accenture

Using Artificial Intelligence to Save Coral Reefs

by

» Download all images (ZIP, 19 MB) What’s New: Today, on Earth Day 2020, Accenture, Intel and the Sulubaaï Environmental Foundation announced Project: CORaiL, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered solution to monitor, characterize and analyze coral reef resiliency. Project: CORaiL was deployed in May 2019 to the reef surrounding Pangatalan Island in the Philippines and has collected … Continued

The post Using Artificial Intelligence to Save Coral Reefs appeared first on Intel Newsroom.

Accenture’s “Editable Blockchain” Prototype Draws Criticism

by

As Accenture files a patent prototype that would allow changes to be made to the blockchain in ‘exceptional circumstances’ the consultancy firm has come under criticism. Earlier this month, Richard Lumb, global head of financial services at consultancy firm Accenture, wrote a column in the New York Times discussing the immutable ledger of transactions through the blockchain. […]

The post Accenture’s “Editable Blockchain” Prototype Draws Criticism appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News.

Accenture to Unveil ‘Editable’ Blockchain Prototype

by

Global professional services and consulting giant Accenture has developed a prototype that will enable a central administrator to edit – even expunge – a record on a private blockchain. In an announcement today, Accenture said it has created “a prototype of a new capability” that will allow one or more designated administrators to edit, rewrite […]

The post Accenture to Unveil ‘Editable’ Blockchain Prototype appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News.

Accenture Executive: Blockchain’s Immutability Its Own Worst Enemy

by

The blockchain’s immutability, one of its greatest strengths, could also prove to be one if its greatest limitations, given the need to reverse certain activities in financial services, argues Richard Lumb, an Accenture executive, writing in The New York Times. Lumb noted the bitcoin blockchain’s immutable record clashes with evolving privacy laws, such as newly-proposed […]

The post Accenture Executive: Blockchain’s Immutability Its Own Worst Enemy appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News.

Ripple: It’s Time for a Blockchain Cross-Border Payment Network

by

Blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT) has yet to achieve widespread use, but it is mature enough to begin commercial use. Ripple, a DLT technology provider, believes the time is ripe for banks to work together to initiate a network for more efficient inter-bank and cross-border payments, according to a white paper [PDF] by Ripple and […]

The post Ripple: It’s Time for a Blockchain Cross-Border Payment Network appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News.

Blockchain Smart Plug Could Lower Power Bills

by

Multinational services and consultancy firm Accenture has developed a smartplug that leverages blockchain technology to seek the lowest tariffs available, thereby saving money by lowering electricity costs wherever possible. In a news story under its ‘Technology column’ today, the BBC published an article announcing Accenture’s development of a smart plug that could save money on […]

The post Blockchain Smart Plug Could Lower Power Bills appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News.

Digital Asset Announces Blockchain Partnerships with Accenture, Broadridge & PwC

by

  Blockchain technology developer Digital Asset Holdings has revealed new ‘strategic business relationships’ with consulting and technology services firm Accenture, financial services firm Broadridge and one of the ‘Big Four’ in auditing and services network PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). In a press release today, New York-based blockchain technology startup Digital Asset has announced the formation of three […]

The post Digital Asset Announces Blockchain Partnerships with Accenture, Broadridge & PwC appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News.

Accenture Innovation Lab Includes Blockchain Startup

by

Services and consulting firm Accenture has added a blockchain startup to the latest class of its financial innovation lab in London. Blockchain technology startup Crowdaura joins other 14 other startups to be included in Accenture’s 2016 FinTech Innovation Lab London. The London Lab is now in its fourth year. The 12-week long mentoring program is […]

The post Accenture Innovation Lab Includes Blockchain Startup appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News.