Because we had sun in PNW I went on a hike and forgot to publish the news last week, so here it is. Johnson Controls and Accenture team up for smart buildings: This week Johnson Controls said it would work with Accenture to operate two new … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Nov. 27, 2020
Morse Micro has scored $13M for Wi-Fi HaLow chips: Morse Micro, whose COO was a guest on the podcast earlier this year, has secured $13 million in additional funding, bringing its Series A round to $30 million. Morse Micro will use the new funding to … [Read more...]
Podcast: ARM’s new architecture and Anki’s adorable robot
This week’s podcast kicks off with a deep dive into the news shared at ARM’s TechCon event happening in Santa Clara, Calif. We talk about ARM’s new architecture, move on to Facebook’s privacy fudge and then spend a lot of time discussing the UK’s new … [Read more...]
Startup Profile: The biggest threat to IoT silicon vendors
Anyone who plays around with connected devices is probably familiar with the ESP 8266, a tiny chip from Espressif Systems, that sports Wi-Fi and a microcontroller and costs a fraction of what a similar chip from NXP or Atmel might cost. I have kept … [Read more...]