Applied AI Weekly News

Justin Grammens

Welcome everyone to the latest issue of IoT Weekly News!

I have another great week of articles covering a wide variety of topics on the Internet of Things. First, I wanted to be sure that everyone was aware 2 awesome events coming up next month. First, is our 5th annual IoT Hackday where team come to compete for 12 hours to build the best IoT products, make friends, build startups and have fun! If you are near the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, we welcome you register as a captain of a team or join an existing team!

Second, we once again as part of IoT Hackday are having an LED Costumes Event, lead by Dan McCreary and his team to teach kids how to program LED strips for fun and possibly costumes for Halloween! You'll want to register for LED Costumes Event as soon as possible as it always sells out.

I hope you enjoy the articles I've selected and be sure to send me reply with any thoughts or possible improvements you would like to see in the future. I welcome feedback from all readers. I hope you enjoy this issue and remember to follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook

Until next time, THANKS FOR READING!

News

Is The Internet Of Things Overhyped In 2018?

We’re currently in the first generation of IoT. What we’re doing right now is collecting data from dumb devices and aggregating it in centralized cloud solutions. In the next generations, we’ll see edge analytics and intelligent networks. Right now we’re mostly using IoT devices as sensors. In the future, they will be increasingly used as actuators too. This will have an impact on virtually every industry out there. It’s not a question of if, but when, this will happen.

The Things 915Mhz Internet of Things Gateway $350

A new open source Internet of ThingsNew Open Source gateway router designed by The Things Network to work perfectly with TTN. Now available to purchase from the Adafruit online store priced at $350. “Make a free account, plug it in, follow the easy step-by-step installation instructions and you’ve got yourself a LoRaWAN to Internet gateway in under 5 minutes. No setup or usage fees.”

19 Astonishing Quotes About The Internet Of Things Everyone Should Read

Seems like everybody is talking about the Internet of Things (IoT)—the good, the bad and the alarming along the lines of. “It’s the beginning of machines taking over the world.” The IoT is when everyday products such as refrigerators, watches, speakers and more connect to the internet and to one another. The Internet of Things is already transforming our homes and workplaces.

Lab Makes Data Sharing Easier so Medical IoT Devices Can Be Smarter

Medical PnP laboratory researchers are looking to save lives through smarter, more interoperable healthcare technology using open standards, medical expertise and testing equipment that simulates health conditions to encourage easier integration of IoT devices and new sharing apps that can expand their capabilities.

Who Is Responsible When the Internet of Things Goes Wrong?

The world is increasingly populated by objects that are connected to the internet. The Internet of Things (IoT), used to describe this population, is largely a marketing term that has been been created and adopted to describe a series of technological changes that are currently underway and only figure to increase in the future.

Identifying the Internet of Things – One Device at a Time

To securely build and grow an IoT ecosystem, one must have the tools and architectures in place to identify, control and manage their IoT devices. This process begins with establishing a strong identity within each IoT device. Here are some of the ways in which we can verify the authenticity of IoT devices before on-boarding them.

Security

Bluetooth Security: Who Just Came in Through Your Open IoT Door?

The Internet of Things can be great, but making it great takes thought, and sometimes action. Let’s start by considering this non-technical scenario. A good friend has permitted you to use a fabulous beach house. In the past, the friend would leave the keys with the bartender at a boardwalk bar about a quarter mile from the house. You both know the owner and felt that was OK. Up until recently, you’d go to the bar, and the bartender would hand you the keys.

Business

Pizza Hut Slices Millions Off Energy Bill with IoT Solution

American West Restaurant Group, the third largest Pizza Hut franchise in the United States, announced they are on track to save an estimated $2 million in energy costs and reduce their average monthly energy usage by 18% over the next 5 years. This is due to an IoT-based approach to energy management. EcoEnergy Insights is credited with creating a customized program for AWGR’s hundreds of restaurants.

What's in Your Wallet: Internet of Things?

Windmill Enterprise continues to pique interest in the world of enterprise blockchain, and before even formally launching their Cognida Network and platform, along with a non-profit open source foundation.

The integration of Vault Wallet’s secure digital signature technology into the Cognida platform will allow enterprise customers to manage access of connected devices and machines using digital signatures, so this has something to do with IoT, right?

Healthcare

Internet of Things, AI to Play Key Role in Future Smart Hospitals

The Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to combine with the power of artificial intelligence, blockchain, and other emerging technologies to create the “smart hospitals” of the future, according to a new report. The Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) – consists of any and all medical devices, patient monitoring tools, wearables, and other sensors that can send signals to other devices via the internet.

Industrial

Microsoft CTO: Edge Computing Can Make Industries ‘Massively More Efficient’

Edge computing has the potential to transform industries ranging from agriculture to industrial manufacturing and health care with its ability to offer real-time data analysis and insight from billions of devices in the field, says Microsoft Corp. Chief Technology Officer Kevin Scott.

Blockchain for IoT: A Big Idea Meets Hard Design Questions

The business possibilities from this physical internet of value are vast, potentially expanding the transactional economy in once-unimaginable ways. Self-driving cars might pay each other to cut ahead, for instance; a fridge equipped with sensors would know when it's running low on milk and zap the grocer some crypto to deliver a fresh carton.

Edge Computing And The Future Of Machine Learning

The last sixty years have seen commercial computing oscillate between centralization and decentralization, determined largely by the needs of the technology of the day. In the 1960s, everything was focused on developing computing power in a single device. In the 1980s, it was all about multiple dumb terminals connecting to a mainframe. Since the late 2000s, the trend has been firmly towards centralization, with computing increasingly pushed out to the cloud. However, the pendulum has already started to swing back. The rise of Internet of Things (IoT) technology is seeing computing move back to the ‘edge’ of local networks and intelligent devices, in a shift that has profound implications for machine learning.