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> An independent panel was set up to scrutinise its plans and released a report suggesting some of its ideas were "tech for tech's sake", and potentially unnece

> An independent panel was set up to scrutinise its plans and released a report suggesting some of its ideas were "tech for tech's sake", and potentially unnecessary. I wonder what could have given them that idea. > In his blog, Dan Doctoroff said the firm continued to invest in start-ups "working on everything from robotic furniture to digital electricity". Oh, right.

Skunkleton 6y ago
> digital electricity This marketing term piqued my interest. Turns out it is basically PoE. Ok.
matheusmoreira 6y ago
> hundreds of sensors collecting data on air quality and the movements of people > It was also told [by the independent panel] that any data it collected from its sensors would have to become a public asset. Wonder if that influenced their decision to end this project.