The Connectivity Standards Alliance is back in the news this week with the launch of a new working group focused on data privacy, which we're super pumped about. Also in privacy news, Tile has released a new anti-stalking feature that requires users … [Read more...]
Podcast: Inside the CSA’s plan for health device interoperability
This week's show starts off with news from the Connectivity Standards Alliance as Kevin and I talk about the new Health and Wellness Working Group. Then we discuss some of the challenges that people face trying to use Matter devices across multiple … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Feb. 10, 2023
An update on Matter from Home Assistant: The Home Assistant platform is basically the DIY smart home platform that I hoped SmartThings would become when I first covered SmartThings back in 2013. It is open, highly customizable, and has multiple … [Read more...]
Podcast: ChatGPT takes on the smart home
This week's show kicks off with our hopes for privacy in the wake of President Biden calling out tech firms during his State of The Union address. Biden was focused more on targeted ads and protecting children, but children's' data gets swept up in … [Read more...]
InfluxData raises $81M for IoT database and real time data
A former editor of mine once described fundings as "the atomic unit of the tech press," which was basically his way of saying that anytime I wanted to write about a new company, I had to use a funding round as the way into the story. With that in … [Read more...]