Tag: IoT
Alexa for Business: Amazon’s voice getting louder in enterprise, it claims
The retail and Web services giant is conquering the enterprise with its smart assistant, it says.
With Alexa for Business, Amazon looked set to bring...
Israeli hackers breach baby monitors, smart homes in 30 minutes
NEWSBYTE: Researchers at Ben Gurion University in Israel have found that a variety of off-the-shelf smart home devices, including security cameras, doorbells, and baby...
IIoT security: How to secure the ‘Internet of Threats’, by IBM
Security has been an afterthought for many IoT applications, but the Internet of Things cannot simply be left to become the “Internet of Threats”,...
Qarnot QC1: An IoT heater that mines for cryptocurrency. Hot idea?
The cryptocurrency market is now so popular that you can heat your house while mining for bitcoins. Chris Middleton explores whether a new product...
Microsoft unveils AI development platform for Windows 10
Microsoft is unveiling a raft of new artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning capabilities for Windows developers.
Microsoft is working on a new platform that...
Health IoT: App helps sports stars predict and manage injuries
Researchers at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga have developed a platform that measures an athlete's risk of injury using the Internet of Things (IoT).
The new system...
Gartner: Four strategies to make smart cities work for citizens
Smart cities can only be successful if local government engages with citizens, opening up a dialogue to meet their needs, said Gartner today. Developing...
Retail IoT: Co-op adopts smartphone checkout tech in stores
Shoppers at Co-op supermarkets will soon be able to checkout their own purchases via their smartphones, in a bid to avoid time-consuming queues.
A new...
Interview: Digital transformation impossible without IoT says Vodafone IoT chief
Communications giant Vodafone says that two-thirds of users believe that digital transformation is impossible without the Internet of Things (IoT).
Eighty-one percent of adopters think...
Women in tech: the £150bn advantage of increasing diversity
To mark International Women’s Day – 8 March 2018 – Guardian technology journalist Joanna Goodman sets out not only the size of the challenge...
Lamborghini teams with Vodafone on connected supercars
NEWSBYTE: Deal will see mobile operator become connected car partner of choice to the Italian supercar maker.
Vodafone is to become the worldwide connected car...
Cryptocurrencies “failing”, claims Bank of England. But is it right?
THE BIG READ: IoB's deep dive into important topics. Chris Middleton listens to Bank of England governor Mark Carney take down cryptocurrency in a display...