Will.i.am is really into IoT: First the entertainer's investment firm bought the Wink smart home hub and now his company i.am+ raised $117 million to build Omega, an enterprise voice platform. The startup's first customer is Deutsche Telekom, which … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Nov. 3, 2017
Ayla raises $60 million: The seven-year-old platform as a service company, which helps businesses bring their devices online, has raised $60 million in funding from Sunsea Telecommunications Co. Ltd. and Run Liang Tai Fund. The money wasn't needed … [Read more...]
What exactly is the edge of the network?
Spend time with anyone offering enterprise or industrial internet of things products and you'll encounter the term edge: edge devices, the network edge or edge analytics. But the term by itself is almost useless because depending on who you are … [Read more...]
Internet of Things News of the Week, July 14, 2017
Voice startup gets $11 million: Jstar, the company behind Josh.ai, got $11 million to build a higher-end connected home hub that has voice as its primary user interface. The system, which is sold through dealers, isn't exactly flying off the shelves … [Read more...]