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British Airways mulls ingestible sensors for happier passengers
British Airways passengers may soon be offered a 'digital pill' to help cabin crew monitor their happiness during flights.
The airline is said to be...
Can the UK government do more to drive IoT growth?
Long read -- The UK Government is typically slow to embrace new technology, with some now questioning if there's more Whitehall can do to drive...
Delivering the goods: 8 examples of IoT transforming supply chain
Supply chains are increasingly complex in this globalized world. Connecting people, processes, data and products is incredibly difficult, which is why the Internet of...
IoT in banking? I’ll stick with my mainframe, thanks
The prospect of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies in banking may have received a lot of hype, but it remains a distant dream for many...
R/GA calls for start-ups to apply for new UK IoT accelerator...
American advertising agency, R/GA, is looking for start-ups to join its 12-week Internet of Things (IoT) Venture Studio UK accelerator program.
The Ventures initiative recently...
Climate change will be among KPIs for smart cities by 2020,...
Analysts at Gartner have predicted that half of all smart city objectives will include climate change, resilience and sustainability by 2020.
Speaking to an audience...
Internet of Things in banking? For now, it’s a slow burner
The Internet of Things (IoT) is yet to take off in banking and there's good reason why, as IoB discovered at the Internet of...
Arcep white paper outlines regulatory issues facing IoT
French Postal and Communications regulatory authority, Arcep, has released a white paper outlining five key issues for regulating the Internet of Things (IoT).
The white paper,...
EU announces a VC fund of $442 million for tech start-ups
The European Union (EU) has launched a venture capital fund of 400 million euros ($442 million) aimed at helping regional start-ups grow.
The funding, announced...
IoT cows across the world are texting farmers their health updates
Austrian start-up SmaXtec has invented a tool for farmers to remotely monitor the health and wellbeing of their livestock or IoT cows.
Taking advantage of the...
Yamaha joins the IoT race, launches new automation platform
Yamaha has launched its own Advanced Robotics Automation platform to better control its robot workforce through the Internet of Things (IoT).
The Japanese motor giant...
Deutsche Telekom prepares drone defense system
Deutsche Telekom is reportedly finalizing plans to launch a drone defense system this year, according to German publication Welt am Sonntag.
The company is looking...