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Newscan: California fire chief is building satellite system to detect wildfires as soon as they start

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations This California fire chief is building a satellite system to detect wildfires as soon as they start Outage hits Oakland County, Mich., public-safety radio system due to old switch OSU researchers hope new tech will help in battle against wildfires Boston startup creates the Dronut, a drone to […]

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Ericsson to buy Cradlepoint for $1.1 billion cash

Ericsson today announced an agreement to pay $1.1 billion cash to acquire Cradlepoint—known in the U.S. public-safety market for providing broadband connectivity solutions in vehicles—in a deal that is expected to close by the end of the year. Ericsson President and CEO Börje Ekholm described Cradlepoint as a leading provider of wireless-edge WAN enterprise solutions […]

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Cloud over-the-air updates to offer future autonomous vehicles (AVs) refreshed brains

Driverless vehicles will, ultimately, be able to download new ‘brains’ from the cloud and 5G connectivity will hold to key to that capability. That’s the view of Hemant Sikaria, co-founder and CEO of software specialist in remote vehicle data handling, Sibros. He sees this as being a vital capability if AVs are ever to match […]

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911 services fall victim to FCC’s ‘rip and replace’ program

As the FCC’s “rip and replace” deliberations drag on, at least one small US wireless operator said the situation has affected its ability to provide critical 911 services in rural areas. “3G services are being turned off due to inability to support the networks with [equipment] spares or with funding that is tied to a […]

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Ubicquia prepares to expand streetlight-based small-cell, smart-grid solutions portfolio

Ubicquia plans to leverage $30 million in new funding to accelerate the development and deployment of its platforms, which plug into streetlight photocell sockets to deliver flexible smart-city, small-cell and smart-grid functionality in form factors that are often inconspicuous to the public, according to CEO Ian Aaron. “From smart city to small cell to smart […]

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US agency red flags Chinese state-affiliated cyberattacks

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), a national risk advisor that forms part of the US Department of Homeland Security, pulled no punches in an “alert” about China published on its website. “[CISA],” it said, “has consistently observed Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS)-affiliated cyber threat actors using publicly available information sources and common, well-known tactics, techniques and […]

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Building a foundation for artificial intelligence (AI) in cybersecurity

Cybersecurity is frequently compared to an endless game of cat and mouse, pitting human aggressors against human guardians in the cyber realm. In the future, that game will change as the role of artificial intelligence begins to supplant manual offense and defense. A similar concept has gained ground for traditional warfare. “Speed is very important […]

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Cyber risks explode with move to telehealth services

The mass adoption of telehealth applications and services in the months since the COVID-19 outbreak began has introduced new cyber-risks within the healthcare industry. New research by SecurityScorecard and Dark Owl found that the rapid onboarding of technologies for enabling the delivery of health services online has significantly broadened the attack surface at many healthcare […]

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Verizon official outlines potential 5G benefits for critical-communications users

Public safety and other critical-communications users should benefit significant from Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband, the millimeter-wave offering that promises to deliver unprecedented data speeds, low latencies, quality of service and security, according to an official for the nationwide carrier. John Harris, Verizon’s federal director of mobility solutions, said during his keynote address at IWCE Virtual […]

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Newscan: Portland passes the toughest ban on facial recognition in the U.S.

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Portland passes the toughest ban on facial recognition in the U.S. Portland becomes the first city to ban the use of facial-recognition tech in public spaces by government, private entities Cyberattacks threaten unprepared virtual schools Alderman proposes dramatic expansion of Chicago’s camera surveillance network ‘Or I will stab […]

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Newscan: California fire chief is building satellite system to detect wildfires as soon as they start

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Ericsson to buy Cradlepoint for $1.1 billion cash

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Cloud over-the-air updates to offer future autonomous vehicles (AVs) refreshed brains

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911 services fall victim to FCC’s ‘rip and replace’ program

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Ubicquia prepares to expand streetlight-based small-cell, smart-grid solutions portfolio

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US agency red flags Chinese state-affiliated cyberattacks

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Building a foundation for artificial intelligence (AI) in cybersecurity

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Cyber risks explode with move to telehealth services

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Verizon official outlines potential 5G benefits for critical-communications users

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Newscan: Portland passes the toughest ban on facial recognition in the U.S.

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