Kyt Dotson

Kyt Dotson is a Senior Editor at SiliconAngle and works to cover beats surrounding DevOps, security, gaming, and cutting edge technology. Before joining SiliconAngle, Kyt worked as a software engineer starting at Motorola in Q&A to eventually settle at Pets911.com where he helped build a vast database for pet adoption and a lost and found system. Kyt is a published author who writes science fiction and fantasy works that incorporate ideas from modern-day technological innovation and explore the outcome of living with those technologies.

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Consensys announces Skale as the first project to launch a token on its Activate platform

Activate, a blockchain-based token management platform from Consensys Codefi, today announced that its first customer will be Skale Network, a decentralized ledger blockchain platform for securely scaling up Ethereum-based distributed applications. Announced in October, Activate allows for any business or service to bootstrap utility token purchase, distribution and utilization rapidly. The platform is designed to ...

NexTech, Poplar partner to bring AR advertisements to major retail brands

Leading augmented reality company NexTech AR Solutions Inc. today announced a partnership with Poplar, a 3D AR advertising campaign platform provider for major global brands. This partnership will give Poplar access to NexTech AR’s WebAR technology, which allows desktop and mobile apps to display AR content in a web browser without the need for specialized ...

Content delivery firm Hyland acquires blockchain-credential startup Learning Machine

Hyland Software Inc., an enterprise content services provider, today announced the company’s acquisition of blockchain-anchored document credential solutions startup Learning Machine. Learning Machine is a startup that has pioneered the use of distributed ledger blockchain technology to authenticate documents and content. Using its credentialing solution, companies can create and share blockchain-secured digital records that are ...

Parasoft, HackEDU partner on development cycle cybersecurity training

Parasoft, an automated software testing authority for developers, today teamed up with interactive cybersecurity training company HackEDU to develop a service aimed at helping organizations train developers and testers on the latest threats and security best practices. Application security is a paramount issue in the software industry as more and more products are part of ...

The UAE’s Ministry of Health launches blockchain-based platform for healthcare data

The United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Health and Prevention today announced the launch of a new blockchain-based platform for healthcare data that collaborates with the Ministry of Presidential Affairs, Dubai Healthcare City and other health authorities in the region. MoHAP’s platform is designed for secure storage of data for health, pharmaceutical government and private facilities, health ...

Asensys unveils high-performance blockchain designed to solve scalability problems

Asensys, a high-performance distributed ledger blockchain platform startup, today emerged from stealth mode to launch its new website and announce new technology to deliver greater scalability to blockchain networks. Blockchain technology is the same infrastructure that makes globally traded cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and Ethereum function. Bitcoin now has an approximate market cap of $170 ...

Enterprise AR remote holographic collaboration firm Spatial raises $14M

Spatial Systems Inc., a holographic collaboration platform that uses augmented and virtual reality to turn any room into a 3D workspace, today announced $14 million in new funding. The Series A funding was led by WhiteStar Capital, iNovia and Kakao Ventures and was joined by existing investors including Instagram Co-Founder Mike Krieger, and Zynga Founder ...

Blockchain search engine Presearch launches ‘keyword staking’ for advertising transparency

Presearch, the open, decentralized search engine that rewards community members with distributed ledger blockchain-based tokens, today announced the launch of “keyword Staking,” a new keyword advertising model with a different approach. According to the company, the concept was inspired by a need to rethink the search engine advertising industry pay-per-click methodology — one still dominated by ...

SettleMint raises $2.1M to build out enterprise blockchain-as-a-service

Belgium-based blockchain platform-as-a-service distributed ledger technology company SettleMint NV today announced the procurement of $2.1 million in funds backed by KPN Ventures and existing U.S. investor Medici Ventures. Founded in 2016, SettleMint provides infrastructure and developer tools for enterprise-grade blockchain projects using a low-code solution. SettleMint’s vision with its proprietary scalable, low-code, chain and infrastructure agnostic ...

Clubhouse raises $25M for DevOps enterprise software management

Collaborative software development project management tools developer Clubhouse Software Inc. announced today it has raised $25 million in a Series B funding led by Greylock Partners. Clubhouse is a maker of software management tools for development teams, such as DevOps teams, with enterprise-scale tools available for any size of team. Launched in 2016, Clubhouse has overseen ...