It’s no secret that Utah’s unique geography and weather patterns create challenges for our air quality. Just last year, The Washington Times reported two of the nation’s seven worst metro areas for hazy air are located in Northern Utah. A large part of the problem is inversion, which is a weather phenomenon that prevents harmful […]
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China’s New Technology Spending Plan Is Larger Than Qatar’s Entire Economy This is post 2 of 2 in the series “China to Spend $170 Billion on ICT Infrastructure; 2017 Begins With A $14.6 Billion Fund” Nearly 700 Million People In China Remain Non-Internet Users China’s New Technology Spending Plan Is Larger Than Qatar’s Entire Economy
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Bug bounty programs may not be the most obvious solution to internet-of-things vulnerabilities, but they could be an indicator of vendors willing to do whatever it takes to keep “things” safe. Rebekah Brown, threat intelligence lead, and Tod Beardsley, director of research, both at Rapid7, sat down with SearchSecurity in November at Rapid7’s UNITED 2016
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Investment Summary: Acorn Energy is poised for strong growth with the divestiture of their interest in their DSIT subsidiary and there renewed focus on the fast growing internet of things via their Omnimetrix business. Additionally from a valuation perspective, Acorn Energy appears substantially undervalued relative to their peer set. Summary: Acorn Energy (NASDAQ:ACFN) was founded
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China’s central bank – the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) – has successfully completed a trial of a blockchain-based digital currency prototype system, taking it one step closer to becoming one of the first major central banks to issue its own digital currency. The PBOC also plans to officially launch a digital currency research institute.
Share with: If you’ve been thinking about making over your personal-security habits, 2017 is the year to change. Experts are predicting worsening denial-of-service attacks that overwhelm and shutter services, more targeted phishing attempts, evolving ransomware, and the rise of compromised Internet of Things devices. Given the dangers these looming threats pose to your personal data
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Given the seemingly endless hype around the Internet of Things (IoT), which makes it seem like the technology has been around for ever in one shape or form, you could be forgiven for thinking that the market was, at the very least, starting to mature. But the opposite appears to be true. In fact, it
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Coffees can now be ordered on command with a simple phrase Starbucks is launching voice ordering for its mobile app and the Amazon Alexa platform, enabling customers to ask for a coffee before they arrive at the store. They can now order and pay for food and beverage items using their voice from My Starbucks
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According to a study by Parks Associates, reported by Brad Russell from an article originally appearing on IoT Agenda, “the IoT space is expanding to provide more targeted service offerings with vertical-specific capabilities. Cloud-connected devices function more like software than hardware, creating changes in product development models. The development of smart home system platforms has
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Lynn Wangerin By LYNN WANGERIN Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC “May you live in interesting times” is purported to be a Chinese curse. Certainly, today’s world of data privacy and protection likely will continue to include “interesting” times. In observance of Data Privacy Day (January 28, 2017), here are some changes, trends and issues that have
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