Apple files a patent for a self-organizing smart home: Let's kick this off with my usual patent notation. Just because a company files a patent, doesn't mean we'll ever see it in the real world. That said, this patent filed by Apple this week is … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Jan. 4, 2018
Samsara raises $100M for fleet management: Samsara, which started out as a broad IoT platform and quickly narrowed its focus to fleet management, has raised $100 million in funding at a reported $3.6 billion valuation. That brings it into unicorn … [Read more...]
Shoof, there it is.
There's a big business in knowing where essential stuff is. Maybe you're a hospital administrator who wants to track crash carts, or perhaps you're managing FedEx shipments at an airport. Either way, if your business involves moving stuff or using … [Read more...]
Internet of Things News of the Week, June 30, 2017
Behind Petya was a hacker who now feels bad: This is a good story discussing both how the Petya malware was created and why, and then the incredible effects after it was tweaked and sent back out into the world with a different purpose. Instead of … [Read more...]