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TRANSACT Tech NYC, March 13, 2018 (Electronic Transaction Association, Mar 12, 2018)
In partnership with IBIA, TRANSACT Tech NYC is a one-day event where leading-edge banking, retail and FinTech companies come together with innovative startups and venture capitalists to further business connections, build strategic relationships and secure new opportunities.

Attendees include senior level payments industry executives including financial institutions, technology companies, investment and VC firms, as well as analysts and industry consulting firms.

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Senators Want Dumber Tech For Energy Grid Cybersecurity (Nextgov, Mar 12, 2018)
Legislation to dumb-down the nation’s electrical grid in the name of cybersecurity advanced out of a Senate committee on Thursday, bringing a retro approach to securing critical infrastructure one step closer to passage.

Why Blockchain Will Survive, Even If Bitcoin Doesn’t (WSJ, Mar 11, 2018)
We’re now awash in “crypto” hype—cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and fundraising efforts like initial coin offerings.

All that noise has obscured the bona fide efforts involving the underlying technology, blockchain. Of all the manifestations of crypto, it’s the most seemingly mundane applications of blockchain that could lead to the biggest and most concrete changes in all of our lives.

Google to Use Waymo Self-Driving Trucks in Atlanta (The Hill, Mar 09, 2018)
Waymo, a sibling company of Google, said on Friday that it will start a self-driving truck pilot program in Atlanta to service Google’s data centers.

The company said in a blog post that the autonomous vehicles will still have drivers in their cabs to monitor them.

Twitter Wants to Open Verification to Everyone (Washington Post, Mar 09, 2018)
Twitter may soon allow any user to sport the signature blue badge that already shows up on the accounts of many celebrities, athletes and public figures.

The social networking platform's chief executive said Thursday that the verification process is “very broken” in part because some people have seen the badge as an endorsement from the company rather than as an identity verification benchmark.

Broadcom Vote Plan May Set Stage for Battle With U.S. National Security Panel (WSJ, Mar 09, 2018)
Singapore-based Broadcom Ltd. said Friday it will ask shareholders to vote on March 23 to approve its plan to redomicile to the U.S., potentially setting the stage for a showdown with the U.S. national security panel reviewing its $117 billion hostile bid for Qualcomm Inc.

Structured Data Is the Key to AI for Banks & Insurers (Medici, Mar 12, 2018)
While financial institutions are still in the early stages of adopting AI technologies, intelligent machines are expected to become the most defining for the future of institutions in the financial services and insurance industries. In fact, estimates suggest that 75% of insurance executives believe that AI will either significantly alter or completely transform the insurance industry by 2020.

Focusing on Healthcare Data Privacy with Information Governance (HeathIT Security, Mar 12, 2018)
Healthcare data privacy and security is one of the top industry challenges, but a comprehensive and holistic information governance (IG) program can be essential in overcoming it. Information governance is not often considered with cybersecurity, but AHIMA experts maintain that the two are more closely tied than healthcare employees may often think.

The 4th Pillar – World’s First Decentralized Identity & Financial Platform to Disrupt the Industry (NewsBTC, Mar 09, 2018)
The 4th Pillar platform is all set to establish its lasting imprints in the field of digital identity control. More specifically, the platform aims to develop the world’s first blockchain-based employee identity ledger, providing users a way to enter the work-related information, and hence giving employers and organizations an indispensable tool to be used in the recruitment process.