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GE, forges Internet of things alliances with Verizon, Cisco, Intel
GE will also open up its Predix software platform to developers and users in 2015 as it aims to add intelligence to industrial gear.
Need a controller for your robot? There's an Android app for that
iRobot, a bomb disposal and exploratory robot maker, now has a highly advanced, comprehensive controller for its line-up of unmanned vehicles — all from your Android tablet.
Hands-on with iRobot's Android-based robot controller: pictures
ZDNet took iRobot's new Android-based robot controller for a spin at a briefing in New York City. (Spoiler alert: nothing broke.)
Intel execs on big data and privacy: It's a balancing act
When it comes to big data and privacy, mistakes are inevitable. But it's how you respond that will most affect your reputation and bottom line, stress Intel privacy officers.
Can artificial intelligence design your site? The Grid hopes so
Via artificial intelligence, crowdfunded startup The Grid is plotting to put a web designer at everyone's disposal.
Peter Thiel talks Apple, Bitcoin, tech investing, innovation
The technology entrepreneur and investor questions whether Apple can move the revenue needle with its new products, derides tech buzzwords and talks everything from education to mobile payments to innovation.
What Steve Wozniak says: Builders matter more than ideas
Apple's enthusiastic co-founder Steve Wozniak holds court on everything from why he wants to be a Glasshole to a passion for engineering as well as every gadget he can find.
The new digital workplace: How enterprises are preparing for the future of work
As innovation in computing devices, apps, and potent new techniques for applying them proliferate in the consumer world, companies are struggling to close the gap.
Castlight Health surfaces health plan big data; Millennials' quirks
Castlight's visibility into the actual benefit plan search terms among its customers is worth noting because it's just the beginning of a movement to use big data and analytics to improve healthcare costs and outcomes.
Panasonic to pour billions of yen in Tesla's gigafactory as initial investment
Panasonic plans to initially invest billions of yen in the factory, which will produce lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.
Smart machines, digital business may upend IT pecking order
Most of Gartner's top 10 strategic assumptions for digital business translate into upheaval for business technology executives.
Singapore losing sight of privacy in next-gen tech ambitions
Singapore government confirms plans to develop a "next-generation" satellite-based road system to enable distance-based pricing for motorists, but mentions nothing about what it would do to address privacy concerns.
Startup tackles SMB corporate wellness initiatives
Wellable's technology integrates with popular consumer fitness gadgets such as Fitbit or Jawbone UP, which helps keeps costs lower.
Waze unveils government data exchange program
A new scheme dubbed 'Connected Citizens' will give real-time anonymized crowdsourced traffic data to government departments.
Nvidia's Tegra chip powers new Honda connected car infotainment system
Honda has debuted an Android-based vehicle infotainment system powered by Nvidia's Tegra chip.
