Doug Drinkwater
Doug Drinkwater is the Contributing Editor at Internet of Business.
An experienced technology journalist and editor with a passion for emerging technology, his work has previously appeared on a number of well-regarded IT titles, including CIO.com, CSO Online, International Business Times, Macworld, Mashable, PCWorld, SC Magazine and The Gadget Show Magazine.
Nokia announces $350 million IoT venture fund
The Nokia-backed VC firm, Nokia Growth Partners (NGP), announced a new $350 million (£247 million) fund focused specifically on the Internet of Things (IoT)...
This ‘smart’ Blockchain plug could help cut your energy bills
Researchers at Accenture have developed a Blockchain-powered ‘smart’ plug, which they claim can help cut your electricity bills.
Blockchain is the automated ledger that underpins...
Healthcare clinicians are ready for IoT – are patients?
The Internet of Things is just getting started in healthcare but are patients, clinicians and regulators ready for the change? Internet of Business investigates.
The...
Major security bug affects thousands of IoT devices
Glibc flaw leaves Linux open to hackers - including thousands of IoT devices.
A major vulnerability in the GNU C Library could result in Linux-based...
US airline JetBlue launches lab to test IoT and AI
Budget US airline JetBlue’s new VC subsidiary, JetBlue Technology Ventures, will look into the use of technologies like IoT, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and...
Waitrose: Customer choice is key to IoT innovation
Waitrose's head of IT planning and engagement Tom Fuller believes that retail technology is changing, but stresses that IoT is only just getting started.
Founded in 1904,...
Tesco checks out with IoT, robotics and augmented reality
Tesco CTO Edmond Mesrobian believes that the key to deploying IoT and other new technologies in retail is asking the key question: how does...
Mozilla gives Firefox OS the boot to concentrate on IoT
The Mozilla Foundation will stop developing its open-source Firefox OS for smartphones, to instead focus its efforts on the emerging IoT software market.
In an...
IoT hits the road: Why Exeter is installing ‘smart’ lamp posts
Exeter City Council and Devon County Council are deploying smart IoT sensors in lamp posts to ease congestion and become more environmentally friendly. Smart...
UK to spend £20 million researching driverless cars
The UK government is investing £20 million into researching and developing driverless cars, with eight pilot projects taking place around the country.
The funding, the first...
What’s stopping you from deploying IoT?
Our editor Doug Drinkwater discusses how, for all the hype, the Internet of Things (IoT) still has numerous obstacles to hurdle before wide-scale adoption...
Labour MP: ‘IoT is the biggest change to our lives since...
Chi Onwurah, Labour MP and Shadow Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), believes that the Internet of Things (IoT) will be the biggest...