IoT and More

#IoT Architecture, #IIoT Platform news, #DigitalTwin. Spreading news about #DigitalTransformation

[IoT and More @IotMore]

4 innovative ways to reuse plastic waste https://t.co/9CreBu8F8Q #plastics #sustainability @PlasticImpact
rt @wef

[HPE AI @HPE_AI]

What Gen13 capability matters most for scaling agentic AI?

[Antonio Grasso @antgrasso]

Humanoid robots may soon be everywhere around us, so rebuilding their AI from scratch for every new task would be a poor use of resources.

The more tasks we expect them to handle, the less sense it makes to rebuild the intelligence behind capabilities.

Microblog by @antgrasso

A robot foundation model changes the starting point.

Instead of developing a separate model for every capability, developers begin with a pretrained model that has already learned patterns that can transfer across robotic tasks.

What can be reused depends on the model. It may already contain representations that help the robot understand a scene or decide how an action should proceed.

Take a warehouse humanoid.

The base model may already help it recognize boxes and understand an instruction such as moving an item from one location to another. Adapting the robot to another warehouse may then require less task-specific training than building that capability from zero.

Now move the same idea to a factory.

The robot may face different parts or movement constraints. The foundation model provides the base, while additional training and configuration adapt the behavior to that environment.

The same principle can support new tasks on the same robot. A system adapted to move containers may later be trained to inspect components without replacing the underlying model.

But reuse does not mean plug-and-play.

A different robot may have different sensors or physical limits. Safety requirements can also change with the task. The model still needs adaptation and testing before the robot can operate reliably.

Every new capability does not have to begin from an empty page.

A robot foundation model lets developers reuse what has already been learned and spend their effort on what is different about the next task.

#Robotics #FoundationModels

[Ronald van Loon @Ronald_vanLoon]

This Giant Tidal Turbine Generates Clean Power for More Than 2,000 Homes
by @wef

#Sustainability #RenewableEnergy #CleanEnergy

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Religious leaders are weighing in, creating a new political risk for the creators of the technology. https://t.co/QDHmBFr5HF

[Ronald van Loon @Ronald_vanLoon]

Self-Operating #Robots Keep Solar Panels Clean Without Human Intervention
by @XueJia24682

#Robotics #Innovation #EmergingTech #TechForGood #Technology

[Ronald van Loon @Ronald_vanLoon]

This Pocket-Sized Quadruped #Robot Packs Big Tech Into a Tiny Frame
via @ZappyZappy7

#AI #Robotics #Engineering #Innovation #Technology

[The Technology Equalizer @TechEqualizer]

Trust weakens when words, actions, and presence lose coherence under pressure and uncertainty.

The trust of others remains one of the foundations on which leadership stands, so protecting it through consistency and clarity keeps teams aligned and resilient over time

#Leadership

[ipfconline @ipfconline1]

Ponzi schemes and financial bubbles: lessons from history

https://t.co/9rbbLbT5La v/ @FR_Conversation by Paul David Richard Griffiths, Professor of Finance, @EMNormandie
#Economics #AI
Cc @ahier @EvanKirstel @mikeflache

[Cisco Industrial IoT @CiscoIIoT]

Turn OT visibility into enforceable protection with Cisco Cyber Vision.

Andrew McPhee shares how Cyber Vision enables you to protect industrial operations at scale.🔐

Learn more about Cyber Vision: https://t.co/m1a7g6zFwy ?ccid=cc002176&dtid=osotwt000013

[Dr Efi Pylarinou @efipm]

Banks, data and payments are getting ready for agents.
Backbase: Conversational Banking now generally available
LHV Bank: live with agentic email
The Fed: rebuilding FRED, bots now ~half its traffic
Sui + Alibaba Cloud: agent wallets on the cloud bill

https://t.co/vE4RWXhkol

[Dirk Gerard @DirkGerard]

Starlink internet kost 29€/m voor 100Mbps. Mijn BE abo kost 81€/m voor dezelfde bandbreedte.
Mijn gsm kost 24€/m en 32€ voor een maandje eSIM in het buitenland.

Starlink zal dat ganse boeltje danig overhoop gooien. Het worden moeilijke tijden voor internet-aanbieders.🤷🏻‍♂️👇

[Antonio Grasso @antgrasso]

Solana is a Layer 1 blockchain built to process transactions quickly and at low cost.

Its Proof of History works alongside Proof of Stake, supporting decentralized finance (DeFi) and digital asset applications such as NFTs and Web3 gaming.

