You could win $25000 in FTC's contest for Internet of Things cybersecurity thingies

The Internet of Things can be a rough neighborhood, as October’s massive botnet attack illustrated – and so, in an attempt to head off future hacks, the Federal Trade Commission has organized a contest for IoT security tools. It’s offering prizes worth up to $25,000 for the top entries. The FTC’s IoT Home Inspector Challenge is […]

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A Secure Model of IoT with Blockchain

As the Internet of Things (IoT) adds more and more devices to the digital fold every day, organizations of all sizes are recognizing the IoT’s potential to improve business processes and, ultimately, accelerate growth.  Meanwhile, the number and variety of IoT solutions has expanded exponentially, creating real challenges. Chief among them: the urgent need for a secure IoT model

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6-year-old orders pricey dollhouse and cookies from Amazon's Alexa

Having trouble viewing the video? Try disabling any ad blocking extensions currently running on your browser. DALLAS (CNN) — It was either a late Christmas present or an unfunny prank. Megan Neitzel couldn’t figure out why an expensive dollhouse and four pounds of sugar cookies were delivered to her Dallas home. She didn’t order either.

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Whole Home Wi-Fi

Salt Lake City — (KUTV) From CES in Las Vegas, Chet Pipkin, founder, chairman and CEO of Belkin International, visited with Fresh Living about great options for whole home Wi-Fi. For more information, visit linksys.com. Chet Pipkin is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Belkin International based in Playa Vista, in the heart of Los

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5 Ways Amazon Will Disrupt Commerce Before Amazon Go Comes To Your Neighborhood

A pedestrian passes in front of the new Amazon Go grocery store in Seattle, Washington, U.S., on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016. Photographer: David Ryder/Bloomberg In the midst of the year’s busiest shopping season, Amazon.com Inc. surprised some with one of its next-gen commerce announcements. Amazon Go, which promises to eliminate the checkout altogether, generated headlines

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iRobot invests in Cambridge `smart home' startup Sense

Comments Print (Sense) The Sense device analyzes a home’s energy consumption. Sense Labs Inc., a Cambridge startup developing an Internet-connected home electricity monitor, has added robotic vacuum maker iRobot as an investor, raising another $1 million to help expand manufacturing and sales. The new cash adds modestly to the roughly $14 million investment round the

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Triby's next-gen hub goes all-in on connected home functionality

Last year, Triby became the first non-Amazon product to integrate Alexa functionality. But what, you’re no doubt asking, has the company done for you lately? After all, since that announcement, countless other products have followed suit, and these days we’re up to our necks in voice-controlled vacuum cleaners and refrigerators, right? At this year’s CES,

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