If nothing else, the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that would end the right to privacy allowing women to get abortions should serve as a scary wake-up call to companies that have vast stores of user data. Technology companies, including app … [Read more...]
Podcast: How to build the infrastructure for public tech
This week's show kicks off with research suggesting Amazon uses data from Alexa devices to advertise its own products, and that Amazon is selling some of the insights derived from Alexa requests to third parties. This is disturbing, but so is John … [Read more...]
The “right to repair” movement grows, but the devil’s in the details
President Biden this week added public support for the “right to repair” movement that’s picking up steam in the U.S. His commentary follows last year’s announcement by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that, in an effort to combat monopolistic … [Read more...]
Podcast: Virtual CES extravaganza
It's CES week, and neither Kevin nor I are physically there for the second year running. That makes it really tough to get a macro sense of cool tech and upcoming trends outside of press releases and product launches. Normally, we spend so much time … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for August 6, 2021
John Deere acquires its second robotics startup: Farm equipment maker John Deere has acquired Bear Flag Robotics in a deal valued at $250 million. Bear Flag focuses on autonomous driving for farming equipment, a function that Deere has also been … [Read more...]