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Window Snyder’s new startup Thistle Technologies raises $2.5M seed to secure IoT devices

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Her new startup, Thistle Technologies , is backed with $2.5 million in seed funding from True Ventures with the goal of helping IoT manufacturers reliably and securely deliver software updates to their devices. Thistle lands on the security scene at a time when IoT needs it most. following shortly after in 2019.

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South Korean proptech startup Zigbang acquires Samsung SDS’ smart home IoT business

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Zigbang , a South Korean proptech startup that provides real estate transactions service, announced on Thursday that it will acquire Samsung SDS’ home internet of things (IoT) unit to make a foray into the smart home industry. . Its main products include digital door locks and wall pads that connect to users’ smartphones.

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Dracula Technologies turns ambient light into energy with printed solar cells

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A bat-shaped organic photovoltaic module from Dracula Technologies. Dracula Technologies , a French startup that is currently exhibiting virtually at Computex , wants to help with its inkjet-printed organic photovoltaic (OPV, or organic solar cells) technology. So far, Dracula Technologies has raised a total of 4.4

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CommonGround raises $25M for immersive video avatar technology that doesn’t rely on VR gear

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“There is Zoom and there are phone calls, but we think there is a big aspect of remote meetings [not being addressed by technology today],” said Bassan-Eskenazi. Between them, Bassan-Eskenazi and Oz have started seven companies, had three IPOs, two exits and won two Emmy awards for streaming technology.

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Simple IoT Alert Notification Using AWS IoT Rule and SNS

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Creation of IoT Rule. Whenever some parameters threshold exceeds, we must notify the end users, in this blog we will look at how to include IoT alert notifications using an AWS IoT Rule and SNS. You can use the AWS IoT Rules Engine to describe how data sent to AWS IoT Core interact with AWS services. Conclusion.

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SecuriThings snares $14M Series A to keep edge devices under control

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Managing IoT devices in a large organization can be a messy proposition, especially when many of them aren’t even managed directly by IT and often involve integrating with a number of third-party systems. Armis nabs $65M Series C as IoT security biz grows in leaps and bounds. Image Credits: SecuriThings.

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Ransomware Exponentially Increasing as IoT Provides Physical Targeting Opportunities

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Ransomware is increasingly targeting multiple industries with downtime and lost productivity as its attack surface expands beyond the virtual realm to the physical via the Internet of Things (IoT), however, organizations can posture against this threat with a comprehensive approach to risk management. million in 2015 to 638 million in 2016.

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