Kyt Dotson, Author at SiliconANGLE

Emerging Tech

Illinois watchdog becomes first US state regulator to join blockchain consortium

By Kyt Dotson Mar 17, 2017

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has become the first U.S. state-level financial regulatory body to join the R3CEV LLC blockchain consortium. The consortium represents a number of large banks working together…

Apps

GitLab gets more social, buying open source developer community Gitter

By Kyt Dotson Mar 16, 2017

Open-source development lifecycle tool provider GitLab B.V. on Wednesday announced its acquisition of Gitter, a community hub platform for open-source developers. GitLab also announced that it will release Gitter’s code as open-source software. This includes…

Emerging Tech

Now hear this: Dirac Research grabs $4.8M to boost audio in virtual reality

By Kyt Dotson Mar 15, 2017

Sweden-based Dirac Research AB, a leader in sound enhancement technology, on Tuesday announced a $4.8 million investment to develop the next generation of augmented and virtual reality audio technology. The first thing that comes…

Emerging Tech

Alibaba leads $18M investment in car navigation augmented reality outfit WayRay

By Kyt Dotson Mar 14, 2017

Switzerland-based augmented reality navigation startup WayRay SA today announced it has closed a $18 million funding round led by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Along with the Series B funding news, WayRay also…

Emerging Tech

Blockstack’s decentralized app platform comes to Amazon Web Services

By Kyt Dotson Mar 10, 2017

New York-based Blockstack Inc. Thursday announced the release of its blockchain app infrastructure on the Amazon Web Services Marketplace and its fastsync technology that brings nodes, or self-contained virtual servers that secure transactions, to life faster…

Cloud

Google beefs up Firebase to bring mobile development closer to the cloud

By Kyt Dotson Mar 9, 2017

Google Inc. announced more cloud-based capabilities for its mobile and web application development framework Firebase today during the Cloud Next conference in San Francisco. According to the company, the platform will be getting new software…

Emerging Tech

CNN’s new virtual reality journalism unit brings the news to life

By Kyt Dotson Mar 8, 2017

CNN has announced the official launch of its new immersive journalism unit and virtual reality platform within CNN Digital called CNNVR. The new unit will produce VR content designed around CNNs already existing news…

Emerging Tech

Bitcoin ‘hybrid banking’ company Wirex raises $3 million

By Kyt Dotson Mar 6, 2017

Online banking company Wirex Limited announced today that it has raised $3 million in a Series A funding round from leading Japanese financial services company SBI Group. Founded in 2014 and rebranded from E-Coin…

Emerging Tech

Conversable launches bots that learn better customer care from employees

By Kyt Dotson Mar 2, 2017

Austin-based artificial intelligence company Conversable Inc. today announced the launch of its bot platform AQUA that’s intended to help employees improve customer service more easily. The bot, which stands for “Answer Questions Using Artificial intelligence,”…

Apps

Zeality injects immersive, social VR content into mobile apps

By Kyt Dotson Mar 1, 2017

Virtual reality and social engagement company Zeality Inc. announced the release of its Immersive Media Engine, a VR 360-degree video platform. With the IME, next-generation mobile apps can embed VR content and integrate it…

Kyt Dotson

Illinois watchdog becomes first US state regulator to join blockchain consortium

GitLab gets more social, buying open source developer community Gitter

Now hear this: Dirac Research grabs $4.8M to boost audio in virtual reality

Alibaba leads $18M investment in car navigation augmented reality outfit WayRay

Blockstack’s decentralized app platform comes to Amazon Web Services

CNN’s new virtual reality journalism unit brings the news to life

Bitcoin ‘hybrid banking’ company Wirex raises $3 million

Conversable launches bots that learn better customer care from employees

Zeality injects immersive, social VR content into mobile apps

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