Startup-land is populated with vaguely named denizens like “data ninjas”, “digital sherpas” and “chief evangelists.” However, the fast-growing smart cities space is adding new C-suite roles to the executive roster that actually have meaning. Network World discussed some of the new smart city specialists that are appearing as advisors for governments that are leading the smart cities charge

DigitalTown’s new cloud-based platform is aimed at helping municipalities transform into smart cities. The Bellevue, Wa.-based startup recently launched its new smart city platform

Google’s machine learning platform might be a few years from solving any of the world’s major problems, but for one farming family in Japan, the TensorFlow platform has already reduced the amount of time spent sorting cucumbers into standards. Makoto Koike, a former embedded systems designer, implemented the TensorFlow platform into his family’s cucumber farm. See Also: Are big data analytics more important than the cloud? The goal was reducing the amount of time his parents spend sorting cucumbers, which can reach eight hours per day at peak harvest

Bosch reaffirmed its commitment to the smart home at IFA 2016 in Berlin, where it announced three new devices and integration with IFTTT, one of the largest Internet of Things (IoT) platforms. It comes two years after Bosch launched the Home Connect app, an attempt to make the German manufacturer a hub for other smart devices. That has had limited success, and Bosch appears to be moving away from a lead role, instead integrating with popular platforms