Samsung SmartThings adds support for the Matter protocol

Samsung’s smart home platform SmartThings has added support for the industry-changing Matter protocol. Matter is a new IoT standard that’s backed by more than 180 companies (even Apple!) and is guided by the Connectivity Standards Alliance (formerly Zigbee Alliance) whose members span various industries. Michelle Mindala-Freeman, Head of Marketing for the Connectivity Standards Alliance, said:…

The Rise of Industry 5.0

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here, with automation changing the way we work, but with some people looking to the future—Industry 5.0—where are we on our journey to a more technological future? First, let’s look back. I explain the phenomenon of the Industrial Revolution in my book Sustainable in a Circular World. Here is the…

The Era of IoT Regulation

Register Now The internet of things (IoT) has been a part of our lives for some time now. What’s new though, is magnitude of growth we’ve seen in IoT – both with devices and connections. And this spans our professional and personal lives. In fact, according to a recent report from Quadrant Knowledge Solutions, “internet…