IoT: The Internet of Things Articles

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Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on January 21, 2025

What Is a Smart Home?

From automated lights to motion-activated door locks, smart home devices make your home, well, smarter.

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Carsten Rhod Gregersen Carsten Rhod Gregersen
Updated on January 17, 2025

More Endpoints, More Problems. Here’s How IoT Can (and Should) Fight Back in 2025.

Great growth demands great responsibility in IoT. Let’s make sure devices deliver on their promise without compromising our security.

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K. Scott Griffith K. Scott Griffith
Updated on December 19, 2024

After Cruise Ban, What’s Next for Autonomous Vehicles?

Fully autonomous vehicles encountered another roadblock after Cruise’s ban in San Francisco. Here’s what that could mean for the future of AVs and a potential path forward. 

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Jacob Biba Jacob Biba
Updated on December 13, 2024

16 Types of IoT Sensors Available Today

IoT sensors are integrated into devices that collect data on their physical surroundings, transmitting this data to the cloud via a mobile network. Here are some of the most common types of IoT sensors to know.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on November 25, 2024

What Are Smart Textiles?

Smart textiles weave tech into traditional fabrics, collecting data about the wearer and their immediate surroundings.

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Sam Daley Sam Daley
Updated on October 03, 2024

Blockchain and IoT: 10 Examples Making Our Future Smarter

How companies are combining IoT with blockchain technology to make the world a better-connected place.  

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Rose Velazquez Rose Velazquez
Updated on September 18, 2024

7 Smart Home Technology Companies

These smart home technology companies build connected devices and appliances to simplify household tasks.

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Burcin Kaplanoglu Burcin Kaplanoglu
Updated on September 12, 2024

How Machine Learning and Computer Vision Are Making Construction Sites Safer

ML, computer vision, IoT, generative AI, 5G — these technologies combined are protecting construction workers and streamlining their workflow in real time.

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Mike Thomas Mike Thomas
Updated on September 09, 2024

15 Examples of IoT in Environmental Sustainability You Should Know

These IoT tech companies help public utilities and other energy providers expand their services.

Carsten Rhod Gregersen Carsten Rhod Gregersen
Updated on August 20, 2024

Are You Ready for the AI of Things?

AI and edge computing are revolutionizing the Internet of Things. Here’s what you need to know.

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