What will happen to offices, now that we're getting COVID somewhat under control? Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan, wants everyone back at their desks, while Google has shifted its plans to a more flexible, hybrid model after an employee outcry about … [Read more...]
Mapped wants to build an API for digital twins
I didn't start this week's newsletter planning to write two stories on smart building systems, but here we are. A few weeks ago, a startup called Mapped launched and announced the $3 million in funding it had raised back in February of 2020. Mapped's … [Read more...]
What’s a worker to do?
Honeywell has teamed up with Microsoft to create a deeper partnership between its Forge industrial IoT software and Microsoft's Dynamics 365 Field Service product. The partnership also includes ties to Microsoft Azure Cloud. The deal is similar to … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for July 24, 2020
InfluxData gets adopted by PTC: InfluxData is a popular time series database that PTC has now embedded into its ThingWorx platform, bringing the database to many more potential IoT customers. Time series databases are great for the IoT because they … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for July 10, 2020
Protect your ports! Honeywell finds USB malware is on the rise: According to a report from Honeywell analyzing the threats appearing on USB devices, such devices are hosting more trojans, worms, and other actively malicious malware than they were a … [Read more...]