Twilio launches asset tracking service as part of IoT platform expansion: Twilio, which put a toehold into the IoT with its acquisition of Electric Imp back in July 2020, and the creation of a new IoT platform two months later, has finally launched … [Read more...]
Podcast: Lock down your smart home’s data
This week we continue discussing privacy and data protection with a focus on the smart home. I'd like to see a feature that lets us turn on privacy as needed on our devices, but Kevin doesn't think that's likely. For those who want concrete steps … [Read more...]
Podcast: McKinsey reevaluates IoT’s impact
This week's show has a lot of big numbers starting with $12.6 trillion, which is at the upper end of what McKinsey believes the economic impact from IoT will be by 2030. We cover the latest report, which is a reassessment of McKinsey's famous 2015 … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Nov. 20, 2020
GM plans to use car data to sell insurance: The insurance word is prepping for a shift as the internet of things lets companies understand risk in real-time as opposed to basing it on historical data. But the companies who have the real-time data … [Read more...]
Podcast: Amazon’s new network and cleaner air from 3M
This week’s podcast covers our thinking on Amazon’s new Sidewalk network, but not the devices the retailer launched on Thursday. As part of the network conversation, we also discussed LoRaWAN network operator Senet’s new $16 million in funding before … [Read more...]