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Bellwethers––organizations that have scaled up implementation of IoT––have greater gains in efficiency, productivity, financial benefits, and customer satisfaction than counterparts in Capgemini study

Geography: Asia

Google’s healthcare unit Verily developed machine learning algorithm that diagnoses people with diabetic blindness, now deployed in hospital in India and soon worldwide

Challenges in Internet-of-Things (IoT) Implementation

Scooter manufacturer Segway-Ninebot debuted new autonomous delivery robot at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2019 in Las Vegas

IBM and shipping firm Pacific International Lines (PIL) used blockchain technology to track and document transfer of ownership for shipment of mandarin oranges from China to Singapore

Benefits from Internet-of-Things (IoT) Implementation

Samsung announced mass production of first one terabyte memory for smartphones, equivalent to storage of premium notebook PC

Philippines’ Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) announced new regulations governing cryptoassets in country that promote greater transparency

Japanese government authorized NICT to hack into 200 million Internet-connected devices to heighten security in time for Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics

Samsung introduced four new robots––Bot Care, Bot Air, Bot Retail, and GEMS––at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2019

Japanese firm Cerevo introduced Internet-of-Things (IoT) sensor module that can turn ordinary bikes into smart devices with data analytics and ride log history