October 26, 2016 —A wave of cyberattacks against a core internet service provider last week caused disruptions at major websites and marked the third time in the past month that criminals used a network of malware-infected devices to cause havoc. The botnet known as Mirai has garnered considerable attention from the security community because it …
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Sonos has physically manifested its latest global campaign ‘You’re better than this’ in London’s King’s Cross today (26 October), offering 300 free speakers to consumers in exchange for their older, less reliable models. Avid fans of the brand queued up from 5am this morning to offer up their hardware in a ‘speaker amnesty’. The discarded …
When your “smart” home is hacked, who is to blame — and importantly — who pays for it? As connected items in our homes move beyond laptops and mobile phones to baby monitors, refrigerators, door locks, intruder alarms and thermostats, insurance companies are evolving along with them. The insurance industry is increasingly incorporating these devices …
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Samsung has hired Fan TV founder Gilles BianRosa as its new Senior Vice President and Chief Product Officer for Visual Display Content & Services. In its new role, BianRosa will be overseeing heading product for Samsung’s smart TVs and other connected home devices. “There was no way I was going to pass up on this …
Amazon’s Alexa is going to be a free app for the tablet Fire made by Amazon. Amazon’s Alexa is a smart assistant that is now available for tablets. This step was made by Amazon but it is only available if the tablets are made by Amazon. Amazon’s Alexa is going to be a free app …
October 26th, 2016 by Joshua S Hill Smart grid, battery storage, and energy efficiency companies raised $102 million in venture capital funding during the third quarter of 2016, according to new figures from Mercom Capital, while residential and commercial battery storage projects raised $625 million in project funds. Mercom Capital Group, a global clean energy …
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IUB Newsroom » IU professors receive $1.8 million NSF grant to protect security of ‘internet of things’ technology IU professors receive $1.8 million NSF grant to protect security of ‘internet of things’ technology Study to strengthen privacy in growing market of internet-connected household devices Oct. 26, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Is your webcam …
‘Let’s build a single supercomputer that is smarter than all of humanity put together.’ While that sounds ominously similar to what a mad scientist in a fictional universe would say before unleashing a deadly robotic that destroys all humanity, that is exactly the ideal behind the advancement of artificial intelligence as we have come to call …
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ARM chief technology officer Mike Muller has a fun job. He goes about collecting some of the most interesting things that customers are doing with the company’s microprocessor designs for the Internet of Things, or making everyday objects smart and connected. In a talk at the ARM TechCon event yesterday, he showed plenty of cool …
Stu Robarts The Bonjour alarm clock will learn a user’s typical routine and proactively provide relevant information at any given time, as well as integrate with apps, fitness trackers and smart home devices(Credit: Holi) You may not typically be firing on all cylinders when your alarm clock goes off, but French startup Holi says it has …