Tag: IoT technology
Amazon launching new ‘Vesta’ domestic robots in 2019: report
Retail and Web services giant Amazon is said to be working on a new breed of domestic robots, in a project codenamed ‘Vesta’ –...
NIST demands lightweight cryptography to protect IoT devices
New class of defence needed against cyberattacks, says US standards body.
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has called on the IoT...
Google losing to AWS and Azure for cloud IoT platforms
NEWSBYTE Developers are favouring AWS and Azure to create cloud-based IoT platforms, according to a developer survey by the Eclipse Foundation. But Google’s Cloud...
Deep-sea IoT: Diver tracking device surfaces for launch
Divers will soon be able to access a connected device that can track their position in the sea and alert emergency services when they...
Amazon debuts blockchain network solution
E-commerce giant Amazon has unveiled a new solution that allows users of its cloud computing platform to create and deploy secure blockchain networks.
Blockchain Templates...
Retail: Walmart aims for majority stake in India’s Flipkart
US retail giant Walmart is reportedly closing in on purchasing a majority stake in Flipkart, India’s leading ecommerce brand and its most valuable startup.
The predicted...
Qualcomm layoffs suggest the chips are down for industry
NEWSBYTE Embattled US chip giant Qualcomm has confirmed in a WARN filing (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) that it is cutting 1,500 jobs in...
Cisco brings intent-based networking to the IoT
Networking giant Cisco is bringing its intent-based networking concept to the Internet of Things (IoT), in a bid to help companies gain better control...
Drones: FLIR eyes emergency services market with DroneSense investment
Thermal imaging specialist FLIR has announced a strategic investment in DroneSense, a Texas-based software platform that aims to help emergency services manage drone operations.
The move...
Facebook developing chips for AI and own-brand IoT devices
When Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sat before Congress like a besuited rabbit in 100 senators’ headlights, he was famously asked by Orrin Hatch how...
Software AG brings Cumulocity IoT platform to Telefonica, London buses
UPDATED German software engineering company Software AG has teamed up with Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica, to deliver end-to-end digital transformation and Internet of Things...
Tata Communications rolls out new IoT network for Africa
Digital infrastructure provider Tata Communications has teamed up with South Africa-based IT services firm Dreamtime Technologies to roll out an IoT-supporting network throughout Africa....