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Key Insights (AI-assisted): AT&T’s move to sell an end-to-end IoT stack via AWS Marketplace signals a shift toward cloud-first, catalog-based IoT procurement. It reduces integration friction between connectivity, sensors, and cloud analytics, making it easier

While most of my fellow Michiganders like to think of Detroit as the birthplace of the automobile, we have to remember, the Germans have us beat.   German inventor and entrepreneur, Carl Benz submitted his

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