IoT News of the week

IoT News of the week

by October 19, 2017

Every week, we bring you the biggest IoT and Tech news from Asia and around the world.

This week, people are debating whether AI could spark a new religious movement, and Google pledges $1B into training people for the future job market.

God will be replaced by Artificial Intelligence as New Religion emerges – ancient-code.com

Google Unveils Job Training Initiative With $1 Billion Pledge – nytimes.com

Smart Things:

The ‘internet of things’: what it is and why business is taking it seriously – theguardian.com

Samsung taps the Internet of Things to find your lost stuff – mashable.com‘

Internet of Things: Giant Network of Clever ‘Talking’ Devices Becomes a Reality – Sputniknews.com

Over 60 Million People In The U.S. Will Use Voice-Enabled Assistants On A Monthly Basis This Year – geomarketing.com

VR:

Exploring Virtual Reality for Empathy Training – fidelityabs.com

Why Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality will be important for Your Business – entrepreneur.com

Portland augmented and virtual reality startup Torch 3D raises $3.5 million –oregonlive.com

Oculus Chief Scientist Speaks about Virtual Reality in the Lab and on Your Face – technologyreview.com

AI and Robotics:

Who’s Afraid Of AI? Senior Creatives, Mostly – fastcodesign.com

Artificial Intelligence and Speech Recognition for Chatbots: A Primer –kdnuggets.com

Humanizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) with Deep Learning – msdn.com

Office Of The Future: Artificial Intelligence Powered By Trust – isocialfanz.com

Artificial Intelligence on your mobile: Does it really deserve the hype? – euronews.com

AI Software will be helping the Los Angeles Police – Inc.com

AI can revolutionize HR, but deploy with care – venturebeat.com

How Close Are We To Creating Artificial Intelligence Robots Like Those In Movies? Experts Weigh In – syfy.com

Virtual Reality Powered Robot Tele-Operation – industrial-iot.com

No Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Here: Behold A U.S. Vs. Japan Giant Robot Duel – npr.org

Cybersecurity:

How AI can help you stay ahead of cybersecurity threats – csoonline.com

How to secure your IoT devices from botnets and other threats – techrepublic.com

Deloitte hack hit server containing emails from across US government – guardian.com

Hackers can hack your kid’s smartwatch and track their location –hackread.com

Google and Apple yet to fix Wi-Fi hole in a billion devices – newscientist.com

What Would It Look Like If We Put Warnings on IoT Devices Like We Do Cigarette Packets? – Troyhunt.com

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