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Firefighting startup raises $20M as wildfire season approaches

Rising global temperatures and increasing instances of drought have made recent wildfires some of the worst in history. As this year’s wildfire season approaches, San Francisco-based startup BurnBot is working to roll out its vegetation-eating fire-management vehicles to help mitigate disasters. The company raised $20 million in its latest funding round to expand and develop […]

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Australian government doubles down on cybersecurity in wake of major attacks

Government officials recently released what it called a consultation paper that outlined specific proposals and solicited input from the private sector in a proclaimed strategy to position the nation as a world leader in cybersecurity by 2030. As well as addressing gaps in existing cybercrime laws, Australian legislators hope to amend the country’s Security of […]

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Boston Dynamics robot dog shot in police standoff

Massachusetts State Police robot dog Roscoe was shot multiple times during a police standoff earlier this month. It marks the first time one of the robot dogs has been shot and it happened as it was protecting its human partners during an incident on Cape Cod. The incident occurred on March 6 when Massachusetts State […]

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DoorDash starts drone deliveries from Wendy’s

Food delivery service DoorDash announced the expansion of its partnership with Alphabet’s Wing drone company to test drone deliveries in the U.S. beginning with customers in Christiansburg, Virginia. Wendy’s has been named the first restaurant partner and under the pilot program, select customers can order eligible items to be delivered by drone. The U.S. pilot […]

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Satellite-based air-traffic services from space begin

Startical, an air traffic management developer, is set to begin tests of its satellite constellation to provide air traffic services from space. The constellation, made up of 270 satellites, will be tested using satellites from NanoAvionics over six months. Specifically, Startical has chosen NanoAvionics’s MP42 microsatellite bus, weighing around 240 pounds, for the tests. Under […]

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FCC approves rules for IoT cybersecurity labeling program

FCC commissioners last week voted unanimously to establish a cybersecurity labeling program for wireless consumer Internet of Things (IoT) products—a portion of the communications market that industry experts have long criticized for having lackluster security. Under the new initiative, companies can submit wireless smart products to receive the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark, which will be […]

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Private-wireless players cheer neutral-host momentum

The private wireless networking industry has developed more slowly than some had hoped. But that might be changing, and it could be thanks to neutral-host deployments helping to drive things forward. “This is a big focus for us,” Federated Wireless CEO Iyad Tarazi told Light Reading. Federated Wireless made its name in the industry by supporting spectrum management […]

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Transforming smart cities into brilliant, connected hubs

Alarmingly, 40% of today’s carbon dioxide emissions come from buildings. As the net-zero journey advances, smart city planning has evolved to become an international phenomenon, with markers for success driven by sustainable development measures like the widespread adoption of electric vehicles and energy-efficient building technology. While a “smart city” is what the world strives to achieve for the […]

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System enables human-to-humanoid robot operation

Researchers have developed a new system that allows a human operator to remotely control a humanoid robot, in what the team says is the first known demonstration of whole-body humanoid teleoperation. The team, from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) based the system on reinforcement learning. Utilizing only an RGB camera, similar to those found in webcams, […]

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Verizon deploys new drone for crisis response

Verizon is using a new drone as part of its Frontline Crisis Response Team. The company has teamed with Skydio to use its X10 as its primary drone which Chris Sanders, a senior manager for the Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team, said is an AI-enabled drone capable of providing the team with enhanced capabilities, including full or […]

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Firefighting startup raises $20M as wildfire season approaches

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Australian government doubles down on cybersecurity in wake of major attacks

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Boston Dynamics robot dog shot in police standoff

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DoorDash starts drone deliveries from Wendy’s

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Satellite-based air-traffic services from space begin

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FCC approves rules for IoT cybersecurity labeling program

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Private-wireless players cheer neutral-host momentum

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Transforming smart cities into brilliant, connected hubs

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System enables human-to-humanoid robot operation

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Verizon deploys new drone for crisis response

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Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services

Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority?

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