Technology giant IBM is hiring nearly 2,000 people in France - and many of them will be focusing on blockchain technology, chief executive Virginia Rometty said Wednesday.
In an interview with French news organization Le Monde, Rometty said IBM was hiring researchers for blockchain projects, among other focuses.
"In the next two years, we will hire 1,800 people in France at IBM. In January, we announced a project to recruit 400 people for research. These jobs will include AI, blockchain ... and the Internet of Things."
The move is just the latest in IBM's push to expand its blockchain research.
Last week at CoinDesk's Consensus 2018 conference, the company announced it was partnering with environmental technology startup Veridium Labs to create a carbon credit token on the Stellar network.
Stepping back, the company has recently announced efforts to tackle advertising, humanitarian aid, business registries and even insurance, as previously reported by CoinDesk.
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IBM to Hire Blockchain Researchers for French Expansion
gepubliceerd op May 23, 2018
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