Partner content South Korea wants half of all cars to be autonomous by 2035 27th September 2022 The South Korean government has laid out its road map for the introduction of autonomous cars – and it contains some ambitious targets. The country’s Mobility Innovation Roadmap was revealed by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. The first notable deadline is later this year, when the country hopes to become the third in […]
Partner content BT emergency-call handlers set to join strike action in UK 26th September 2022 The UK’s Communications Workers Union (CWU) has upped the ante in its pay dispute with BT management. In previous summer strike action over what CWU saw as an inadequate flat-rate pay deal of £1,500 (US$1695) – which, according to the union, was pretty much presented as a fait accompli to its BT frontline worker members back in April with […]
Partner content Amazon Web Services launches smart cities hub to connect communities with experts 26th September 2022 Communities looking to build smart infrastructure and find innovative solutions have a new resource they can turn to. Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced Thursday the launch of its Smart City Competency, an initiative that “will deliver world-class AWS Partner recommendations to customers searching to build and deploy innovative smart city solutions,” according to a statement. It’s intended […]
News Samsung announces new rugged smartphone, tablet with 5G support 23rd September 2022 Samsung Electronics America yesterday announced the market availability of the Galaxy XCover6 Pro smartphone and Galaxy Tab Active4 Pro tablet—two additions to the vendor’s rugged-device portfolio and the first device in each series to support 5G connectivity. Both of the new Galaxy devices are designed to work in difficult environments, as they are MIL-STD-810Hii compliant […]
Partner content Spell-checking in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge browsers leaks passwords 22nd September 2022 Spell-checking features present in both the Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers are leaking sensitive user information — including username, email, and passwords — to Google and Microsoft, respectively, when people fill in forms on popular websites and cloud-based enterprise apps. The issue — dubbed “spell-jacking” by researchers at client-side security firm Otto JavaScript Security (Otto-js) — can […]
Partner content Smart-city tool coordinates use of drones, robots 22nd September 2022 A team of researchers has developed a tool to manage and combine deployed technologies in smart cities. Researchers developed the AI-based cooperative infrastructure that allows for the collaboration of technologies from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to mobile robots, which could offer game-changing advances in security, surveillance, and search and rescue efforts. The research team, from […]
Commentary Reflections on recent LTE outages 20th September 2022 Rogers Communications Canada experienced a national service outage on July 8, 2022, that halted LTE communications for millions of Canadians, including public-safety agencies counting on mobile broadband for operations. In light of this jarring failure, should public-safety leaders rethink plans to collapse all wireless communications onto a single wireless technology platform operated by a service […]
News Intrado sells safety business to Stonepeak for $2.4 billion 17th September 2022 Intrado, a longtime key player in the 911 industry, has sold its safety business to the Stonepeak investment firm for $2.4 billion, but Intrado will retain its Digital Workflows unit, according to a press release issued yesterday. For more than four decades, Intrado Safety has played a crucial role in delivering 911 calls from citizens […]
Partner content New technology helps driverless cars navigate bad weather 17th September 2022 A novel artificial intelligence system has been developed that allows autonomous vehicles (AVs) to navigate better in adverse weather. Researchers from Oxford University’s Department of Computer Science worked alongside a team from Bogazici University, in Istanbul, Turkey on the project. Their findings were published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal, Nature Machine Intelligence. The abstract spells out what […]
News Newscan: Ligado’s 5G network will interfere with some DOD satellite services, report finds 15th September 2022 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Ligado’s 5G network will interfere with some DOD satellite services, report finds Loud and clear: Pennsylvania EMS pilots translation tech FIFA will track players’ bodies using AI to make offsides calls at 2022 World Cup IamResponding and what3words team for first-responder data Whistleblower explains how Twitter easily skirted […]
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