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Amazon Web Services and Microchip are developing an Internet of Things security platform

BI Intelligence See Also There will be 24 billion IoT devices installed on Earth by 2020 The $6 trillion opportunity in the IoT THE LOW POWER WIDE AREA NETWORKS REPORT: Market potential, key players, and the emerging standards for low-power, long-range networks set to open doors for IoT adoption This story was delivered to BI […]

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Microsoft Sees Security as Top IoT Hurdle

The internet of things may be loaded with promise, but it’s the potential hazards that are keeping many businesses from making the leap. Like cloud computing, smartphones and the plain old internet before it, the internet of things (IoT) is being heralded as a game-changing technology for businesses. Airlines, for example, expect the proliferation of

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IBM launches industry platforms, blockchain unit and swaps global business services execs

IBM is launching a new business unit focused on blockchain technology and other emerging areas and putting its global business services chief, Bridget van Kralingen, in charge. Bridget van Kralingen The unit, dubbed Industry Platforms, will initially emphasize Watson Financial Services, blockchain technology and strategic partnerships. Van Kralingen, senior vice president for IBM Global Business

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Huawei Joins ZigBee Alliance Board of Directors

Huawei is the latest technology giant to join the ZigBee Alliance at the Promoter level and be named to the board of directors. The alliance is a non-profit association of companies creating, maintaining and delivering open, global standards for the low-power wireless Internet of Things (IoT). Huawei is the 15th member of the ZigBee Alliance

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In Italy, Zuckerberg Talks Disaster Assistance, His Robot Butler

The Facebook CEO is eager to help people mark themselves as safe and show off his automated home. Mark Zuckerberg talked up Facebook’s plans to expand its artificial intelligence and safety check features at a town hall discussion today in Italy. Taking questions from an audience at a university in Rome, Zuckerberg expressed his condolences

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What is the Internet of Things? A Low-Tech IoT Definition

It’s one of the vaguest terms in the tech industry. (Perhaps rivaled only by “the cloud.”) You may or may not know what it means. But hopefully you do know that it’s worth billions of dollars. We’re talking about the Internet of Things (IoT). In this article, we’re breaking down the basic concept of IoT

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Omate Announces the First Standalone 3G Enabled Smartwatch with Amazon Alexa

Omate announced the Omate Rise Limited Edition smartwatch with Amazon Alexa Voice Service available later this year. The watch will be available for pre-order Sept. 1-3, 2016 on the Omate Rise Indiegogo page for $199 and will start shipping in Dec., 2016. Starting Jan., 2017, the price will increase to $349. The Omate Rise Carbon

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Sierra Wireless And The Blockchain Call Option

Investment Thesis Global Leader in Internet of Things Space Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) is the global leader in embedded cellular modules for the Internet of Things. The Internet of Things is still in its infancy with 2.9 billion connected devices in 2014 and a wide array of estimates ranging from 13 billion to 50 billion

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Philips Adds Motion Sensor to Smart Lighting Options

Hands full? The Philips Hue Motion Sensor lets you control lights without using a smartphone or switch. Just walk on by. Automatic Philips Hue lights without using a smartphone or switch. This could be useful when you enter your house with your hands full of groceries, or when you wake up in the middle of

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Omate Rise 3G smartwatch adds Amazon Alexa support, new Limited Edition hits Indieogogo

The Omate Rise is a smartwatch with a round display, an Android-based operating system, and support for WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, and 3G cellular data. Omate ran a crowdfunding campaign for the watch last year and began shipping the Omate Rise earlier in 2016. Now the company has announced that the Omate Rise is getting a new feature:

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