Internet of Things (IoT) News
Our ongoing coverage of smart technologies, internet connected devices and objects able to collect and exchange data and the platforms that support them.
A guide to Europe’s coronavirus contact tracing apps
More than 20 countries across Europe have launched or plan to launch apps that seek to break the chain of coronavirus infection by tracking encounters between people and issuing a ...
Google’s Fitbit deal hits a European Union roadblock
Google’s bid to take on Apple and Samsung in the wearable technology market by buying Fitbit has hit a hurdle as European Union regulators launched an investigation into the ...
Google to buy a stake in ADT in home security push for $450 million
Google is picking up a 6.6% stake in ADT Inc for $450 million, gambling on the house security company’s strong customer base and an army of technicians to induce sales of its...
Google says 20 US states ‘exploring’ contact tracing
Google has said that 20 US states and territories, representing about 45 percent of the nation’s inhabitants, are”exploring” contact tracing programs for its nove...
Google’s $2.1 billion Fitbit deal faces EU antitrust investigation
Google’s $2.1 billion bid for fitness tracker manufacturer Fitbit will face a comprehensive EU antitrust investigation next week, people knowledgeable about the matter has sa...
Qualcomm forecasts sales above estimates and settles Huawei dispute
Qualcomm has forecast fourth-quarter earnings that were above Wall Street expectations, driven by sales of its processors used in 5G apparatus and attaining a settlement with Huawe...
International prospects dim for China’s tech businesses
Huawei Technologies founder Ren Zhengfei’s global ambitions are marked in mortar and bricks in a business campus in China, where the buildings are replicas from European town...
Could your Fitbit or Apple Watch detect early COVID-19 symptoms
Fitbit and other wearable devices typically linked to exercise are being studied as ways to identify people who are potentially infected with COVID-19 before symptoms appear, when ...
EU regulators to probe Alexa, Siri and other voice assistants
EU competition regulators are seeking info from 400 companies to establish if there are problems in the market for voice assistants such as Alexa and Siri and other internet-connec...
Google offers pledge on data in bid to win EU okay for Fitbit acquisition
Google has offered not to use health data of fitness tracker company Fitbit to help it target ads in an attempt to address EU antitrust concerns about its proposed $2.1 billion acq...
Google can ward off EU antitrust probe into Fitbit deal with data pledge
Google may be able to stave off a full-scale EU antitrust investigation into its planned $2.1 billion bid for fitness tracker Fitbit by pledging not to use Fitbit’s health da...
Arm to transfer two software businesses to SoftBank and focus on chips
British-based Arm Ltd plans to transfer two software businesses to its Japan-based parent, SoftBank Group Corp, in a strategic shift to focus on growing its core chip businesses, t...
SoftBank-backed start-ups among those approved for US paycheck loan program
Four tech start-ups backed by SoftBank Group Corp’s $100 billion Vision Fund were among the small companies approved for a US COVID-19 pandemic aid program, according to data...
European Union regulators checking if Fitbit deal will increase Google’s clout
European Union regulators are checking whether Google’s purchase of Fitbit might allow it to drive rival makers of wearable devices, app developers and other online service p...