Cubic is one of many players in mobile looking to take advantage of this new market, partnering with car manufacturers as both industries look for new ways to engage customers. Often used as an umbrella term, the term connected car covers products and services that include everything from remote locking and unlocking to stolen vehicle recovery and vehicle tracking. These features are being adopted by a number of businesses in the industry, including mobile dealers in the UK, who are bridging the gap between mobile and automotive industries. For Rainbow Telecom, the strategy surrounding connected cars is one that …

IBM is taking another step to expand its Watson AI business and build its presence in areas like IoT: today the company announced that its acquisition of the Weather Company — the giant weather media and data group — has now officially closed. IBM is not disclosing the value of the deal: it was originally reported to be in the region of $2 billion, but sources close to IBM tell us this was inaccurate. (For context, the Weather Company was previously acquired in 2008 for $3.5 billion by a consortium that included Bain, Blackstone and NBC Universal.) As part of the deal, IBM is making some changes: First, the Weather Company’s cloud …

The internet of things is upon us, but what’s mostly left behind when we’re talking about the novelty of connected devices is just how secure, or vulnerable they really are. Following numerous reports of hacked devices being used to scream at — or play profane noises for — children, New York’s Department of Consumer affairs has launched an investigation into the baby monitor companies and their security protocols. The Federal Trade Commission looked at five popular baby monitors and found four of them could be easily accessed. Only one of the five required a strong password, the others used simple and easily-to-guess passcodes, …