Applied AI Weekly News

Justin Grammens

Welcome IoT Weekly News Readers!

This week I've decided to focus most of the issue on the data that is used in the Internet of Things. The IoT is going to open up all sorts of new insights into what is possible and with advances in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, an intelligent connected information system is going to be one step closer to reality.

Along those lines, I lead this issue with an Infographic that talks about the reality of what it means to have 20 billion devices connected and the power that can be harnessed.

Finally, I taught a seminar at the University of Minnesota last week in which there was some very lively discussion on the security aspects of the Internet of Things. I suggest you checkout some of the upcoming courses as a part of the Learning Life curriculum if technology is of importance to you and you are located in the Twin Cities. I'll likely be teaching more classes in the future and feel free to contact me if you are interested in a customized information session for your company.

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News

Internet of Things Infographic

Over recent years, stories of the technologies making up the Internet of Things have started to slip into public consciousness. The full story of the Internet of Things and a Smart Information System is not being told. The stories are coming from the technology innovation side, but pieces of a much larger narrative which includes a more encompassing story of information. This Infographic helps to tell the full story.

Why IoT Needs AI

Artificial Intelligence has been romanticized into this abstract term that conjures images of walking robots doing your household chores while you just sit back and relax. But what does it really mean, and where did the term actually come from? Read on to find out.

IoT And Cars: Integrating Virtual Assistants

With a virtual navigator along for the ride, how will consumer attitudes toward vehicles change? Cason Grover, who manages Hyundai Motor America’s connected car program, recently speaks in this article about how the integration of virtual assistants could change how consumers and automakers view vehicles.

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Security

Could We Finally Have a Secure IoT, Courtesy of the NSA?

This is a good article by our friends over at RT Insights. It covers a few of the latest solutions that will open the enterprise to be able to take a security-minded approach to help store and make sense of the data. Much of this data will come from IoT devices. A good overview of Apache NiFi is in the article as well.

Business

6 Tips For Anticipating The Impact Of The Internet Of Things

This article covers some the key things that business should be thinking about when looking at implementing an IoT strategy.

Big Data

Why Machine Learning Will Decide Which IoT 'Things' Survive

With around 6.4 billion IoT devices in use this year. If even one percent could analyze people for medical conditions, by collecting data on pulse, diet, or sleep, it would extend the reach of the world’s doctors by a factor of five. That's amazing potential for a game changing solutions!

Data Manipulation: When IoT Analytics Can’t Be Trusted

“By rigging the engines to behave in this manner VW has cast doubt in the validity (or veracity, as it is known in Big Data circles) of the information generated by sensors and connected devices,” wrote Forbes contributor Theo Priestley.

Way Bigger Data Means Big Disruption

The Internet of Things is a source of huge potential for businesses that move to capitalize upon it. That potential will be manifested in several ways: in businesses optimizing their own operations, in creating consumer-facing products and in the eventual monetization and learning from the data these generate.

IoT Analytics - Part 2

Check out part 2 of the IoT Analytics story that I covered in previous issue! This issues covers more of the why and how Predictive Analytics is playing such a large role in the Internet of Things. If you missed it there, is a link to part 1 in this article a well.

Consumer

Packaging Deals Bring IoT to Hairspray and Tomato Paste

I love this article as it directly relates to what Iv'e been talking about the story that I tell with connected products giving insights and data. Codes or triggers will be added to food, beverage and aerosol cans at the manufacturing stage. Those codes hold product identification data that can be updated in real time throughout the supply chain, and potentially serve as launch points for communication between brands and consumers via their smartphones.

Development

Makeblock's Lego-Like 'Neuron' Teaches Kids Robotics and Code

Makeblocks is launching a new gadget-building platform called Neuron. It's like Lego meets Littlebits where you get over 30 blocks with different functions that kids can snap together and then program to create science experiments or gadgets like an internet-connected cat feeder.

Crowd Funding

The First NB-IoT Shield for Arduino: Supported by T-Mobile

Join the NB-IoT revolution with this Arduino shield, get connected and start using the collected data in no time