Sidewalk Labs blames Covid economy for shock shutdown of $1bn Toronto venture
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSidewalk Labs, the smart-city side project of Google-parent company Alphabet, has pulled the plug on its controversial tech-fuelled urban re-development project in Toronto, blaming “economic uncertainty” brought on by the …
Zigbee and DALI to improve compatibility of smart lighting connectivity and control
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe Zigbee Alliance and the Digital Illumination Interface Alliance (DiiA), the organisation for DALI lighting control, are working together to bring further standardisation and system interoperability to IoT-based luminaires in the …
Decision on Sidewalk Labs delayed as Toronto seeks public review
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailWaterfront Toronto, in charge of the $1 billion redevelopment of Toronto’s waterfront neighbourhood, has extended the deadline on whether to move forward with Google sister company Sidewalk Labs’ proposal for …
Does AI need to be regulated? Views from the World Economic Forum
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailArtificial intelligence (AI) is already being used in a variety of applications, including automated analysis of video captured by security cameras or to assess the quality of items moving down …
Amazon trumps Google in smart home sales; smart lighting tops growth forecasts
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe smart home market in Europe continued to grow in the third quarter of 2019, reaching almost 23.8 million units, an increase of 18.1 per cent compared to the same …
OSIsoft on 2020: 3D goes 4D, a sharper edge, AI gets knocked down – 10 IoT predictions
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailMichael Kanellos, IoT analyst, OSIsoft: 1. IoT declares victory “IoT projects are often portrayed as the quickest way to get yourself fired with, allegedly, ‘close to three fourths’ of IoT …
Amazon, Apple, Google combine to develop new smart-home connectivity protocol
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAmazon, Apple, Google, and the Zigbee Alliance have announced a working group, under the name Connected Home over IP, to develop and promote a new, royalty-free connectivity standard to increase …
Google-backed Canvass serves up AI takeaway to ‘biggest’ automation companies
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailGoogle-backed analytics provider Canvass Analytics has signed with the two “largest industrial automation companies” to resell its takeaway AI solution for industrial companies. The Toronto-based firm, founded in 2016, is …
Google-led smart city project draws civic backlash in Toronto
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailEighteen months ago, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and leaders of Google-parent Alphabet subsidiary Sidewalk Labs announced the planned $1 billion redevelopment of Toronto’s Quayside area. The idea was kit …
Google sister-co Sidewalk Labs releases smart-city icon set to tackle data transparency
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSidewalk Labs has released a set of visual icons for smart cities to instruct citizens about the new technologies they are deploying. The point is to define and explain the …
