Author: Connected World

Silicon Labs recently held its annual Works With Developer Conference. This a company that provides wireless technology, offering an integrated hardware and software platform, development tools, and more. At its event, Silicon Labs announced new products that boost its portfolio for Matter, Amazon Sidewalk, and Wi-Fi 6, ultimately helping to shape the IoT (Internet of Things) space in the industrial sector and beyond. Silicon Labs CEO Matt Johnson said industrial is currently more than 55% of the company’s revenue, and he suggests the company has been in the space long enough to see tremendous change. As to the current adoption…

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Episode 789 09.20.22 Henry Bzeih, CTO/CSO, automotive & transportation, Microsoft joins Peggy to talk about the metaverse and how it is impacting the automotive and mobility industries. He shares the five areas that are impacted by the metaverse in the entire vehicle lifecycle and discusses how mobility-as-a-service will require a certain level of data estate. Below is an excerpt from the interview. To listen to the conversation from The Peggy Smedley Show, click here or go to https://peggysmedleyshow.com/ to access the entire show. Peggy Smedley: Henry, I was thinking about it. When you and I were talking, I think it’s…

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If net-zero emissions is likely on a global scale, it’s going to require ‘electrifying everything’. The reality and gravity of the climate crisis is continually setting in, especially as extreme weather events continue to negatively impact economies and as governments, business leaders, and ordinary citizens—not just scientists—are crunching the numbers. How can each nation do its part to keep global warming from reaching the determined tipping point—2 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels? The Paris Agreement has spurred many commitments that will go a long way in reducing GHG (greenhouse gas emissions) as soon as possible, with the hopes of…

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In northern California, the Mosquito fire has ravaged the landscape, and it’s just one of several other fires burning in the state. Oregon, Washington, Montana, Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah also had active wildfires burning in mid-September, according to the NIFC (Natl. Interagency Fire Center). Besides scorching the landscape, wildfires endanger people and structures, in some cases forcing evacuation, and they also send billowing smoke and CO2 into the atmosphere, affecting air quality across the U.S. and Canada. Can leveraging the IoT (Internet of Things) to detect wildfires early help mitigate the effects of climate change and drought that are…

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