Episode 413: Cranes, trains, and cybersecurity
This week’s podcast kicks off with a story about the Pentagon’s fears over a Chinese-connected crane maker and its prevalence in U.S. ports. The Pentagon and others focused on national security questi...
9 Mar 20231h 4min
Episode 412: Playing with ChatGPT on Home Assistant
Details about how the U.S. government plans to disperse $39 billion in funding for chips was announced this week, so we discuss the details and what the funds mean for the IoT. Mobile World Congress t...
2 Mar 20231h 8min
Episode 411: IoT is ready to tackle data privacy
The Connectivity Standards Alliance is back in the news this week with the launch of a new working group focused on data privacy, which we’re super pumped about. Also in privacy news, Tile has release...
23 Feb 202359min
Episode 410: Inside the CSA’s plan for health device interoperability
This week’s show starts off with news from the Connectivity Standards Alliance as Kevin and I talk about the new Health and Wellness Working Group. Then we discuss some of the challenges that people f...
16 Feb 20239min
Episode 409: ChatGPT takes on the smart home
This week’s show kicks off with our hopes for privacy in the wake of President Biden calling out tech firms during his State of The Union address. Biden was focused more on targeted ads and protecting...
9 Feb 20231h 4min
Episode 408: Hacking sensors and securing medical devices
This week’s show starts with an overview of the reviews for the new second generation HomePod and a deep dive into the security mess that Anker has made with its Eufy smart home cameras. We then dig i...
2 Feb 20231h 2min
Episode 407: Does the IoT mean the end of privacy?
This week’s show kicks off with a discussion about Carnegie Mellon’s research into detecting people’s movements through walls using Wi-Fi. As part of the discussion we also talk about the use of stick...
26 Jan 20231h 2min
Episode 406: Return of the HomePod
This week’s show kicks off with a discussion of Apple’s new HomePod, which has some cool machine learning capabilities and new sensors built into it, plus a higher price tag than most smart speakers. ...
19 Jan 20231h 2min
