A timeline of Amazon's health efforts: With the partnership with Omron, a blood pressure maker, the media is talking again about Amazon's plans for home health. The two firms plan a skill that lets a user ask their blood pressure. A day after that … [Read more...]
Gyrfalcon and a cluster of new AI chips for the edge
There is a gold rush under way, this time in chips trying to optimize for artificial intelligence. Google and Apple have both built custom silicon for the job, while an entire range of startups are trying to serve up a more efficient way of running … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for June 8, 2018
Attention coffee shop browsers, Wi-Fi may get better: The Wi-Fi Alliance has created a new certification called Enhanced Open that basically enables public Wi-Fi networks to allow people to browse securely without signing in. The tech is based on … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for May 25, 2018
Siemens snaps up Enlighted: Possibly to counter Osram’s 2017 purchase of Digital Lumens, Siemens is acquiring Enlighted for an undisclosed amount. Enlighted supplies smart IoT systems for business, but the company’s core products are its lighting … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for March 30, 2018
Common sense IoT security principles drafted in the UK: Most of these may sound familiar to you since we’ve suggested them time and again on the podcast, but it’s nice to see some formalization. The UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & … [Read more...]