Diligent Robotics raises $30M: Diligent Robotics, a company in Austin, Texas that is building the Moxi robot designed for hospitals, has raised more than $30 million in funding. I've loved this company and its robot for years, ever since I took a … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for March 18, 2022
Georgia-Pacific chooses MachineQ's LoRaWAN network to connect public bathrooms: Georgia-Pacific, which makes paper towel dispensers, soap dispensers and other hygiene products, has signed a deal with Comcast's MachineQ network to connect its KOLO … [Read more...]
Why the future of hardware may come via subscription
I write a lot about how connected hardware ends up looking a lot more like software. For example, the companies making smart devices can turn them off with a software update. Or they can use those same over-the-air updates to add new features. And … [Read more...]
Podcast: Europe’s planned IoT data law
The European Union is proposing new data regulations aimed at making it hard for companies to collect and use data as a barrier to competition. We talk about what it might mean for the IoT and Kevin also proposes that we think about regulations for … [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...]