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Mediaocean and IBM launch ad transparency blockchain solution
Advertising services and software agency Mediaocean LLC today announced a partnership with IBM iX, IBM Corp.’s business design division, and the launch of a digital ledger blockchain platform for transparency in digital media advertisement supply chains. Mediaocean and IBM iX brought together a consortium of advertisers, agencies and publishers – including Kellogg Co., Kimberly-Clark Corp., Pfizer ...
Google launches VR180 Creator to make desktop VR video editing easier
To assist with the creation of 180-degree virtual reality photos and video, Google LLC announced on Friday the launch of its VR180 Creator tool that will be available for MacOS and Linux. The tool is designed to work with the VR180 app video and photo format, which uses special 180-degree cameras to seamlessly upload VR video ...
Adents and Microsoft launch blockchain-based supply chain traceability platform
Track and trace supply chain solutions provider Adents International today announced that the company has developed a new unit-level product tracking platform using distributed ledger blockchain technology in collaboration with Microsoft Corp. The platform, named Adents Novatrack, would be used to secure entire supply chains to provide end-to-end trackability of individual units. Christophe Devins, founder and ...
Adblock Plus maker launches blockchain-based browser plugin to fight fake news
Eyeo GmbH, the German developer of adblocking browser plugin Adblock Plus, today launched a new project designed to tackle fake news called Trusted News. The new project is also a browser extension, initially available for Google Chrome, that would help users identify the credibility of news sources when browsing the web by providing icons identifying ...
Facebook open-sources Sonar mobile debugging tool for iOS and Android
Facebook Inc. today announced the open-source release of Sonar, an extensible mobile debugging tool for developers designed to give programmers a better idea of what their app is doing. The software expands on an Android debugging tool based on Google Chome’s developer platform. Sonar rises from the same concept, but does so by providing an extendable platform ...
Ant Financial raises $14 billion to accelerate financial technology, blockchain development
Ant Financial, formerly Alipay and a subsidiary of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., today announced the company has secured $14 billion in funding from investors. The Series C investment will reportedly fund the acceleration of development for blockchain technology, artificial intelligence and Internet of Things projects. The company intends to expand its reach ...
DreamWorld launches $399 augmented reality glasses that connect to your smartphone
Augmented reality hardware and software startup DreamWorld USA Inc. today announced the launch of the company’s inaugural AR headset the DreamGlass. The headset supports a 90-degree field of view, 2.5K resolution, a mobile device tether and launches with its own Unity-based software development kit. With the DreamGlass, DreamWorld hopes to make AR more accessible to ...
Atlassian releases Access to bring identity management and security to its cloud products
Australian enterprise software company Atlassian Corporation Plc. today announced the general availability of Atlassian Access, an identity administration and security product designed for the company’s cloud products. In November, Atlassian announced the precursor to Access as an early access program that was introduced as Identity Manager. “When we introduced Identity Manager we were trying to solve centralized ...
Everything from WWDC: Apple introduces iOS 12, MacOS Mojave, ARKit 2 and a smarter Siri
Apple Inc. threw a bash today for developers with its Worldwide Apple Developers Conference in San Jose, California, introducing a raft of software updates for iPhones and other devices but almost nothing in the way of surprises. The lineup of announcements includes iOS 12, the next-generation of iOS for mobile; ARKit 2, an augmented reality ...
Binance unveils $1B investment fund for blockchain and cryptocurrency startups
International cryptocurrency exchange Binance Ltd. Thursday announced the formation of a $1 billion fund of funds for investments in blockchain startups through its incubator Binance Labs, and it’s looking for 20 future partners to invest in an ecosystem fund. The $1 billion fund will be used in what Binance called a “Community Influence Fund,” and it ...