To some degree, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has existed for 50 years or more, but until a few years ago, industry simply didn’t have a popular term for it. For at least 50 years, industry has had sensors that are connected to computers, dedicated to better collecting measurements...
A new study has found that 51 percent of consumers have bought a smart home device to help adapt to pandemic living.
The study, commissioned by Xiaomi, provides some fascinating insights into the ways people have responded to the complete upheaval that COVID-19 has caused to their...
When the coronavirus pandemic hit worldwide back in the spring, market research and analysis on the global semiconductor industry had a more than downbeat flavour to it. But now, the mood appears to have shifted.
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), at the beginning of March,...
Denver-based AMP Robotics has raised $55 million for its AI-powered system which aims to reduce global waste.
Coming off the hottest year on record, with the US experiencing its first-ever “gigafire”, the worst Amazon fires in a decade, and devastating typhoons swamping the Indian...
Hyundai is acquiring Boston Dynamics, a pioneering robotics creator behind the infamous robotic dog ‘Spot’.
Spot went viral for being eerily close to being able to mimic the movements of a real dog. People were quick to note the similarities between Spot and the fictional...
Hull-based Connexin is set to win the race to offer the UK’s first nationwide IoT network.
Connexin promises to continue delivering “carrier-grade” connectivity over its Long Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN) as the company expands beyond its current regional...
At last month’s Sigfox Connect, Benjamin Mazet, Product Management Director at Sigfox presented on “Key trends that will drive IoT technology development.”
He believes that the key challenge for the next 18-24 months is to improve IoT technology in order to fully benefit from...
A new series of vulnerabilities dubbed Amnesia:33 puts millions of IoT devices at risk of being compromised.
Security researchers from Forescout disclosed the 33 vulnerabilities today. The flaws are found in four open-source TCP/IP libraries used in the firmware of products from over...
At last month’s Sigfox Connect, Benjamin Mazet, Product Management Director at Sigfox presented on “Key trends that will drive IoT technology development.” He believes that the key challenge for the next 18-24 months is to improve IoT technology in order to fully benefit from the digital transformation provided by this new industrial revolution. The IoT… Read more »
While most eyes are on the close-to-collapse Brexit negotiations, another notable European decision is finally expected this week. Google’s proposed $2.1 billion takeover of Fitbit naturally caught the attention of the European Union—which continues to tighten its screws on “big tech” over privacy concerns. According to Bloomberg’s sources, the EU will grant conditional approval for… Read more »
Hyundai is acquiring Boston Dynamics, a pioneering robotics creator behind the infamous robotic dog ‘Spot’. Spot went viral for being eerily close to being able to mimic the movements of a real dog. People were quick to note the similarities between Spot and the fictional unstoppable killer robots which appear in an episode of Charlie… Read more »
Frankfurt Airport is using the IOTA DAG (Direct Acyclic Graph) to securely and privately verify the COVID-19 results of passengers. COVID-19 is set to continue causing disruptions to our lives for the best part of this year, or potentially longer. Fortunately, technologies are emerging which are hastening the return to some form of normality. Spending… Read more »
California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has awarded Nuro the state’s first commercial permit for self-driving cars. The permit allows Nuro to operate its autonomous vehicles commercially on the roads of two counties near the company’s Bay Area headquarters. Nuro says it will soon announce its first commercial deployment with an “established” partner. The company’s… Read more »
A report from Juniper Research suggests the number of active smart home devices will exceed 13 billion by 2025. For comparison, the analysts expect 7.4 billion devices will be active by the end of 2020. The rapid proliferation of smart home devices over the next five years is expected to be propelled by entertainment-related tech… Read more »