Internet of Things

Cortana gets IoT integration, support for third-party skills

The new features are aimed at making Microsoft's virtual assistant smarter

Google’s taking Brillo into smart homes with Android Things

The stripped-down OS is out as a developer preview, along with updates to Weave

Wi-Fi chip cannibalizes ambient Wi-Fi signals for power

IoT Wi-Fi radios may soon be the size of a grain of rice and transmit messages forever—without maintenance

Surfers crowdsource oceanic data using Smartfin IoT sensors

Surfers team with Lost Bird and the Surfrider Foundation to support environmental research

Tech predictions for 2017: What I expect to happen

How well did I do predicting 2016, and what does next year look like? Let’s take a look.

Singapore’s ‘city brain’ project is groundbreaking — but what about privacy?

Aggregating data on traffic, weather, government and elder services aims to make citizens' lives better -- but potentially less private

What to expect from Cisco in 2017

Cisco will have a great opportunity to flex its enormous networking muscles and move into the next wave of growth

5 enterprise-related things you can do with blockchain technology today

You can track diamonds and make payments with blockchains ... but what link do they have with pork?

6 network and security trends you can expect in 2017

Intel, Microsoft going long distance with Cortana on Windows 10 PCs

You'll also be able to shout 'Hey Cortana' to wake up PCs from standby