In the 20th century we got used to a certain way of thinking: if you needed something, you bought it. Cars, houses, records, you named it. Efficient manufacturing and logistics made it possible to create an unprecedented global overflow of stuff. Ownership quickly became about being someone; it was a way of defining who you are. All of this is […]
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On a November, 2015 morning in Bentonville, Arkansas, first responders discovered a corpse floating in a hot tub. The home’s resident, James Andrew Bates, told authorities he’d found the body of Victor Collins dead that morning. He’d gone to bed at 1 AM, while Collins and another friend stayed up drinking. This past December, The Information
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Published March 12 by Bob Ciura The technology industry changes rapidly. Innovation is critically important, to keep up with evolving trends. For an example of this, consider the cases of Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC). On the surface, they seem like very similar companies. Both Texas Instruments and Intel are large-cap tech stocks,
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It’s the end of another week, which means it’s time for And finally — our round-up of the best rumours and tidbits from the past seven days. This week, we’ve heard whispers about a future version of Amazon’s Echo, collected an update on Rhythm’s Dreem, and saw Apple make links with a homebuilder and a
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While Google Home is great at answering questions, setting timers and even playing music, its interaction with smart home gadgets is where the smart speaker really starts to shine. But in order to get the most out of that home-automation capability, you need some smart home technology to control. While Google is still building out
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Photo: H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut Media Image 1of/8 Caption Close Image 1 of 8 Priscilla Beaulieu, of New Fairfield, has Multiple Sclerosis and limited mobility, the Network Support Company, of Danbury, has outfitted her home with what is know as the Internet of Things (IoT) to allow her to operate her home’s
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If you’ve ever wondered whether there is a single point of failure that could take the entire Internet down in one fell swoop, rest assured: experts say that is not the case. But even though the Internet does not possess a “kill switch”, so to speak, it does have plenty of vulnerabilities and limitations. Outages are commonplace, security is a perennial
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For more than 35 years, Paul McGuinness was the manager of U2 — taking the group from a promising, but raw post-punk act playing pubs in Dublin to the biggest rock band in the world with global record sales of over 130 million. In 2013, McGuinness announced he was stepping down from day-to-day management and
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Hyderabad, IndustryARC, March 11, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The report “Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) Market: By Components (Sensors, Memory, Processors, RFID); By End Use Industry (Manufacturing, Transportation, Energy, Retail, Healthcare, Agriculture) – Forecast (2016-2021)”, published by IndustryARC, estimates global market to reach $123.8 billion by 2021. Browse 51 Market Tables, 73 Figures spread through