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Amid declining traditional car revenues, Tesla is signalling a dramatic transformation: from an electric vehicle manufacturer to a networked ecosystem of autonomous vehicles, humanoid robots, energy assets, and AI-driven services. The company’s Q4 2025 earnings call provided a front-row view of this shift, with Elon Musk, CFO Vaibhav Taneja, and other executives outlining a vision where Tesla operates as much as an Internet-of-Things (IoT) company as it does an automaker.

This episode of IoT Unplugged explores the concept of ambient IoT, a technology designed to power and connect networks of battery-free sensors using energy harvested from the environment. The discussion centres on how ambient IoT works, why it matters, and where it is already being applied, particularly in retail, logistics, manufacturing, and other asset-intensive industries. The guest is Gian Paolo Marino, Chief Strategy and Growth Officer at US-based wireless power specialist Energous, who brings over 25 years of experience in semiconductors, systems, and industrial Internet of Things applications.

IoT firms are increasingly expanding beyond their home markets to offer global coverage — driven by both customer demand and data sovereignty laws. As multinational clients scale fleets of connected devices, providers face growing pressure to ensure that data remains local, comply with regional regulations, and maintain secure, reliable operations.

Experts are warning that weak passwords and poor security standards for IoT devices are leaving businesses and consumers increasingly exposed, ahead of Data Privacy Day tomorrow, 28th January.

Exein and Mesh Systems partner to strengthen cybersecurity

Exein and Mesh Systems partner to strengthen cybersecurity

Nozomi Networks announced that Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has completed its acquisition of the company.

Nozomi Networks enters next phase of growth

Infovista launches VistAI: Agentic AI for autonomous network operations

Infovista launches VistAI: Agentic AI for autonomous network operations

When French technology company Dracula Technologies showcased its new generation of indoor photovoltaic cells at CES earlier this month, it signalled a potential step forward in powering battery-free connected devices. The company has made a name for itself generating electricity from ambient indoor light, including low-intensity LED sources. Its new system, LAYER V2.0, now claims a 30% improvement in performance under real-world indoor lighting conditions. IoT Insider spoke with Jérôme Vernet, VP Strategy and co-founder of Dracula Technologies, to learn more about the technology and its potential applications.

Inside the technology behind Dracula Technologies’ latest indoor energy-harvesting system

Delta collaborates with MODEC and Eld Energy

Delta collaborates with MODEC and Eld Energy

EMASS tapes out 16nm ECS-DoT, advancing always-on Edge AI

EMASS tapes out 16nm ECS-DoT, advancing always-on Edge AI

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When French technology company Dracula Technologies showcased its new generation of indoor photovoltaic cells at CES earlier this month, it signalled a potential step forward in powering battery-free connected devices. The company has made a name for itself generating electricity from ambient indoor light, including low-intensity LED sources. Its new system, LAYER V2.0, now claims a 30% improvement in performance under real-world indoor lighting conditions. IoT Insider spoke with Jérôme Vernet, VP Strategy and co-founder of Dracula Technologies, to learn more about the technology and its potential applications.

Inside the technology behind Dracula Technologies’ latest indoor energy-harvesting system

When French technology company Dracula Technologies showcased its new generation of indoor photovoltaic cells at…

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CSignum launches through-ice wireless monitoring

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Why radar will enable tomorrow’s driverless passenger vehicles

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What is Vodafone’s Internet of Things Business and why has it set up an American division?

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From niche to mainstream: how smart rings are outshining smartwatches in 2026

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From trolley to template: The rise of facial recognition technology in British supermarkets

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Security

Exein and Mesh Systems partner to strengthen cybersecurity

Exein and Mesh Systems partner to strengthen cybersecurity

Exein announced a strategic partnership with Mesh Systems. Together, the companies will help manufacturers strengthen…

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Amid declining traditional car revenues, Tesla is signalling a dramatic transformation: from an electric vehicle manufacturer to a networked ecosystem of autonomous vehicles, humanoid robots, energy assets, and AI-driven services. The company’s Q4 2025 earnings call provided a front-row view of this shift, with Elon Musk, CFO Vaibhav Taneja, and other executives outlining a vision where Tesla operates as much as an Internet-of-Things (IoT) company as it does an automaker.

How Tesla is becoming an IoT powerhouse

Amid declining traditional car revenues, Tesla this week signalled a dramatic transformation: from an electric…

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Why radar will enable tomorrow’s driverless passenger vehicles

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Vicor technology enables Betterfrost to defrost glass in record time

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Healthcare

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are now working on a solution: a smart pill that can confirm when it has been taken and send a signal beyond the body.

After more than a decade as a niche curiosity, manufacturers say smart rings are finally becoming a mainstream wearable.

Scientists at Northwestern University say they have taken a step towards that goal with a wireless implant that uses light to transmit information directly to the brain, bypassing the body’s natural sensory pathways.

A Japanese apparel group best known for specialist inner-down clothing is seeking to enter the digital health market with what it says is the world’s first belt-type health-sensing wearable, as technology companies race to develop less intrusive ways of monitoring ageing populations.

D.O.N targets ageing populations with world’s first belt-based wearable sensor

Hospitals are facing mounting challenges in securing their network-connected medical devices, according to new survey data from Asimily, a risk mitigation platform covering IoT, OT, and IoMT systems.

Hospitals grapple with cyber security gaps in connected medical devices

VOVO, the South Korean bathroom technology company, is preparing to introduce what it calls the world’s smartest toilet at CES 2026, as the sector for connected home devices extends into one of the last unmodernised rooms of the house.

VOVO unveils ‘world’s smartest toilet’

Avalue Technology has launched a new line of medical-grade edge computing systems designed to meet rising demand for real-time AI processing in hospitals, as healthcare providers accelerate digital transformation across imaging, surgery, and point-of-care services.

Avalue targets hospital AI shift with launch of medical-grade Edge computing platform

Amid declining traditional car revenues, Tesla is signalling a dramatic transformation: from an electric vehicle manufacturer to a networked ecosystem of autonomous vehicles, humanoid robots, energy assets, and AI-driven services. The company’s Q4 2025 earnings call provided a front-row view of this shift, with Elon Musk, CFO Vaibhav Taneja, and other executives outlining a vision where Tesla operates as much as an Internet-of-Things (IoT) company as it does an automaker.