Amazon has turned on the <a href="https://developer.amazon.com/en-US/blogs/alexa/device-makers/2023/05/alexa-matter-update-may-2023" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Thread-capabilities inside its Echo devices</a> so they can support the Matter smart home interoperability standard in its totality, so Kevin and I talk about what that will and won&#8217;t do for smart home users. It&#8217;s also the moment I give up on my dreams for the Matter specification. We also discuss the <a href="https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-halo-discontinued" target="_blank" rel="noopener">end of the Amazon Halo products</a>, and plans to make Alexa savvier by <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/28/amazon-working-improved-llm-to-power-alexa/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">updating the large language model</a> behind the digital assistant. Then we talk about <a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/softbanks-arm-registers-blockbuster-us-ipo-sources-2023-04-29/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Arm&#8217;s plans for an initial public offering</a> and a new report from <a href="https://www.forrester.com/report/the-state-of-iot-in-the-us-2023/RES179218" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Forrester on the state of the IoT</a>. After that, we talk about <a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/05/apple-google-partner-on-an-industry-specification-to-address-unwanted-tracking/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Google and Apple teaming up to help prevent stalkers from using AirTags</a> and other tracking devices, and the return of a <a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-nest-locator-tag-airtag-competitor-3318794/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rumored Nest tracking device</a>. Then we mention <a href="https://goabode.com/blog/news-abode-announces-google-nest-integration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Abode&#8217;s integration with Google&#8217;s Nest devices</a>, and <a href="https://staceyoniot.com/switchbot-hub-2-and-blindtilt-matter-tested-and-approved/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kevin reviews the SwitchBot Hub 2</a> (with Matter) and BlindTilt. We end by answering a listener question about Level locks and its plans to support Matter.
<figure id="attachment_3959" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3959" style="width: 1340px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://iotpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screenshot-2023-05-03-at-12.58.55-PM.png"><img decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-3959" src="https://iotpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screenshot-2023-05-03-at-12.58.55-PM.png" alt="" width="1340" height="782" srcset="https://iotpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screenshot-2023-05-03-at-12.58.55-PM.png 1340w, https://iotpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screenshot-2023-05-03-at-12.58.55-PM-300x175.png 300w, https://iotpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screenshot-2023-05-03-at-12.58.55-PM-1024x598.png 1024w, https://iotpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screenshot-2023-05-03-at-12.58.55-PM-768x448.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1340px) 100vw, 1340px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3959" class="wp-caption-text">Forrester says that four out of five organizations are in the process of adopting or have plans to adopt IoT.</figcaption></figure>
Our guest this show is Jonathan Beri, who is the founder and CEO of <a href="https://golioth.io/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Golioth</a>, a platform to link hardware to the cloud. <a href="https://staceyoniot.com/golioth-raises-4-6-million-in-a-tough-environment/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Golioth recently raised $4.6 million</a> in a tough funding environment, so we talk a bit about what Beri plans to do with the money. But the bulk of our conversation touches on the changes happening in the embedded world as connectivity gets added to more devices. Beri provides historical context to help explain why the embedded world and OT staff have been so slow to adopt the Internet of things, and then expresses his hopes that the phrase IoT will simply fade into the background as connectivity becomes assumed. Before we can get to that place, he explains what vendors, developers and buyers need to think about from security to business processes. It&#8217;s a good show.
Hosts: Stacey Higginbotham and Kevin Tofel
Guest: Jonathan Beri , founder and CEO of <a href="https://golioth.io/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Golioth</a>
Sponsors: <a href="https://www.computextaipei.com.tw/StaceyonIoT" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Computex</a> and <a href="https://blues.io/?utm_source=stacey-on-iot&utm_medium=ad&utm_campaign=marketing-partner&utm_content=blues" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blues Wireless</a>
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<li data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Amazon adds Matter, kills Halo, invests in Alexa</li>
<li data-pm-slice="1 1 []">What worries enterprises about the IoT?</li>
<li data-pm-slice="1 1 []">SwitchBot&#8217;s devices are surprisingly useful in Kevin&#8217;s opinion</li>
<li data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Virtual PLCs and standard radios indicate a big shift in embedded computing</li>
<li data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Bringing IT skills to the embedded world will make it safer</li>
</ul>
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