Customers are becoming more involved in the manufacturing process. Tesla, the electric car maker, serves as one of the more extreme examples. Buyers can customise their entire car online, on their own. They can choose the number of batteries and seats, add air filtration, smart air suspension, sound systems, towing […]

Half a billion years ago, life on earth experienced a short period of extremely rapid diversification known as the Cambrian Explosion, a period when a variety of animal phyla came into existence. Another Cambrian Explosion might be upon us again, this time called “othersourcing.” Though it will first loom as […]

We live in an age of transformative scientific powers, capable of changing the very nature of the human species and radically remaking the planet itself. Advances in information technologies and artificial intelligence are combining with advances in the biological sciences — including genetics, reproductive technologies, neuroscience, synthetic biology — as […]

Billionaire publisher Malcolm Forbes coined the saying, “He who dies with the most toys wins.” And upon his death, Forbes certainly had a lot of toys. But in 2016, not all consumers agree with that sentiment when it comes to Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Product manufacturers may be banking […]

We all know the Uber story. How it swept in and turned the taxi and automotive industry on its head. It showed how quickly a middleman can come in and change your business — and how much has changed in this digital age. Customers are expecting new ways of doing […]

The Internet of Things is more than just a buzzword: It’s changing industry and the world around us. Reporting on Facebook Live from Barcelona at the IOT Solutions World Congress, Matt Weinberger talks with General Manager of GE Digital Europe Deborah Sherry about how the Internet of Things can extend into every element of our lives.

Like it or not, the Internet of Things is here: Smart, internet-connected devices are infiltrating every industry, from hospitality to retail to manufacturing to healthcare, helping companies run their businesses more efficiently. There will be roughly 24 billion IoT devices connected to the internet by 2020, according to a BI […]

Connected healthcare is finally becoming a reality. In fact, it’s estimated that the global healthcare sector will pour about $410 billion into IoT devices, services, and software in 2022, according to a report from the research firm Grand View Research. That’s up from up from the $58.9 billion invested in […]

Last week, a massive cyberattack knocked out many major websites across the internet, including Amazon, Netflix, Github, and Spotify. Worse, it looks like the attack was carried out by unknown hackers using software called “Mirai,” or something like it, to hijack a bunch of unsecured Internet of Things (IoT) devices, […]

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Business Insider technology reporters Cadie Thompson and Matt Weinberger will be in Barcelona this week to cover the second annual IoT Solutions World Congress. They will be reporting live, as part of our Digital Industry Insider series coverage. Thompson and Weinberger will talk to global leaders about how their companies […]

The Internet of Things has been held up as the next big technology revolution that will lower business costs and make employees more productive, but it brings with it major baggage for corporate leaders. Cybersecurity experts warn that IoT is one of the most vulnerable areas in the enterprise, and […]

From the Industrial Revolution to the age of the assembly line, and now in the emergence of today’s digital and 3D printing technologies, the manufacturing industry has always been an incubator for ingenuity. Companies all over the world are grappling with how to integrate digital capabilities into their operations. In […]

NASA is using a database technology popularised by Facebook to save millions just by making sure its engineers don’t repeat the mistakes of the past. The same technology is directly applicable to industry, real-time analytics, the Internet of Things, and large-scale retail, too. Not too long ago, an engineer on […]

Unplanned work stoppages cost global industries billions of dollars in lost revenue. Downtime can be caused by everything from weather delays and cybercrime to equipment breakdowns. Susceptibility to failure persists, particularly as it relates to factories. According to some estimates, more than 90% of machines in factories globally are not […]

If you’ve ever moved to a new city or found yourself in the market for a new doctor, then you’ve likely faced the challenge of transferring your medical records. For all the work that’s been put into health-information technology systems, in 2014 only 34% of doctors surveyed were very satisfied […]

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The future of industry is digital. GE and BI Studios have co-created Digital Industry Insider, dedicated to bringing you what you need to know about digital industrial news and events.