Read more:
The Internet of Brains
Scientists have now demonstrated an “internet of brains” — in rats. The scientist Miguel Nicolelis used electrodes to interconnect rat brains. Through trial-and-error, the rats in the experiment began to synchronise their electrical brain patterns as if they shared a single brain.
Read more: https://bit.ly/2zwm4yb
Microsoft acquires Express Logic for its real-time internet of things operating system
Microsoft today announced that it’s acquired Express Logic, a San Diego, California-based developer of real-time operating systems (RTOS) for internet of things (IoT) and edge devices powered by microcontroller units (MCUs), for an undisclosed amount.
Read more: http://bit.ly/2GpltNX
We Need to Save the Internet from the Internet of Things
Brian Krebs is a popular reporter on the cybersecurity beat. He regularly exposes cybercriminals and their tactics, and consequently is regularly a target of their ire. Last month, he wrote about an online attack-for-hire service that resulted in the arrest of the two proprietors.
Read more: http://bit.ly/2dTqi2o
Microsoft acquires Italian IoT platform Solair
Microsoft today announced that it has acquired Solair, an Italy-based IoT service that was founded in 2011 (and not the U.S.-based company that makes retractable awnings).
Read more: http://tcrn.ch/1rtXeFk
Samsung patents smart contact lenses with a built-in camera
In the future, we could all be wearing smart contact lenses, like the ones secret agents use in movies. Samsung has been granted a patent in South Korea for contact lenses with a display that projects images directly into wearer’s eyes, according to the Samsung-focused blog SamMobile.
Read more: http://on.mash.to/1Vv6xQh
Tech in Asia – Connecting Asia’s startup ecosystem
Read more: http://bit.ly/1RKkKEf
Nissan Leaf’s connected climate control has a security flaw
There’s also a privacy concern. Attackers could get the username for the CarWings account you need to register the app, which might give them a clue as to who you are.
Read more: http://engt.co/1QevFoU