Episode 102: Wait to buy your next Amazon Echo

Wow. This week saw a bunch of news about the Amazon Echo. There were rumors of new hardware, the ability to make phone calls and the crazy revelations of the CIA’s hacking ability, which led me to wonder if I want a microphone in my home at all. We also got an update on police seeking Amazon Echo data and news that the Google Home was a bit glitchy for some users. I discussed my HomeKit experience again, while CNET’s Ry Crist, this week’s guest host, introduced us to the HomeKit certified camera. Was your Google Home glitchy this week? Then we talked about IBM’s Watson teaming up with Saleforce’s Einstein platform before moving on to Ros Harvey, this week’s guest. Harvey founded The Yield, a data startup focused on farming. She really digs in (ha!) to the challenges of building a business around insights. She focuses on the challenges of making sure data is high-quality and how to negotiate data-sharing deals with big companies and still make money. She’s pretty awesome. Hosts: Stacey Higginbotham and Ry Crist of CNET Guest: Ros Harvey of The Yield Sponsors: WolfSSL and SpinDance Should you wait to buy a new Echo device? HomeKit is trouble for anyone who lives with others This data company manages crop data for farms and supermarkets Build data collectives not data monopolies How to turn one piece of data into multiple revenue streams The post Episode 102: Wait to buy your next Amazon Echo appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.