It seems that every day a new IoT device or means to connect existing devices is revealed. With so much energy in being devoted to tell us how, when, where, what we can connect to each other, the “why” may be getting a little blurry. So we want to take a step back every now and take a calm, cruel and critical look at the connected devices that actually go out and buy, right now

After last year’s initial investment of $160 million, The White House has stated that it is placing an extra $80 million into technology and smart city projects. A large portion of the funds will be used by the National Science Foundation.  The NSF plans to spend $60 million on investments and grants for smart city projects during fiscal years 2016 and 2017, which will include high-risk projects, healthcare technology and data research

The massive attack on Brian Krebs’s website presents huge problems for investigative reportersBrian Krebs is one of the unsung heroes of tech journalism. He’s a former reporter for the Washington Post who decided to focus on cybercrime after his home network was hijacked by Chinese hackers in 2001. Since then, he has become one of the world’s foremost investigators of online crime. In the process, he has become an expert on the activities of the cybercrime groups that operate in eastern Europe and which have stolen millions of dollars from small- to medium-size businesses through online banking fraud