Companies

Energy management is becoming an increasingly important component of business strategy for today’s FMCG companies, aimed largely at reducing energy costs, improving sustainability, and achieving ESG goals. According to the 2020 Deloitte Resources Study, half of industrial companies report incorporating energy management at the corporate strategy level, says Matthew Margetts, director of sales and marketing

Finland. 9 August 2022 – Sensible 4 releases their autonomous driving software platform product DAWN. The technology, enabling autonomous driving in all weather, without the need for lane markings, is underpinned by decades of experience and expertise in the field of outdoor robotics. The company, headquartered in Finland, has also increased its A-round funding. To

Washington, United States. 08 August, 2022 – Following the recent passage of the U.S. Chips and Science Act last week, GlobalFoundries, a global provider in feature-rich semiconductor manufacturing and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. announced they are more than doubling their existing strategic global long-term semiconductor manufacturing agreement previously entered into by GF’s and Qualcomm’s respective subsidiaries. The announcement secures wafer supply

Jakarta, Indonesia. 04 August, 2022 – HERE Technologies, the location data and technology platform, announced that DANA, one of Indonesia’s digital wallet services, is utilising HERE location services to bolster inclusive financial services in the country.

Long Beach, United States. 05 August, 2022 – Momentum IoT launched the Toolie, a tool tracking technology that tracks both equipment and worker productivity. Unlike other tracking products, the Toolie enables managers to visualise employee activity, remotely, and does not depend on pairing phones to beacons in the field.

Vancouver, Canada. 03 August, 2022 – Trainerize, the fitness business software making wellness accessible by empowering businesses to better engage with their members, announces its latest integration with Garmin, a global provider of smartwatches, fitness trackers and digital health solutions.

Olathe, United States. 04 August, 2022 – Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., announced the all-in-one Tread Audio System with LED controller featuring audio sources for AM/FM, AUX and Bluetooth technology. Designed to withstand the rigors of any off-road adventure, this rugged, high-performance stereo system brings music, lights and fun to any powersports ride using the audio box

Seattle and Bedford, Mass., 5 August 2022 – Amazon and iRobot announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Amazon will acquire iRobot. iRobot has a history of making customers’ lives easier with innovative cleaning products for the home. iRobot has continued to innovate with every product generation, solving hard problems to help

California-based Semtech, a global supplier of high-performance chips and algorithms for infrastructure and industrial equipment, is to acquire Canada’s Internet of Things (IoT) solution provider Sierra Wireless. In the latest QuickFire Video, IoT Now’s Jeremy Cowan talks to Semtech’s general manager for IoT, Wireless and Sensing businesses, about the reasons for the deal, the timing,

Siemens Smart Infrastructure (SI) has completed the acquisition of Brightly Software, a U.S.-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider of asset and maintenance management solutions. The acquisition elevates SI to a position in the software market for buildings and built infrastructure. It adds Brightly’s well-established cloud-based capabilities across key sectors – education, public infrastructure, healthcare, and manufacturing –

Van Buren Charter Township, United States. 03 August, 2022 – Visteon Corporation, a global technology company serving the mobility industry, has developed an integrated system that dynamically improves the vehicle display contrast ratio. The company’s solution uses proprietary advanced algorithms to control the full array local dimming display. A matrixed array of LEDs behind the

The Woodlands, United States. 04 August, 2022 – SPYR, Inc., a diversified technology company developing products leveraging the Internet of Things (IoT) for consumer use and large-scale applications and industries, is pleased to announce its wholly owned subsidiary GeoTraq has now completed a full suite of mobile IoT asset management tools that it believes can

On July 30th, a paper was published revealing a devastating attack on the Post-Quantum Algorithm (PQA) SIKE. The algorithm was well-respected as a candidate for further study in the fourth round of the NIST PQA process. It was particularly favoured by large technology companies such as AWS, Cloudflare and Google who were experimenting with and

Shanghai, China. 03 August 2022 – Quectel Wireless Solutions, a global IoT solutions provider, has published a new whitepaper, titled ‘Which connectivity is the smart choice for POS and vending?’ The paper explores which connectivity is the most effective connectivity technology for smart point of sale (POS) and vending devices. Both industries have been revolutionised

Scottsdale, United States – Universal Electronics Inc., the global provider in wireless universal control solutions for home entertainment and smart home devices, announced that, as part of an ongoing supply relationship with Hunter Douglas, UEI has been selected to co-develop and manufacture the recently released PowerView Gen 3 Remote and PowerView Gen 3 Gateway from

Fort Mill, S.C. & Pittsburgh, 2 August 2022 – EPIC iO, a technology specialist in applied AI + IoT (Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things), has announced a new enterprise biosecurity solution portfolio targeting global food safety and spoilage, healthcare, and public transportation. Developed in collaboration with several US academic institutions, the solution portfolio will