Nova Labs, the company behind the decentralized Helium IoT network, has acquired FreedomFi, a company trying to build a decentralized 5G network. Kevin and I share our doubts about the value of a decentralized 5G network and question how this might … [Read more...]
Podcast: Too many companies are paying ransomware
This week we kick off the show with an explainer on Sigfox's receivership before delving into grim news from Claroty, a cybersecurity firm. Claroty surveyed 1,100 IT and OT (operational technology) pros and discovered that three out of five of them … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Dec. 31, 2021
Editor's note: This missed its scheduled publication date, so I'm publishing Sunday instead of Friday. Apologies. Why IoT ExpressLink was the big news from AWS Re:Invent: This is a story I wanted to write based on conversations with a few IoT … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Nov. 19, 2021
Samsung SmartThings adds whole-home energy monitoring: It seems like there’s a gold rush of sorts going on in electricity monitoring. The latest prospector is Samsung SmartThings, which this week announced three new partnerships to bring whole-home … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for February 5, 2021
Claroty's industrial security report is a troubling read: If you'd like to understand the breadth and depth of the threats facing companies who manufacture our food, generate our power, and operate plants, this research report is full of terrifying … [Read more...]