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Nick CatucciTech company influence.co announced Wednesday that Nick Catucci, the former executive editor of Billboard Magazine, has joined the company.Catucci will be the company’s first editor in chief overseeing influence.co’s new media publication, nofilter, which will launch later this month.Nofilter will cover influencers and creators.“I’ve spent more than a decade covering the music industry, which drives so much of culture today,” said Catucci in a statement. “It became clear that there was a unique opportunity to develop the first dedicated media property for telling authentic stories by, for and about influencers and creators.”At Billboard, Catucci helped spearhead a revamp of…

The LoRa Alliance®, the global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN® standard for the Internet of Things (IoT) low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), today announced its Certification Affiliate option for certifying devices with the LoRaWAN standard.The new Certification Affiliate program offers a path for non-LoRa Alliance members to obtain LoRaWAN device certification. The LoRaWAN certification program includes full protocol testing, interoperability and RF performance, which is critical for open global standards. The Certification Affiliate program will increase the number and breadth of LoRaWAN CertifiedCM devices available in the market to serve the IoT needs of companies and users around the…

Isaac FeldbergIsaac Feldberg, who has been covering the entertainment industry for Fortune, is leaving the magazine on April 24 to continue freelancing.Feldberg is among a number of freelancers who have been cut by the business magazine.Feldberg has been covering the intersection of business and Hollywood, with a focus on overall industry trends and box office results.He also worked for the Boston Globe as a a web producer and as a living arts correspondent.He is a graduate of Northeastern University.

While recent headlines have focused on the latest NB2 or Cat-M1 IoT technologies in LPWA, or touting the gigabit speeds promised with 5G- demand for Cat 1 has been quietly on the rise. One reason is that IoT product developers are always looking to “future proof” their solutions by anticipating their bandwidth requirements down the road, and Cat 1 is the clear successor to Cat-M1. Since the cost of product certifications is another important consideration, many customers prefer to go down this road only once to avoid the headache of later having to do it again with a different (faster)…

Variety has launched a digital subscription offering aimed at media industry professionals called Variety Intelligence Platform, or VIP, reports  Sara Guaglione of Publishers Daily.Guaglione reports, “Content on Variety.com will not go behind a paywall.“Instead, VIP subscribers will get additional benefits: a monthly long-form special report, daily short-form commentary, a weekly newsletter, data charts and video content from Variety’s summits and conferences.“VIP content is produced by a team that operates separately from the newsroom. Coverage will range from core businesses like TV and film to new technologies, such as virtual reality and artificial intelligence.”Read more here.

Social distancing has become a necessity to curb the spread of COVID-19. Yet, a group of heroes are jeopardizing their own health by doing just the opposite. These heroes are healthcare and security staff who have been working relentlessly and in direct contact with the public. As the world embraces itself for an unprecedented era, there is a vital need for the development of new technologies to limit physical interaction without compromising human interaction.Robotics startup, RoboAds Inc., has developed a new breed of telepresence robots.RoboAds is an all-in-one mobile kiosk which is equipped with four 55-Inch screens in 4K resolutions,…

Penske Media Corp. said Thursday that it would launch a sports business publication called Sportico.It will launch this summer and have offices in New York and Los Angeles.Its editor and head of content will be Scott Soshnick, a former Bloomberg News sports business reporter. The president and CEO will be veteran sports and entertainment executive Dick Glover.“There couldn’t be a better team than Dick and Scott to launch Sportico and provide the leadership needed to create a successful digital media business,” said Penske CEO Jay Penske in a statement. “The strength of PMC’s financial standing allows us to be in…

Nokia AVA 5G Cognitive Operations to help communication service providers (CSPs) transform their network, service and business operations through extreme automation enabled by AI and machine learningAI insights utilized to inform network slice creation and help CSPs comply with committed service level agreements (SLAs) for massively scaled 5G networks and enterprise servicesService degradations can be predicted and prevented up to seven days in advance and solved up to 50 percent faster through AINokia has today announced the launch of a complete AI as a service offering: Nokia AVA 5G Cognitive Operations.The framework and its underlying AI-based solutions enable CSPs to…

Bruce LittleBruce Little, a reporter whose “Amazing Facts” column in The Globe and Mail tracked Canada’s political leaders, central bankers and their economic policies, died earlier this month at the age of 74 after a brief illness.Peter Tym of the Globe and Mail writes, “In 1976, Mr. Little joined the CBC in Halifax as producer of the morning radio show. He only stayed nine months, but set the tone for mornings in Nova Scotia for two generations. Mr. Little decided to hire Don Connolly as a host on the show, starting a highly successful 42-year run on the airwaves. Ms.…

MachineSense is releasing a beta version of FeverSense™, a low-cost, infrared temperature scanning system that can be installed in the form of a gate or retrofitted to be installed at any entrance location for the automatic scanning of human body temperature.The system doesn’t require human intervention to hold a temperature gun allowing for proper social distancing and, therefore making its operation safer and less expensive. It’s high-speed scanning capabilities also allow for a faster process.FeverSense™ can be installed in a gate or retrofitted into an existing entrance. The machine scans the temperature of each individual as they come close to…

Michael BurkeMichael Burke, a business reporter at the Racine Journal Times in Wisconsin, is retiring.Burke writes, “Most of my journalism career has been spent with The Journal Times in my hometown of Racine, and most of that time has been on the business beat, by choice. My time here has spanned the transition from newspapers being read only on paper to being read far more commonly on computers and smartphones. From the news landing at one’s doorstep once a day to landing on a screen repeatedly throughout each day.“This has been a great job. Returning to Racine and joining The…

IoTerop Continues Support for the Open Mobile Alliance’s Lightweight M2M.David Navarro, IoTerop’s Chief Product Officer and co-founder, was appointed to the Open Mobile Alliance Board of Directors officially on March 23.IoTerop will now sit on OMA Board until 2022 joining ARM, AT&T, Ericsson, Itron, Qualcomm, and T-Mobile.“It is an honor to sit on the OMA SpecWorks Board,” states David. “Our contributions, and belief in the importance of the LwM2M Standard continue to grow with each client we engage.”Adding:“Early on we were trying to create a simple, yet powerful protocol, to address key IoT scalability challenges. Now, as IoT matures, it…

Nate DoughtyThe Pittsburgh Business Times has hired Nate Doughty to be a digital producer.He replaces Luke Torrance, who left to become the money reporter at the Tampa Bay Business Journal, a sister publication.Doughty is a May 2018 graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism news and information from the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University, where he also obtained a minor in political science.He interned for the Business Times last summer and then spent three months working for a newspaper in San Jose, Costa Rica. Doughty has also worked for the Observer-Reporter newspaper in Washington, Pa., and The…

An article by Vitaly Kuprenko, technical writer at Cleveroad.Healthcare is rapidly developing with tech novelties. The Internet of Things will bring significant changes to patient care. Doctors and healthcare providers already use it in their workflow.Some hospitals, like Saratoga Hospital, apply IoT technologies for remote consultations, patient monitoring, and improve health outcomes.Let’s find out how healthcare can benefit from IoT!Why Healthcare?IoT has an enormous potential in the healthcare field. Data provided by the sensors can help to diagnose diseases and constantly monitor health conditions. On top of that, IoT software can detect the precursors of illnesses and stop its progression…