Blockchain Startup Raises $3 Million To Become The Wikipedia Of Data

 Blockchain Startup Raises $3 Million To Become The Wikipedia Of Data

"Dirt Protocol raised $3 million in new investment from 26 investors, including venture capital heavyweights like Greylock and General Catalyst and crypto investors Digital Currency Group, Pantera Capital and Linda Xie."

How governments around the world are using blockchain

How governments around the world are using blockchain

"Governments around the world are investigating the benefits of putting public services on distributed ledgers to create new systems for everything from health records, voting, taxation, welfare payments, to engagement with citizens and digital currencies."

Amazon and start-up Xealth are planning a pilot where doctors would 'prescribe' products to be delivered after patients leave the hospital

Amazon and start-up Xealth are planning a pilot where doctors would 'prescribe' products to be delivered after patients leave the hospital

"The idea is to "prescribe" medical products and services to patients before they're discharged. The products would be fulfilled by Amazon or another e-commerce company, and Prime members could get discounts."

How Google's parent company is paving the way to become a transportation giant through deals and internal projects

How Google's parent company is paving the way to become a transportation giant through deals and internal projects

This news brings together two striking things about Alphabet: That it has an unusually high number of concurrent investment vehicles and that it has found a hefty handful of different ways to ensure that it plays a role in the future of transportation.