Amazon is using data from Alexa for ads: Researchers have discovered that Amazon's digital assistant uses data from voice utterances to create demographic profiles that it sells to advertisers. Advertisers apparently don't have access to your … [Read more...]
Podcast: Amazon’s $1B industrial IoT fund
We kick off the show this week with Insteon’s comments about its abrupt closure and asset sale before trying to salvage some good news from Arm’s latest chip news. We’re getting a new M-class processor that’s going to be super capable for machine … [Read more...]
Ex-Googler creates clean air startup for the whole home
Y'all know I have been writing about indoor air quality for years, with a particular focus on air purifiers, air quality monitors, and even HVAC systems. And I'm looking forward to bringing air quality data into the smart home as part of the Matter … [Read more...]
The smart home doesn’t need a robot — it should be a robot
Thanks to the Amazon Astro reviews hitting the press, a recent conversation with a co-founder of iRobot, and fundings for startups building construction and medical robots, I've been thinking a lot about why we are so obsessed with robots in the … [Read more...]
Podcast: What do you want in a home robot?
In this week's show we question whether or not we want Amazon's Astro home robot after seeing a few reviews. We then note that Google has introduced gaze as signal to wake up Google Assistant, which is one of the first uses of gaze as a wake-up … [Read more...]
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