Let’s face it, I love wine, specially red wine. And given my profession, I love technology. That’s why I was pleasantly surprised when my couple and I visited SOMMOS winery facilities, in Barbastro, north of Spain.

The Department of Information Technologies’ IoT system is tracking the locations and status of 22,000 vehicles throughout the Russian city, to automate dispatching and thereby reduce fuel overconsumption; next, it plans to examine the possibility of tracking vehicle driver activity via wristbands or brain-wave sensors.

The government has put in place new measures for manufacturers to boost cyber security in millions of internet connected devices

According to Gartner, by 2020, the Internet of Things (IoT) installed base, excluding PCs, tablets, and smartphones, will reach 26 billion units, empowering a market worth of $3 trillion. By 2025, the total global worth of IoT technology could be as much as $6.2tr – most from devices in health care ($2.5tr) and manufacturing ($2.3tr). Another analysis estimates that blockchain will add $3.1tr in business value by 2030.