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 …
Google Home gets voice calling
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailThe words “Unknown caller” on a ringing cell phone may no longer be a sign that the call is going straight to voicemail. Soon those calls may come from friends …
IoT software merger could streamline smart home
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailTwo makers of internet of things software are joining forces in order to make it easier for connected appliances to communicate with one another. Dallas-based Prodea, founded and run by …
Google targets the enterprise segment with new Glass offering
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailGoogle said a limited number of companies have been testing the new product over the last two years Google has unveiled the new version of its Google Glass product called …
Who will be the network operators for IoT – telcos, cable, or new market entrants? (Reality Check)
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailThe inside-out deployment model could be the key to unlocking the benefits of IoT In the race to own the emerging internet of things (IoT) market, IoT networks, and IoT …
Auto dealerships can accelerate autonomous and shared mobility (Reality Check)
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailNew mobility services such as ridesharing and carsharing have already impacted people’s transportation choices. In fact, on-demand mobility services are poised to be the fastest growing market segment in the …
Siemens explains Mentor Graphics acquisition
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailNine summers ago Chuck Grindstaff got a call from Wally Rhines, chairman and CEO of Mentor Graphics. As president and CEO of Siemens PLM Software, Grindstaff was running a company …
