This year, I wanted to avoid giving IoT gifts, partly because I hadn't tested as many products as I normally do and partly because I think everyone is pretty turned off by the potential for security risks and privacy encroachments. I have seen at … [Read more...]
Podcast: It’s M&A season for the smart home
This week alarm company Vivint went public through a reverse merger, with the aim of becoming a leader in the smart home and security space. We discuss the transaction and what it means for the small clutch of smart home companies that have one or … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for September 13, 2019
McRock Capital raises C$80M of Industrial IoT fund: McRock Capital, a Canadian venture fund that invests in companies trying to serve industrial firms, has raised C$80 million of a planned C$100 million fund. The company has now launched the fund, … [Read more...]
A Swiss startup takes on AI at the sensor edge
At CES, I ran into a startup at Avnet's booth called Octonion. It was showing off a little brick comprised of more than half a dozen sensors that ran software for predictive maintenance and anomaly detection. Avnet was selling the brick, which was … [Read more...]
Podcast: Nest CEO is out and Jacuzzi is in with the IoT
Nest's CEO has been forced out, and GE and Microsoft create even deeper integrations for industrial IoT. Also this week, UPS creates a partnership with a startup to take on Amazon Key, and we discus the common question of if you should upgrade your … [Read more...]