The Innovation Report
It’s Time for IoT Security’s Next Big Step
The Internet of Things security crisis has persisted for decades, producing a seemingly endless stream of under-secured consumer gadgets, corporate phones, printers, networking equipment, medical devices, and critical infrastructure sensors and controllers....
Foxconn Launches Year Two of “Smart Cities-Smart Futures” Competition
Foxconn Technology Group has launched the second year of an initiative in which Wisconsin's public and private universities compete to come up with the best ideas for developing "smart" cities and systems in the state. The "Smart Cities-Smart Futures"...
Daimler Mobility Expands ePayment Services
Daimler Mobility is integrating its ePayment service, Mercedes pay, into Mercedes-Benz vehicles, the company announced at the International Automobile Exhibition in Frankfurt. The service will allow Mercedes-Benz owners to pay for parking, gas and...
Survey: Manufacturers Behind the IIoT Curve
Software AG (Frankfurt, MDAX: SOW) announced an original survey of over 125 North American manufacturers in the heavy industry and automotive sectors that revealed they are unable to scale their Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) investments across their...
Why Companies Are Forming Cybersecurity Alliances
In the physical world, governments are responsible for keeping citizens and corporations safe from enemies. The digital world, so far, has been a little different. When it comes to cybersecurity and cyber attacks, most governments have spent much more time increasing...
Terramera Raises $45 million for Tech that Reduces Use of Agri Chemicals
Terramera, a Canadian company selling bio-pesticides and seed treatments to reduce the use of chemicals in agriculture, has raised $45 million in its latest round of financing. The round was led by strategic investor Ospraie Ag Science and the company’s previous...
Artificial Intelligence Detects Heart Failure From One Heartbeat With 100% Accuracy
Doctors can detect heart failure from a single heartbeat with 100% accuracy using a new artificial intelligence-driven neural network. That’s according to a recent study published in Biomedical Signal Processing and Control Journal, which explores how...
States Hit EV Owners with Higher Fees
Electric vehicle owners in some states are paying higher annual fees for driving zero-emissions cars than their gas-guzzling friends, according to new analysis by Consumer Reports. Of the 26 states that impose fees on electric vehicles, 11 charge more for an...
Denso & Blackberry Launch Autonomous Vehicle Interface
Denso and Blackberry have announced the launch of their co-developed human machine interface (HMI) digital cockpit system that will be first shipped in vehicles by Japanese car manufacturer Subaru. According to the companies, vehicles have traditionally been equipped...
Google Files Patent for A.I. Tracking Baby’s Body and Eye Movements
Google’s hefty investment in artificial intelligence might be making its way to the crib. According to a patent application filed last year and published on Thursday, Google is researching technology that could track a baby’s eyes, movements and sounds...
