Applied AI Weekly News

Justin Grammens

Welcome, AIoT/IoT Weekly News readers to issue 152, where we unpack the latest news and articles in the areas of IoT ( Internet of Things ) and how I see applications and value businesses and consumers gain from the data in AI/ML systems. This is now collectively being called the Artificial Intelligence of Things.

I'm excited to share that I've just released the latest episode of Conversations on AppliedAI Podcast where I sit down with AI and ML experts to discuss how these technologies are being applied in businesses today. This week we talk about Design Thinking and applications of MLOps and Machine Learning to solve business challenges.

If you are an organization that needs help in the areas of getting data from devices, products, and customers and then providing business value with Machine Learning, I can help! Please reach out and book a session with me.

On some other news this week, our team at Lab651 is looking for multiple roles as we are expanding into a number of new areas with our service offering and are looking for leaders to step up and join our organization.

Finally, I hope you enjoy this issue and continue to join me in this journey of exploring and leveraging the power of the Internet of Things and Machine Learning. Enjoy!

News

How Can Technology Help Combat Climate Change

The journey can be complex for beginners; it can be time-consuming, very manual, and prone to errors. That should not prevent companies from joining the decarbonization wave. After all, beyond satisfying consumers and political leaderships, committing to net zero might also prove economical, as access to capital will prove increasingly difficult for those not embracing the energy transition.

Forget Smart Cities, ‘Stupid’ Infrastructure Is The Solution For Future Transportation

As the potential for a digital revolution in transportation has risen, many people have pondered the question of how we might make our roads and cities “smart” to enable this revolution, and what types of new infrastructure we should build to be ready for it.

How IoT and Machine Learning Are Automating Agriculture

A new generation of farmers is tapping the internet of things and machine learning to operate self-sustaining urban farms with minimal supervision.

Artificial Intelligence in Structural Biology Is Here to Stay

The DeepMind team developed a machine-learning tool called AlphaFold. The team trained this program on DNA sequences, including their evolutionary history, and the already-known shapes of tens of the thousands of proteins contained in a public-access database of proteins hosted by the EBI-EMBL researchers.

AIoT, A Popular Technology, Is Entering a Period of Rapid Growth

In recent years, AIoT has gradually become well known. AIoT, namely AI+IoT, means the combination of AI and IoT. IoT collects the underlying data and AI processes and analyzes the data, so the two technologies promote each other to form a new fusion discipline.

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Security

AI-Enabled Systems-on-Chip Designed for Security, AIoT, and Smart City Applications

The CV5S and CV52S AI vision systems-on-chip (SoCs) are based on the CVflow architecture and 5 nm process technology and support 3K encoding and AI processing. According to the manufacturer the sensors are ideal for security, AIoT, and smart city applications. Both series will be available for sampling in October 2021.

Business

How IoT’s ‘Massive Data Sprawl’ Opens New Opportunities

The growth of the Internet of Things market means an incoming, perpetually expanding flood of data, which creates all sorts of big new problems that can translate into big new opportunities for solution providers. CRN talks to executives at three vendors working in IoT, edge computing and AI about the different kinds of software and systems that can help organizations make sense out of all the IoT data they’re collecting.

Home Depot Deploys Bluetooth to Combat Organized Retail Crime, by Preventing Stolen Items From Working

Home Depot Inc. is using Bluetooth to deter organized retail crime, such as coordinated groups that steal from the retailer and take the goods to pawnshops or resell them on online marketplaces.

Artificial Intelligence Wants You (and Your Job)

In the previous century, technology reached a true watershed moment when humans, harnessing the power of the atom, also acquired the capacity to destroy the entire planet. Now, thanks to AI, technology is hurtling us toward a new inflection point.

Golioth, a Cloud Platform for IoT, Announces Private Beta and $2.5M Seed

Golioth is a platform that allows device makers to deliver on the promise of cloud connected IoT. It enables hardware developers to build end-to-end IoT-connected products using their choice of hardware and connectivity, all without the need for a team of cloud engineers. From device messaging to security, updates, analytics, and more, the platform provides device services that work with every developer's hardware and firmware requirements.

While Rolls-Royce is Basking in the Glory of IoT, When Will Your Business Capitalize on the Technology?

Rolls-Royce is harnessing the power of the internet of things (IoT) to improve safety, fleet productivity and machine uptime.

To stay relevant in a competitive world, companies, regardless of their size, should plan for successful IoT deployment, just like the industry behemoths.

Books

Are You Ready for the IoT Era?

In our most recent AIoT audiobook we discuss the true context of AI and IoT, its advanced data analytics capabilities and methods, how the future of AI is shaping up, and the tools and platforms to get you started with your next AI application.”