Halloween, the night of ghouls, ghosts, and goblins, has undergone a significant transformation over the years. While traditional spooky elements like pumpkins, costumes, and candy remain essential, there’s a new player in town that’s adding a modern twist to the…
Education gets IoT-enabled: £9.5m project to make Scottish schools ‘Europe’s largest’ IoT network
A multimillion-pound scheme is earmarked to make schools in southeast Scotland “Europe’s largest” IoT network. University of Edinburgh’s Data-Driven Innovation (DDI) programme will allocate £9.5 million to provide every school in the Edinburgh area of Scotland with smart sensors. The…
BlackBerry to segment IoT division and go for IPO
BlackBerry announced earlier this month its intention to divide its IoT and cybersecurity divisions. It is hoping to target a subsidiary initial public offering for the IoT business next fiscal year. The former smartphone producer, which at its peak owned…
Police increasingly using smart doorbells to tackle crime
Smart doorbells, best known for seeing if its your friend at the door, or if its the pizza delivery driver, have long been an established part of the slowly developing smart home environment. Yet, what is newer, is the seriousness…
Did Kubrick call it? Amazon announce Alexa to receive AI integration
The smart home may soon resemble something like Hal in 2001: A Space Odyssey thanks to Amazon’s latest addition to their Alexa: AI. In an announcement last month, the retail giant gave a glimpse into the future of AI with…
From slump to smart: Sunderland City Council tell Connected Britain of its smart city revolution
Sunderland City Council and its tech partner told an audience at Connected Britain 2023 how the city has revolutionised itself as a smart city. Speaking on 20th September, Director of Smart Cities at Sunderland City Council Liz St Louis and…
IoT reaching more ears of insurers at Sense Consortium show and tell
On 19th September, the world of insurance and IoT met again as Sense Consortium opened the doors to its show and tell seminar at Lloyd’s of London HQ. Divided into an introduction, vendor pitches; Q&As then demos, attendees were shown…
Startup and shipping giant join to tackle CO2 emissions with IoT
A new collaboration between a startup and a shipping giant will see a small-scale pilot of IoT-enabled vessels. The hope is the partnership will use data collected to guide and encourage more sustainable operational decisions. Signol, a “behavioural change startup” and…
Ascento rolls out latest autonomous security patrolling robot with new $4.3m funding round
Labour shortages have affected large parts of the world and various industries. The security industry is also feeling the crunch, with many countries around the world facing a 52% staff shortage of security guards* which means companies are struggling to…
Panasonic to use ‘honeypots’ to take on malware attacking IoT devices
Panasonic has laid out plans to improve IoT defences with information gathered through attacks on their own devices. The company will create ‘honeypot’ devices to bait bad actors to attack from which they’ll collect the attack data from. Speaking at…
