IoT data analysis may require hybrid approach

One of the questions CIOs and businesses will have to wrestle with when building out an internet of things project is this: Where should the analysis of data happen -- at the edge or in the cloud? Analyzing data at the edge gives a company speed. Rather than send every ping or a batch of pings to the cloud, data points are collected and analyzed on the device. But not all internet of things (IoT) use cases require the kind of speed provided by edge analytics. "These are challenges customers

Getting smart on security in times of IOT

Reading Time: 3 minutesIoT: Unprecedented expansionInternet of Things (IoT) is now part of our daily life. The internet has pervaded our day-to-day lives like never before and internet connectivity is now used in all kinds of household and consumer gadgets too. We have smart cars and medical appliances that use internet connectivity to deliver better functionalities; we have watches, garden equipment, smart homes, wearable technology- all these and much more that depend on internet connectivity. The internet has revolutionized transportation, healthcare, communication and many other fields of human activity. We

Debut of AI Ethics Partnership, AI-Inspired Symphony, and More – This Week in Artificial Intelligence 09-30-16

1 – Oculus Investor Greg Castle Unveils $12 million Fund for VR, Self-Driving Cars, and MoreAnorak Ventures’ Greg Castle, who got in early on Oculus, announced this week $12 million in seed funds for cutting-edge companies in the areas of VR, AR, autonomous vehicles, robotics, and pioneering innovations using AI and computer vision technologies. In an email to VentureBeat, Castle wrote,“Over the next ten years these technologies will change our lives. I look for highly specialized teams solving tough problems in these exciting areas that will help bring these technologies to the masses.”To date,

Fed Gov Speaks Up on HAVs, Google’s Allo Chats Smarter, and More – This Week in Artificial Intelligence 9-23-16

1 – Self-Driving Cars: Feds Release Long-Awaited RulesOn Tuesday, the federal government released its long-anticipated new rules for self-driving cars. In a press release, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx stated,“Automated vehicles have the potential to save thousands of lives, driving the single biggest leap in road safety that our country has ever taken.”The guidelines are flexible and meant to evolve as the technology behind autonomous cars advances. While the suggested framework will be assimilated into state rules on regulation of human drivers, registration, traffic laws and enforcement, insurance and liability, the

Learn how Artificial Intelligence Helps Enterprise IT Growth

Reading Time: 3 minutesArtificial Intelligence (A.I) is touching lives in the most intimate of manners and seems to be playing a vital role in creating a new and better world for us human beings.The news that Apple recently brought a Seattle-based A.I startup Turi for $200 million, most likely as part of its efforts to boost the A.I capabilities of its products, itself shows how important Artificial Intelligence is turning out to be. There have been some incidents and developments in the recent past which show that A.I is slowly

The Expanding World of Accelerators

In some ways, it is now difficult to imagine a world without accelerators. Many of the globe’s most well-known and disruptive startups were propelled from the hallways of legendary accelerators such as Y Combinator, TechStars, and 500 Startups. AirBnb, Dropbox, Zenefits, Stripe, DigitalOcean, Heroku, Optimizely, Intercom, Reddit, and hundreds of other startup success stories were all briskly brought to life through the indispensable tutelage and connections of the startup ecosystem’s newest member: accelerators. And at just over a decade old, accelerators are barely new. Gust’s recent release of the Global

Tim Pastoor: Identifi – Rethinking Identity as a Decentralized Web of Trust

Identity is probably one of the most important constructs in our society. In our modern world, protecting one’s identity has become complex, as we no longer rely solely on governments to prove who we are. In addition, most identity sources can be easily compromised. Credit cards and social security numbers weren’t developed with the Internet in mind, and other identifiers such as logins and passwords aren’t well suited truly secure authentication and authorisation. We’re joined by Tim Pastoor, Founder of 2way.io, to discuss how we can improve control of our

A Tech Dream or Internet Security Nightmare

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Internet of Things (IoT) is a loose term for the concept that today’s computing and Internet technologies can be applied to almost any tool known to mankind, with results that were only the stuff of science fiction in the recent past. Science fiction frequently focuses on nightmare scenarios as cautionary tales and because they are more interesting for dramatic purposes.[embedded content]Probably the most famous nightmare scenario for the Internet of Things was portrayed in the Terminator movies, where a defense network called “Skynet” becomes self aware

The Internet of Things: A Tech Dream or Internet Security Nightmare?

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Internet of Things (IoT) is a loose term for the concept that today’s computing and Internet technologies can be applied to almost any tool known to mankind, with results that were only the stuff of science fiction in the recent past. Science fiction frequently focuses on nightmare scenarios as cautionary tales and because they are more interesting for dramatic purposes.[embedded content]Probably the most famous nightmare scenario for the Internet of Things was portrayed in the Terminator movies, where a defense network called “Skynet” becomes self aware

Verofax facilitates Egyptian EU Export with CBAM Compliance and Lifecycle Assessment Solutions

  Egyptian Businessmen's Association (EBA) convenes export symposium on February 9 CAIRO, Feb 15, 2024 - (ACN Newswire) - The Egyptian Businessmen's Association (EBA) convened a symposium on February 9, chaired by Engineer Majd al-Din al-Manzalawi, Secretary-General and Chairman of the Association’s Industry and Scientific Research Committee, to address the challenges and opportunities presented by the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), a law governing manufacturing standards for Egyptian exporters. [caption id="attachment_3095647" align="alignnone" width="780"] The Egyptian Businessmen's Association (EBA) convened to discuss the importance of technology in keeping factories compliant with export

Moonbeam, Diode Collaborate on Launch of DePIN Platform to Replace Traditional VPN, Web2 Products

Diode chooses Moonbeam to deploy suite of blockchain solutions that align with Polkadot founder Gavin Woods’ original vision for Web3 [SINGAPORE] – Moonbeam Network, a smart contract platform for building cross-chain connected applications, today announced the launch of Diode’s secure and decentralized communications platform. Diode’s solution is part of a movement known as DePIN, or “decentralized physical infrastructure network,” where blockchain protocols operate real-world infrastructure in a decentralized manner. Providing a censorship-resistant alternative to traditional products like VPN, Slack or Microsoft OneDrive, Diode’s massively scalable platform helps to bring about