ISPs Report: 26 States Now Ban or Restrict Community BroadbandVICE - Karl BodeMany of the laws restricting local voters’ rights were directly written by a telecom sector terrified of real broadband competition. A new report has found that 26 states now either restrict or outright
Peloton The next Peloton? A look at the players in the digital fitness landscapeFast Company - Rina RaphaelConnected exercise equipment and streaming platforms and apps are taking the boutique studio experience out of the gym. “There are 162 million people with gym memberships globally who could have a superior
Robotics Robots will soon be baking our bread, brewing our lattes, and making our saladsDigital Trends We’ve all gotten used to robots that can clean floors and automate manufacturing. But can they take over the often tricky work of preparing, serving …
Internet of Things Top programming languages IoT developers should learnTechRepublic - Alison DeNisco Rayome IoT development is rapidly expanding, but concerns around security and connectivity remain, according to an Eclipse Foundation report. The explosion …
Technology 11 aspects to consider when adopting smart home technologiesTNW - Scott GerberWith smart home technologies constantly growing in popularity, there are several things consumers should understand about these devices in regards to features and long-term benefits, as well as potential
Technology Ready for 6G? How AI will shape the network of the futureMIT Technology Review - Emerging Technology from the arXiv With 5G networks rolling out around the world, engineers are turning their attention to the next incarnation. Mobile-phone technology has changed the …
Raspberry Pi Raspberry Pi plant monitoring systemgeeky-gadgets.com - Julian Horsey Using the Azure Internet of Things hub Hackster.io members of Green team, Damir Mukametkarim and Artem Savchuk. Have created a great tutorial on …
Smart Cities Activists are suing Canada over plans to build a smart city in TorontoMIT Technology Review - Charlotte Jee The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has filed a legal challenge against all three levels of the country’s government in a bid to put a stop to …
Internet of Things The top 20 Industrial IoT trends – as showcased at Hannover Messe 2019iot-analytics.com - Knud Lasse Lueth Hannover Messe (or Hannover Fair) has established itself as the #1 global industrial tradeshow. With 215,000 visitors and 6,500 exhibitors. The event …
Technology Microsoft acquires Express Logic for its real-time internet of things operating systemVentureBeat - Kyle WiggersMicrosoft today announced that it’s acquired Express Logic, a 23-year-old San Diego, California-based developer of real-time operating systems (RTOS) for internet of things (IoT) and edge devices powered
Technology Robot startups are making a play for the U.S. food industryAxios - Kaveh Waddell Edging beyond the gimmicky demos of years past, robot startups are mounting a play for the more than $5.7 trillion U.S. food industry, launching …
Technology (Ireland) Why smart city initiatives are taking off. Tom Snyder,Executive Director, NC RIoTirishtechnews.ie 1 min pitch for what you are doing now? I lead RIoT, a nonprofit focused on IoT sector growth. We run conferences and workshops across the United …
Internet of Things A New Generation of Connected Devicesthriveglobal.com The internet has transformed the daily lives of most people on this planet, but it has yet to realise its full potential. By connecting previously …
Internet of Things Why securing the Internet of Things is crucial to the Fourth Industrial Revolutionweforum.org - Amy Jordan The Internet of Things (IoT) is set to revolutionize our world and is already having a significant impact in many areas of our day-to-day lives. But …
Technology How Google is building the fastest internet cable to cross the AtlanticPopular Science - By Rob VergerIt involves armadillos. Data flows under the oceans. To get from the US to Europe, for example, internet traffic doesn’t beam by satellite—it rushes through subsea cables. There are about 378 of these
Internet of Things Welcome to IEEE WF-IoT 2019 - IEEE 5th World Forum on Internet of Thingsieee.org - by Matthew Sielski Plenary Speakers and Panelists The IEEE 5th World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT) will be held on the spectacular parkland setting of the …
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax): A cheat sheetTechRepublic - Brandon Vigliarolo Wireless speeds are about to get a lot faster thanks to the introduction of Wi-Fi 6 later this year. Learn how Wi-Fi 6 will impact business …
U.S. Politics Trump administration to unveil big 5G pushAxios - Kim Hart President Trump and his top telecom regulator will announce plans today to unleash the largest-ever swath of radio frequencies in the U.S. and a $20 …
Hate Your Internet Provider? Look to SpaceThe Wall Street Journal. - Christopher MimsIf you hate your internet provider, the good news is that in the next five to 10 years, you may have the opportunity to ditch it in favor of a system that transcends regional monopolies, requires no visits
Storage Ideas Walmart Is Rolling Out the RobotsThe Wall Street Journal. - Sarah NassauerRetailer to expand use of machines to scan shelves and scrub floors as it seeks to keep labor costs down Walmart Inc. is expanding its use of robots in stores to help monitor inventory, clean floors and
Solar Panels Battery-Less IoT a Reality With Bluetooth® Low Energy Multi-Sensorelectronicsforu.com - Vinay Advertisement Industry’s lowest power Bluetooth radio enables new multi-sensor solution powered entirely using solar energy ON Semiconductor continues …
Technology Amazon acquires autonomous warehouse robotics startup Canvas TechnologyTechCrunch - Brian HeaterAmazon has acquired Boulder, Colo.-based warehouse robotics startup Canvas Technology, TechCrunch has learned. The deal makes a lot of sense from the outside, adding another important piece to Amazon growing
Computer Science Why AI and edge computing is capturing so much attentionVentureBeat - VB StaffWhat we’ve known for a while is that edge computing — sometimes called IoT — will be everywhere, and part of most corporate strategies. Mobile phones and other smart devices and sensors have transformed
Play buttonNokia Inside Nokia’s factory of the future: Robots, data, automation, 5G, and even some humansVentureBeat - Chris O'BrienNokia’s “factory of the future” in Oulu, Finland offers a glimpse into a world in which high-speed connectivity promises to transform manufacturing. But the potential to automate just about every aspect
Walmart Robot invasion: Walmart to deploy thousands of automated assistantsDigital Trends Walmart currently deploys a small number of robots at its stores across the U.S., but this week it says it’s “going big” with the technology, rolling …
Tech Industry Do the Latest Baby Monitors Ease Fears or Add Anxiety?The Wall Street Journal. - Julie JargonTech companies promise to track your baby’s bedtime well-being so you can follow that longstanding parenting adage: Sleep when the baby sleeps. But advanced baby monitors like Owlet and Angelcare are parental
IoT Day 2019: Where the industry stands today with challenges and opportunities aheadiottechnews.com In the seminal Building the Internet of Things, Cisco VP Maciej Kranz outlined in the book’s opening page the opportunity for consumers and businesses …
Facebook The UK is attempting a radical redesign of the internetThe Verge - Casey NewtonA new proposal trades away a lot of speech in the name of security Last month, with the passage of the Copyright Directive, I wrote here that Europe was splitting the internet into three. On Sunday, that
Startups PubNub nabs $23M as its IaaS network hits 1.3T messages sent each monthTechCrunch - Ingrid LundenThere’s been a huge boom in the last decade of applications and services that rely on on real-time notifications and other alerts as a core part of how they operate, and today one of the companies that