Microblog @antgrasso

[Ronald van Loon @Ronald_vanLoon]

Meet T-Rex 2.0—The #AI-Powered Two-Wheeled #Robot That Can Jump
by @spaceandtech_

#Robotics #EmergingTech #Technology #Innovation

[王士銘 @anytutorai]

VLM（視覚言語モデル）による自律行動。AIとロボットの進化によって、建設業界が根本から変わろうとしている。
これまでの産業用ロボットは、あらかじめプログラムされた動作を繰り返すことが中心だった。しかし、VLMを搭載したロボットは、カメラを通じて周囲の状況を認識し、作業対象や障害物を理解しながら、次に何をすべきかを自ら判断できるようになりつつある。
特に建設現場は、工場とは違って環境が常に変化する。資材の位置も作業条件も毎日異なるため、従来のロボットにとって自動化が難しい分野だった。
しかし、VLMとロボットの行動制御技術が進化すれば、資材の運搬、組み立て、溶接、塗装、設備の設置、現場の点検など、さまざまな作業を自律的に行える可能性がある。
さらに重要なのは、ロボットが単に人間の動作を再現するだけでなく、周囲の状況を理解し、作業の順序を考え、予期しない変化にも対応できるようになることだ。

[Cisco Industrial IoT @CiscoIIoT]

As NIS2 requirements take hold across Europe, utilities need to modernize distributed field environments, improve OT visibility, and contain threats without putting uptime at risk.

Join us October 20 for a 45-minute virtual session on the topic.
👉 https://t.co/SuXlOLjJk4

[IoT and More @IotMore]

AI agents are powerful because they can act across your business, and dangerous when nobody has designed where they must stop.

This is the real difference between a chatbot and an AI agent.

A chatbot mainly responds.
An agent triggers actions.

By @antgrasso #AIAgents.

[Ascend Education @Ascend_EDU]

Why can you decrypt a message but not a password hash?

Encryption keeps information private while allowing it to be recovered with the right key. Hashing creates a digital fingerprint that a system can use to check for a match.

Connecting these concepts to everyday messages and logins makes the difference easier to understand. This video walks through both examples, giving learners a useful starting point for understanding how information is protected.

Build on these fundamentals with Ascend Education’s CompTIA Security+ course.

🔗https://t.co/HNsltrr2uS

#AscendEducation #CybersecurityEducation #CompTIASecurityPlus #Encryption #Hashing

[BusinessIntelligence @bimedotcom]

What Have We Missed in Aristotle's Account of Friendship?
https://t.co/kx6h1HOx9j
✍️ Vasia Vergouli via @EdinburghUP

👉 The author challenges the traditional scholarly focus on cognitive reflection within Aristotelian friendship, arguing instead for the overlooked role of dynamic, mutual emotional co-experience.

👉 By examining the ambiguous concept of "what belongs to one" (to oikeion) across interpersonal and civic structures, the piece illustrates how genuine character friendship functions as a concrete antidote to egocentrism.

💡 Vergouli delivers a beautifully disruptive reading of the Nicomachean Ethics by proving that classical virtue friendship is not merely an insular exercises in mutual admiration, but an active, shared emotional landscape that forces us out of our own heads.

@Corix_JC @TheAIObserverX @maponi @JagersbergKnut @ahier @ChuckDBrooks @Shi4Tech @CEO_AISOMA @sallyeaves @ThEiLe0 @drsharwood @dinisguarda @TarakRindani @FrRonconii @Ym78200 @Nicochan33 @Khulood_Almani @TysonLester @rvp @SusanHayes_ @EstelaMandela @JoannMoretti @sulefati7 @FernandaKellner @pchamard @NeiraOsci @darioandriani @ALouiseLavalett @Fabriziobustama @amalmerzouk @arlenenewbigg @mikeflache @RLDI_Lamy @smaksked @Eli_Krumova @PVynckier @chidambara09 @sminaev2015 @Analytics_699 @NathaliaLeHen @MHcommunicate @DanielleLargier

[Lumen Public Sector @LumenGov]

As we recognize #CXDay, we're reminded that great customer experiences start with strong partnerships. Thank you to our #PublicSector customers whose trust and feedback help us deliver better experiences for federal, state, local, education, and tribal organizations across the country. #MissionReadyWithLumen

[Antonio Grasso @antgrasso]

Blockchain is known for immutability and transparency, and much of that comes from the distributed ledger, where accepted history is shared.

Several parties can refer to a verified version, making the record easier to check w/out relying on 1 central copy.

Microblog @antgrasso

A distributed ledger keeps copies of the same record across multiple participants.

When a new transaction is proposed, the network applies agreed rules to determine whether it can be accepted. If it is, the update becomes part of the shared history across the ledger.

Changing a past record on one copy does not rewrite what the other participants already hold. They can still verify the agreed history.

This makes accepted blockchain records difficult to alter without the change being detected.

Transparency does not mean that everyone can see everything. Depending on the blockchain, access can be restricted while authorized participants can still verify the history available to them.

A distributed ledger therefore reduces reliance on a single master record controlled by one participant.

Several parties can share and verify the same history without giving one of them sole control over it.

#Blockchain #DistributedLedger