Smart cities will “choke” if they don’t deal with issues of integration and intelligence
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailThe challenge to integrate strategies, systems and data across departments and regions remains the most significant challenge for smart cities, and the ultimate stumbling block if they are to retain …
White House convenes AI summit with US tech leaders, as Europe forges ahead
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailThe White House has convened a meeting today (May 10) of 40 leading tech firms to discuss policy issues related to artificial intelligence (AI), including workforce development, regulatory barriers, and …
Volvo criss-crosses vehicle safety data, partners with Google and Amazon
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailVolvo Cars and Volvo Trucks will share anonymised safety data between connected vehicles in Sweden and Norway in real time before the year is out, the pair have announced. Volvo …
How to choose an IoT platform: “Be open, agile and secure,” says Software AG
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailThe only way to manage the rising chaos within industrial IoT systems is to deploy an IoT platform that provides flexibility and control. But there are masses of them out …
Machine learning vs. artificial intelligence–what’s the difference?
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailThe internet of things (IoT) is a broad term that covers a multitude of connectivity types, sensors and vertically-tailored applications. But, at a high level, the IoT is all about …
Samsung CTO leaves to lead Google’s IoT initiatives
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailGoal is to align consumer and enterprise products to tell “IoT story of Google” Former Samsung CTO Injong Rhee, who joined the Korean tech giant in 2011, announced in a …
Bill Gates investing $80 million in Arizona smart city
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailNew smart city will embrace “high-speed digital networks, data centers” and other technology-focused infrastructure To the west of Phoenix, Ariz., an 25,000-acre plot of land could eventually be home to …
Google’s Sidewalk Labs planning a greenfield smart city
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailArea outside of Toronto targeted for a holistic smart city build Sidewalk Labs, a subsidiary of Google-parent company Alphabet, is planning to build a smart city from the ground up …
The most important call (Reader Forum)
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailGoogle just announced the ability to make telephone calls from its Google Home speaker. At first, calling will be limited to outbound calls. Amazon was first to bring outbound and …
Google partners with Walmart for voice-activated shopping
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailTwo of the biggest business success stories in U.S. history are joining forces, as Google and Walmart team up to enable the purchase of hundreds of thousands of products via …
