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Singapore government wants self-driving vehicles to clean the streets
The Singapore government has this week announced that it is exploring the use of self-driving vehicles for street cleaning purposes.
The government's National Environment Agency...
Home insurance start-up Neos gets £1m funding boost
Neos, a connected home insurance service, has raised over £1 million ($1.2m) in initial seed funding, valuing the company at £8.4m ($10.3).
The company announced on...
Metropolitan Police deploys 22,000 wearable cameras
The UK's Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has started deploying 22,000 body-worn video cameras to frontline officers in London.
The roll-out, which began in Lewisham on Monday, and which...
IBM Watson’s artificial intelligence to help solve complex medical cases
IBM Watson, an artificial intelligence (AI) platform, will work alongside doctors in Germany attempting diagnose rare diseases, according to a report from the BBC.
The partnership with German private...
Alibaba launches VR Pay, gives virtual reality payments the nod
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has developed VR Pay, a payment system that lets shoppers purchase goods through virtual reality (VR) devices simply by nodding...
Asda deploying IoT technologies for smarter retail stores
Utility management consultancy Utilitywise has been chosen by supermarket retailer Asda to supply Internet of Things (IoT) solutions.
Asda's facilities services partner, City Holdings, has...
Semtech and Comcast to trial LoRaWAN network in U.S.
Semtech Corporation, a semiconductor supplier, has signed a deal with global mass media conglomerate, Comcast, to trial a LoRaWAN network in the United States.
Comcast's...
Chronicled merges Blockchain and IoT to test real-world applications
San Francisco-based tech firm Chronicled has opened an Internet of Things (IoT) and Blockchain laboratory in San Francisco to securely test real-world IoT applications.
The...
NB-IoT market to grow exponentially in the next five years
The NB-IoT market is set to grow from $16.7 million in 2017 to $181.02 million by 2022, according to a Research and Markets global...
Aviva partners with InsurTech firm to offer connected water leak detector
Aviva says that it has become the first insurer to offer LeakBot - a smart connected water leak detector - to its customers.
The insurer...
6 C-level executives you need to get onside for your IoT...
The Internet of Things (IoT) is changing business models and processes, making firms more efficient, customer-focused and profitable. With that in mind, IoB has compiled a...
Helios Wire wants to ‘democratize the Internet of Things’ from space
Canada-based Helios Wire is planning to launch 30 satellites into space in a bid to 'democratize the Internet of Things (IoT) from space'.
Helios Wire...