M&A, Strategies, Alliances The IoT Security Foundation has launched, with founding members including Intel, Vodafone, Siemens and BT. The non-profit aims to focus on best practices and knowledge sharing. The WiFi Alliance has launched a new Implementer membership level for companies getting involved in IoT and smart home devices via WiFi usage. Quirky is selling off Wink, after the company declared bankruptcy. Lowe’s has joined the ZigBee Alliance, bringing its Iris platform to the group, and following on from last week’s launch of the alliance’s Chinese member group, which aims to promote ZigBee adoption among Chinese companies. Reuters is reporting that Cypress Semiconductor is preparing a rival bid for Atmel, entering the ring alongside Dialog Semiconductor. Sensity Systems and Genetec…