ARM is back in our news lineup this week, as Kevin and I discuss who might be interested in buying the chip design company and why it decided not to spin out its IoT assets. We also talk about a new lock that opens with a touch, biometrics on other … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for July 31, 2020
Cloudflare is building the next-gen architecture for the IoT (and edge computing in general): I last spoke with Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince in October 2018, when the company launched its edge computing platform, Workers. This week, the company … [Read more...]
Podcast: Cloudflare’s Matthew Prince and remaking the internet for IoT
On this week's Internet of Things Podcast, Stacey interviews Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince, discussing a future version of the internet that is cheaper, distributed and not beholden to Google, Amazon and Facebook. Stacey and Matthew also discuss … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Sept. 28, 2018
Amazon wants a voice in homebuilding: Typically, Amazon’s Alexa Fund invests in voice technology startups, but now Amazon has a foot in the door of home construction. The Alexa Fund joined Obvious Ventures in a $6.7 million funding round for Plant … [Read more...]
Cloudflare aims to create a “third place” for computing jobs
This week, Cloudflare introduced its Workers platform to the world as a new form of edge computing. The news is worth taking a closer look at given all the intense focus on edge computing today. For example, the telcos are all pushing forward with … [Read more...]