Internet of Things

Books to Read
 
(The) mathematical corporation : where machine intelligence (+) human ingenuity achieve the impossible
by Josh Sullivan

A leadership reference that focuses on the importance of people in enabling a competitive advantage demonstrates how strategic applications of human ingenuity and machine cognition can streamline decision-making to create new products, services and solutions. 
Building the internet of things : implement new business models, disrupt competitors, and transform your industry
by Maciej Kranz

Describes the impact, spread, and opportunities available by implementing the Internet of things to realize tangible business advantages.
The Internet of things : do-it-yourself projects with Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and BeagleBone Black
by Donald Norris

Comparing three different platforms, presents projects for connecting devices and single-board systems to the Internet using sensors.
Ninja future : secrets to success in the new world of innovation
by Gary Shapiro

Discusses the technological changes that will take place in the future and their effect on business and the economy, arguing that businesses need to adopt a ninja mindset and adapt to change very quickly in order to succeed.
Click here to kill everybody : security and survival in a hyper-connected world
by Bruce Schneier

A leading security expert and best-selling author of Data and Goliath reveals the shortcomings of smart technologies from driverless cars and thermostats to autonomous stock-trading systems and drones, outlining common-sense recommendations for safety-related policies and oversight.
Radical Technologies : The Design of Everyday Life
by Adam Greenfield

Everywhere we turn, our everyday experience is being overlaid and interrupted by startling new technologies. Today, we depend on the smartphone as an interface to an urban environment we share with autonomous drones and self-driving cars, even as we use augmented-reality applications to interact with things that aren't quite there. Now 3D printing offers us unprecedented fine-grained control over the form and distribution of matter, while the blockchain promises to remake the way we record and exchange value. And all the while, fiendishly complex algorithmic systems are operating quietly, reshaping the economy, transforming the fundamental terms of our politics, and even beginning to etch away at what it means to be human. 
Machines of loving grace : the quest for common ground between humans and robots
by John Markoff

A Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times science writer travels across the country to evaluate the present state of the artificial intelligence and the intelligence-augmentation debate, delving into the science-fiction worlds that are fast becoming a reality and talks to the insiders who are shaping the future. 
The hacked world order : how nations fight, trade, maneuver, and manipulate in the digital age
by Adam Segal

"For more than three hundred years, the world wrestled with conflicts that arose between nation-states. Nation-states wielded military force, financial pressure, and diplomatic persuasion to create "world order." Even after the end of the Cold War, the elements comprising world order remained essentially unchanged. But 2012 marked a transformation in geopolitics and the tactics of both the established powers and smaller entities looking to challenge the international community. That year, the US government revealed its involvement in Operation "Olympic Games," a mission aimed at disrupting the Iranian nuclear program through cyberattacks; Russia and China conducted massive cyber-espionage operations; and the world split over the governance of the Internet. Cyberspace became a battlefield. Cyber conflict is hard to track, often delivered by proxies, and has outcomes that are hard to gauge. It demands that the rules of engagement be completely reworked and all the old niceties of diplomacy be recast. Many of the critical resources of statecraft are now in the hands of the private sector, giant technology companies in particular. In this new world order, cybersecurity expert Adam Segal reveals, power has been well and truly hacked.
Physics of the Future : How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100
by Michio Kaku

The Science Channel host and author of Physics of the Impossible outlines a provocative vision of the role of science in daily life at the beginning of the next century, describing such technologies as mind-controlled computers, sensor-based health care and laser-propulsion spaceships.
The driver in the driverless car : how your technology choices create the future
by Vivek Wadhwa

"Tech experts Vivek Wadhwa and Alex Salkever have updated their bestseller to better help readers make choices that will lead to a Star Trek future and not Mad Max"

Sites to Visit
 
How It Works: Internet of Things

"The Internet of Things gives us access to the data from millions of devices. But how does it work, and what can we do with all that data? Find out in this animated tutorial from IBM's Think Academy."
Understanding the Internet of Things
 
"The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to the use of intelligently connected devices and systems to leverage data gathered by embedded sensors and actuators in machines and other physical objects. IoT is expected to spread rapidly over the coming years and this convergence will unleash a new dimension of services that improve the quality of life of consumers and productivity of enterprises, unlocking an opportunity that the GSMA refers to as the ‘Connected Life’." 
A Non-Geek’s A-to-Z Guide To the Internet of Things

"This A-to-Z guide includes 101 common terms related to the Internet of Things. It’s not an exhaustive list of terms, given that IoT is evolving so quickly, but rather a quick go-to resource for the technically savvy data professional who wants to get a handle on this vast IoT ecosystem. Even though this guide is for the “non-geek,” it does include some technical terms, but they are explained sans technical "geek speak'.” 
Can Amazon's Alexa Be Your Friend?

"The app economy might have peaked, but there's seemingly no limit to Alexa's skills. The recent spike in digital assistants — from Siri to Cortana to Alexa to Google Assistant — mirrors another theme prevalent throughout this past CES: human loneliness."
Smart cities: A cheat sheet
 
"Smart cities are more than a trend—they're the wave of the future because the world is becoming more urban, with 60% of the population expected to live in cities by 2050.
Across the globe, smart city technology spending reached $80 billion in 2016, and is expected to grow to $135 billion by 2021, according to a report from the International Data Corporation (IDC)."

What to Watch
 
Minority report

A special unit of police have developed a successful way to catch criminals before they commit their crimes.
X-files-Season 11: Rm9sbG93ZXJz
 
In a world of ever-increasing automation and artificial intelligence, Mulder and Scully find themselves targets in a deadly game of cat and mouse.
Matrix

When a computer hacker realizes the world is a hoax, an elaborate deception spun by machines of artificial intelligence, he is pulled into a fight to save humans from destruction.
Terminator 

A cyborg is sent back from the future, where computers rule the world, to eliminate the woman who will be the mother of the man who leads a resistance movement.
Fate of the furious 

Dominic Toretto's crew must join forces with their old enemy, assassin Deckard Shaw, when Dom is seduced back into the world of crime by a beautiful cyberterrorist.
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