GE is launching a new industrial IoT company: The restructuring of GE continues with the industrial conglomerate (less of one, but still really big) saying that it will create a $1.2 billion business focused on industrial IoT. In a surprise move, … [Read More...]
Podcast: Is it time to address privacy in the Constitution?
This week I'm joined by Om Malik, a partner at True Ventures and my former boss. We kick off the show with a discussion of the New York Times' investigation into app location sharing and Google CEO Sundar Pichai's testimony before Congress. Both … [Read More...]
Bedroom smart device choices if you don’t care about privacy
Most of our podcast listeners balance their smart home device choices with privacy preferences and for good reason. But on the most recent IoT Podcast, we received a question that's less concerned with privacy. Clarissa asked what devices we'd … [Read More...]
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How to succeed building a startup today in industrial IoT
Back in 2015, venture firms started getting excited about the industrial IoT. Subsequently, from the start of that year's first quarter through the end of the first quarter of 2016, companies invested … [Read More...]
ThingsCon offers a new standard for IoT privacy and security
I've been writing a lot about privacy and security for IoT devices in the last few months (and frankly, in the last few years), and today's startup profile also hits that sweet spot. But instead of a … [Read More...]
IoT news of the week for Dec. 7, 2018
Voice computing is getting closer: Right now, the idea of voice computing is powerful, but still difficult to implement. Computers are good at understanding the words that we say, but not always great … [Read More...]
Here’s why Cypress bought Cirrent
Cypress, the chip firm that purchased Broadcom's Wi-Fi business back in 2016, has now purchased a startup that makes connecting devices to a home Wi-Fi network easier. Cypress said it has purchased … [Read More...]
Podcast: Inside Calgary’s sensor network
This week we tackle a bunch of device news, the rebranding of TrackR, the end of ARM's Cordio Bluetooth IP and Nokia's latest data on IoT botnets. We also ask what y'all think about network security … [Read More...]