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The Internet of (Secure) Things – Embedding Security in the IoT

CTOvision

Homes/Offices : Companies and utilities are building sensors into major appliances and HVAC systems. You can opt-in to smart metering so that a utility can load balance energy distribution. That data is integrated with the building control system and room schedules to optimize energy consumption. weather reports).

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You ever think about how Asus put out like 40 models of a laptop called the “Eee PC”

The Verge

It originally ran a custom Linux operating system that reviewers loved ( Laptop Mag ’s Mark Spoonauer said it was “ten times simpler to use than any Windows notebook”) and was generally heralded as a new kind of computer with tremendous mass appeal. The second, obviously more important product was the $399 Eee PC 701.

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Blue Origin and Aerojet get in on NASA partnerships for new space technologies

GeekWire

“Whether companies are pursuing space ventures of their own or maturing cutting-edge systems to one day offer a new service to NASA, the agency is dedicated to helping bring new capabilities to market for our mutual benefit.”. Northrop Grumman Space Systems) of Dulles, Va., Kent, Wash.-based million Tipping Point award from NASA.

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Volvo’s new electric concept car is a ‘manifesto’ for the future

The Verge

The company has said it is working with Swedish partner Northvolt on a new generation of batteries with higher energy density and designed to be integrated as a structural element of the vehicle. Currently, all advanced driver assist systems require drivers to pay attention to the road.).

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The battlefield for mobile platforms and mobile applications becomes clear: fragmentation, innovation, and dead-ends

Trends in the Living Networks

In the plethora of announcements, what stands out for me is the increasing clarity of the emerging platforms battle, which is happening on two levels: mobile operating system and applications. Mobile operating system. The downside is massive lost energy going into what will eventually turn out to be dead-ends.

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Technology Short Take #70

Scott Lowe

VMware recently announced Open Hardware Management Services (OHMS) , a project intended to help manage servers and switches in a software-defined data center (SDDC) context. Operating Systems/Applications. I’m particularly encouraged by 2 things about OHMS. What will happen when you combine GPUs and persistent storage?

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Ballmer: Microsoft has 1 Million Servers » Data Center Knowledge

Data Center Knowledge

Even Facebook, which has open sourced much of its designs for its data center hardware but remains vague about its server count, saying only that it operates “hundreds of thousands” of machines. Microsoft’s ‘Cloud Operating System’ 218,000 Servers in Microsoft Data Centers? Contact Us.