McDonald’s ends two-year AI trial

As McDonald’s has begun to embrace automation and AI for streamlining processes manual workers would otherwise do, it suffered a setback more recently when it made the decision to remove artificial intelligence (AI) powered technology from its drive through restaurants.…

US Cyber Trust Mark seen as adding another layer of security

Iain Davidson, Senior Product Manager at Wireless Logic called the US Cyber Trust Mark a “timely addition to the growing body of regulations aimed at enhancing the security of connected devices”, while warning vigilance from device manufacturers as legislative shifts…

Dracula Technologies scaling up OPV device production

Dracula Technologies has announced the completion of the qualification process for its new Green Micropower Factory. This state-of-the-art facility is set to mass-produce LAYER Organic Photovoltaic (OPV) devices, significantly increasing production capacity to over 150 million cm² annually per shift.…

Cincoze’s rugged embedded computer DS-1402 receives awards

Cincoze’s rugged embedded computer, the DS-1402, has recently received two prestigious international awards. Part of the Rugged Computing – DIAMOND product line, the DS-1402 excels in high performance and PCIe expansion, fulfilling the stringent requirements of edge computing, smart factories,…

LoRaWAN Live announces award winners

The LoRa Alliance, a global association supporting the open LoRaWAN standard for IoT low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), has announced the winners of its annual Contribution Awards during a live ceremony at LoRaWAN Live Munich. These awards recognise individuals and companies…

Green Custard is finalist at SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards

Green Custard is delighted to announce its selection as a finalist in the SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards 2024. The company has been shortlisted for the esteemed ‘Service Excellence Award,’ underscoring its unwavering commitment to delivering exceptional customer service. This recognition…

Harnessing the power of APIs through effective monitoring

Jamie Beckland, Chief Product Officer at APIContext, stresses the importance of monitoring APIs in this exclusive piece for IoT Insider Modern enterprises have increasingly adopted Cloud application programming interfaces (APIs) in recent years because of the critical role they play…

STMicroelectronics unveils eSIM compliant with SGP.32

STMicroelectronics has unveiled the ST4SIM-300, the first embedded SIM in the industry that meets the upcoming GSMA standard for eSIM IoT deployment. This new standard, known as SGP.32, introduces features designed to streamline the management of IoT devices connected to…

ETS-Lindgren and Anritsu work on advancing NTN device testing

Performance testing company ETS-Lindgren and Anritsu, telecommunications testing tech company, have announced test support for devices using the Narrow Band NTN (NB-NTN) protocol. This collaboration brings together the strengths of both companies, providing a comprehensive solution for the testing and…

Advantech introduces Edge computers for smart city applications

Advantech has introduced its latest compact and fanless Edge computers—the ITA-168 and 178 series. These devices are powered by the latest Intel Celeron processors and feature dual-channel DDR4 memory, with both embedded memory and an SO-DIMM expansion slot. With computing…