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Particle Lands $40M To Become ‘All-In-One’ Solution For IoT Devices
Particle Lands $40M To Become ‘All-In-One’ Solution For IoT Devices
October 31, 2019  |  Investments

Internet of Things (IoT) platform Particle announced that it has raised $40 million in a funding round led by Qualcomm Ventures and Energy Impact Partners....

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How Connected Devices Are Changing Retail And Commerce
How Connected Devices Are Changing Retail And Commerce
October 29, 2019  |  Today In Data

The share of consumers who own voice-activated devices has doubled as of 2017, with more of them using those devices to make purchases, listen to music or...

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Why Voice Is Connected Commerce’s Killer App
Why Voice Is Connected Commerce’s Killer App
October 28, 2019  |  Voice Activation

Consumers have experienced the convenience of shopping with their voices, and they cannot get enough. The share of consumers who own voice-activated devices has doubled...

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Cybersecurity Firm Firedome Lands $10M To Expand Into Business Protection
Cybersecurity Firm Firedome Lands $10M To Expand Into Business Protection
October 23, 2019  |  Investments

Firedome, a New York- and Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity startup, has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round with investment from Two Sigma Ventures,...

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Connected Devices And Everyday Purchasing Experiences
Connected Devices And Everyday Purchasing Experiences
October 23, 2019  |  Today In Data

The physical and digital worlds are converging, as consumers own and use connected devices more than ever before. These technologies provide consumers with the freedom...

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How Consumers Are Upping Their Connected Device Usage
How Consumers Are Upping Their Connected Device Usage
October 22, 2019  |  Retail

Increasingly, the physical and digital worlds are converging. Consumers own and use connected devices more than ever before, while brick-and-mortar retail is transforming the in-store...

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Smart Rosary Beads And Other Ways Churches Are Building Their Digital Flock
Smart Rosary Beads And Other Ways Churches Are Building Their Digital Flock
October 18, 2019  |  Internet of Things

According to data released by Pew this week, America’s churches have an attendance problem. In a telephone survey conducted between this year and last, Pew found...

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Bringing Autonomous Smart Shuttles To the Masses
Bringing Autonomous Smart Shuttles To the Masses
October 16, 2019  |  Intelligence of Things

There will be 41.6 billion Internet of Things (IoT)-connected devices around the world by 2025. Consumers and businesses have increasingly employed the technology in a...

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How Voice Will Capture The Connected Commerce Frontier 
How Voice Will Capture The Connected Commerce Frontier 
September 17, 2019  |  Retail

A massive sea change has happened in the world of retail – albeit so subtly and swiftly that most consumers probably never even felt it...

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