In the wake of Cambridge Analytica, data misappropriation, #deletefacebook, calls for regulation and pending testimony to U.S. Congress, Facebook announced a series of initiatives to restrict data access and also a renewed selfie awareness to focus efforts on protecting people on the platform. What’s more notable however is that Mark Zuckerberg also hosted a last-minute, […]
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The Fast Pace of Facial Recognition Innovation
Facial recognition technology has finally begun to enter the science fiction landscape we had all dreamt it would soon do. Thus, today we’re witnessing a rapid change and growth in its innovation and implementation. This change in pace is attributed to the significant advances in machine learning, resilient ODM (original design manufacturer) competition and increases […]
Websockets and IoT: Why don’t the two go together?
After running around in the realtime tech world for a couple of months since I started working for deepstreamHub, I think a lot of people have many misconceptions about a lot of concepts within this world. deepstream.io is an open realtime server that let’s you build realtime functionality right into your existing application while not having […]
4 promising open source projects for 2018
This year has been a year of massive growth in open source. While almost any developer knows frameworks such as React and projects like Docker (moby), in 2017 the number of open source projects on GitHub grew from around 35 million to over 62 million. See also: Is IoT all about low-tech and simple APIs […]
How APIs will make your next fridge — or even your next car — free
We are in the fourth industrial revolution, where software can replicate value at zero-marginal cost and where data is the new oil. You may remember this story about Microsoft versus IBM in 1981, where IBM let Microsoft manage the operating system (DOS) thinking that the future was selling hardware? This famous negotiation deal that made […]
Making the case for API neutrality
A judge just obliged Linkedin to allow third-party companies to copy public LinkedIn profile data. Of course, Linkedin appealed this decision but this can be a precedent in the space — and for good, contrary to what first commentators are saying. This is typically what I call an API neutrality case. First, let’s agree that […]
6 technologies you need to know to secure your IoT network
According to Gartner forecast, there are 8.4 billion internet-connected IoT devices in use currently and most new business systems and business processes will incorporate IoT. Ericsson Mobility report predicts that the number of IoT connected devices will reach 28 billion marks globally by 2021 and it would surpass the number of mobile devices. Cisco estimates […]
What open APIs will mean for the future of mobile payments
It’s safe to say by this point that the launch of the Pay platforms, like Apple Pay, Samsung Pay and so on, haven’t exactly set the world alight. Usage numbers remain difficult to come by, always a telling sign, and while growth may be slow and steady, it’s not the death knell for banks in […]
Netatmo launches Connect API for smart home developers
Smart home company Netatmo announced earlier this week its own API for third-party Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Called Netatmo Connect, the API provides developers with the ability to connect to Netatmo’s products and create meaningful interactions. Connect has three major platforms – weather, smart home, and enterprise. Weather uses data from the Netatmo Weather […]
Without an API, connected things don’t connect
As both a smart home and IoT enthusiast, as well as an API strategist by day, I’ve been very disappointed with how many of the companies involved in the connected home space have approached making their products work with each other. From the show floors of CES, to the aisles of Home Depot and Best […]
What The Internet Of Things Has Is A Failure To Communicate
How IFTTT’s Linden Tibbets is fixing that.
Twitter Reverses Ban On Tracking Politicians’ Deleted Tweets
Politwoops is back in business.
Android N To Use Oracle’s OpenJDK For Java APIs
Google replaces JDK with Open JDK
Slack Is Releasing Botkit To Make Bots Easier To Build
And a directory, so you can find them.
How To Build An API In 10 Minutes
With a little help from Amazon.
Lyft Is Getting Ready For Developers To Hop On Board
Is it being too cautious in sharing its API?
Slack Aims To Help Other Apps, Not Compete With Them
Stewart Butterfield doesn’t want to run an app factory.
API Of The Week: The Dark Sky Forecast API
Guest author Kurt Collins is a developer evangelist for Built.io. I fell in love in 2012. With an app. And I’m not ashamed to admit it. I considered weather apps mere utilities, not something I should expend energy falling in love with. And then came Dark Sky by Forecast.io. The Dark Sky app is the […]
API Of The Week: Dweet.io
We’re bringing back an old ReadWrite favorite with an API that teaches things to share.
Built.io Flow Is On A Mission To Connect Apps, Services, Systems, And Devices
All your APIs are belong to us.