The term “connected world” immediately sets some lofty expectations. If you’ve never heard it before, it sounds as ambitious as […]
Smart Cities
The Blueprint for Building a Smart City
First, there were smartphones and then smart houses. Now, the next disruptive “smart” move is the smart city. As work, […]
Why Private Access to Public Assets Will Decide the Fate of Smart Cities
Tech experts knew it was a long time coming: The interest in smart homes gave way to a desire for […]
The State of Responsible IoT in 2018
What’s the State of Responsible IoT in 2018? After years of concerning news about connected devices that were hacked, bricked, […]
How Latin America is Drawing in Global Tech Giants
Latin America’s tech-savvy workforce has attracted international companies to maintain support offices in the region for years. However, the recent […]
How to Improve Cybersecurity in a Smart City
The smart city began as a science fiction dream, but it’s very quickly becoming a reality. Municipal infrastructure, integrated with […]
Incorporating Smart Technology In Design Can Add More Value to Cities
Smart cities can add value not just through money saved by efficient operations but also through the added benefits for […]
Automation to hit poorer workers hardest, says report
The proliferation of robots and artificial intelligence into the workplace will make social inequality even worse and lead to significant […]
Surveillance at the Heart of Smart Cities
Today’s cities are living entities. They develop, grow and become more complex over time. Yet, many of their most pressing […]
Lutron lights up Amazon Echo’s life
Lutron Electronics has added its Caséta Wireless system to the growing list of devices that support Amazon Alexa range, which […]
How IoT and Big Data Applications Will Revolutionize Our Smart Cities
There’s no doubt about the fact that cities have evolved a lot over the past few years. They’ve transformed from […]
3 benefits a smart city can gain from smart infrastructure
The Internet of Things is sweeping across the globe at breakneck speeds, and before we know it, our entire lives […]
Could drone beehives solve delivery issues in tomorrow’s cities?
Amazon has presented a few weird ideas for delivery and its latest, a skyscraper beehive filled with drones, is no […]
We get Smarter with the Internet of Things (IoT) and so do Cities
Many people continue moving to urban centers for all kinds of different reasons. The logic and reasoning may include looking […]
Why China’s own ‘Bay Area’ matters now for your company
Over the past few years, I’ve had the pleasure of spending significant time on the ground in China for ReadWrite […]
Coworking spaces and IoT — what could possibly go wrong?
The IoT and coworking spaces have a lot in common. Both need to strike a careful balance between forging accessible […]
How IoT Will Play an Important Role in Traffic Management for Smart Cities
Modern technology and urbanization have resulted in a lot of significant developments out there. The smart cities are the new […]
Smart data exchange will bring value to smart city innovation
When it comes to smart city innovation, it’s arguable that most use cases are not that exciting to the average resident. […]
Why are we still putting up with power outage downtime?
One of the biggest causes of downtime and data loss comes not from hackers or other nefarious activities, but from […]
AT&T and GE’s Current partner to build smart city solutions in Atlanta
In an announcement timed with this year’s MWC Americas, the city of Atlanta is receiving an Internet of Things (IoT) boost, […]
Why Spark And Hadoop Are Both Here To Stay
Skip the hyperbole and the holy wars and get down to facts.
Google And Uber Chiefs Discuss The Future Of Transportation
Eric Schmidt and Travis Kalanick share insights, and even bizarre stories.
Taxicab Industry Has A New App To Compete With Uber
But in the ride-sharing war, Arro still won’t hit the target.
How Self-Driving Cars Could Radically Transform Cities
Think more green space, fewer roads and faster commutes.
Uber Makes Nice With Cities, Offering Them Ride Data For Traffic Planning
Let’s forget about all that other unpleasantness, shall we?
How Big Data Reveals The Secret Life Of Cities
Meet StreetLight’s (blurry) Panopticon.
Nest’s Smart Home Ambitions Extend Past The Thermostat With Thread
The smart thermostat maker joins others to found Thread, a group with a new wireless protocol for mesh networks.
AT&T Takes On Google, Eyeing 21 Cities For Ultrafast Internet
Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Atlanta are in line for an upgrade.
Google Fiber May Be Coming To More U.S. Cities
Google is looking into the possibility of expanding its high-speed Internet service to 34 additional U.S. cities.