Akamai

It turns out President Trump’s inauguration last Friday was a record setting event, as it pertains to live streaming.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a development that looks to connect the internet into everyday devices and a key part of many industries plans moving forward.

A different kind of Olympic record was broken during NBC’s coverage of the 2016 Rio Olympics in August, as a total of 3.3 billion streaming minutes were provided, including 2.71 billion live.

Verimatrix has acquired the Akamai Identity Services IP.

The old adage in sports is that defense wins championships, but streaming giant Akamai wants to play both sides of the field.