumers and “the monetary sovereignty” of European nations.
Gartner sees blockchain as ‘transformational’ across industries – in 5 to 10 years
CIOs have to continue to educate execs and senior leaders about blockchain opportunities and challenges and continue to develop proofs of concept to test its business worthiness, the research firm says.
Q&A: What Apple’s embrace of cryptocurrency could mean for the payment industry
Apple has become the latest in a flurry of mega companies exploring the use of cryptocurrency, the implications of which could drastically transform payment processing.
Apple exec confirms cryptocurrency is on company radar
After indications earlier this year that Apple might be interested in cryptocurrency, a company exec this week confirmed the company is indeed interested in digital money, as it has "interesting long-term potential."
Why hybrid blockchains will dominate ecommerce
By combining a permissioned blockchain with a public blockchain, companies can secure background transactions with business partners while also sharing product information with consumers on an open ledger.
Hedera Hashgraph launches mainnet, hopes to compete with global business networks
Hedera is a distributed ledger that runs on a new protocol that enables higher transactional throughput than bitcoin or Ethereum and is aimed directly at business use.
Why blockchain, despite some early success, remains a corporate enigma
While the benefits of blockchain seem straightforward, the nuances around implementing it — including adding business partners to a network, integrating it with legacy systems and navigating uncertain regulatory waters — make its...
Why blockchain-based voting could threaten democracy
As the desire to increase voter turnout remains strong and the number of online voting pilot projects rises in the U.S. and abroad, some security experts warn any internet-based election system is wide open to attack, regardless of...
Everything we know about Apple Card (updated x2)
Here is everything we know so far about the card, and links to additional resources.
Q&A: Overstock.com's Jonathan Johnson on integrating Bitcoin for online payments
Overstock.com embraced Bitcoin more than five years ago. The president of the company's blockchain investment subsidiary has some advice for others considering adopting cryptocurrency as a form of payment.
What's a smart contract (and how does it work)?
Smart contracts are potentially one of the most useful tools associated with blockchain, and they can enable the transfer of everything from bitcoin and fiat currency to goods transported around the world. Here's what they do and why...
Is this the future of (low-cost) healthcare?
A Zipnostic pilot program in New York hints at how Apple tech could transform healthcare.
Trump’s hostile view of Bitcoin and crypto could chill industry
In a series of tweets, the president said he's not a fan of digital currency that's based on 'thin air,' a stance experts believe could signal government pushback and new regulatory scrutiny.
Download: Beginner's guide to blockchain
Although it rose to fame on the power of bitcoin, blockchain has rapidly morphed into an enterprise-worthy platform that could disrupt a variety of industries. Here's everything you need to know to understand this important...
The top 8 problems with blockchain
While blockchain holds the promise for reinventing business processes, it is still a developing technology with few production systems in place, not to mention governance issues and vulnerabilities that must be understood.
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