M&A, Strategies, Alliances The OCF and the AllSeen Alliance have announced a merger, which will see the OCF absorb AllSeen and its AllJoyn standard – something that has seemed likely for some time. Hartford Steam Boiler (HSB) has acquired Meshify, an IIoT cloud platform that combines hardware and software to connect equipment to the internet. TTTech has acquired Flexibilis, to strengthen its industrial silicon portfolio and expand towards the smart grid market, via Flexibilis’ FPGA expertise. Infineon has acquired Innoluce, a Philips spin-off that specializes in automotive laser-based sensors (LiDAR). Forecasts, Reports, and Blue Sky Thinking The World Energy Council has published a report that says utilities will need to invest between $35tn and $43tn until 2060 in order to…