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Alpine looks to hydrogen ICE hybrid for AlpenGlow concept vehicle

French premium sportscar maker, Alpine, suggested a hybrid hydrogen ICE powertrain may become its choice for the track focused concept sportster it will reveal. The Alpine Alpenglow concept is billed as representing a future where racing cars, as well as the upcoming generations of Alpine products, release clean emissions. “Green” hydrogen is one of the […]

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Airlines start asking for permanent changes to C-band 5G

The airline industry has begun petitioning the FCC to make permanent changes to the operation of some 5G networks around airports. “These concepts … would appear to not compromise wireless operators’ actual use cases while further assuring aviation safety and providing a workable RF environment against which future radio altimeters can be designed and built,” […]

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U.S. airports in cyberattack crosshairs for pro-Russian group Killnet

Hot on the heels of attacks against US state government websites, pro-Russian threat group Killnet on Monday disrupted the websites of multiple US airports in a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. It also called on similarly aligned groups and individuals to carry out DDoS attacks on other US infrastructure targets, in what appears to […]

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State cybersecurity organizations in ‘heightened risk environment,’ according to report

As state and local cybersecurity organizations across the United States emerge from a few difficult years, one aspect of the future is for certain: It will be shaped by the same digital advancements that, since the pandemic’s outset, have propelled the nation into an unprecedented era of technological innovation in the public sector. “While it […]

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AT&T names Bugel as president of FirstNet unit

AT&T this week announced that longtime FirstNet advocate Jim Bugel will be the new president of the carrier’s FirstNet program—the unit charged with building and maintaining the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) for the FirstNet Authority—amid several changes in the company’s leadership. Bugel will succeed Jason Porter, who has led AT&T’s FirstNet unit for the […]

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Newscan: Could one hospital’s new EMS app improve response times?

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Could one hospital’s new EMS app improve response times? GAO: Communications breakdowns hurt otherwise positive view of federal ransomware support Ukrainian officials reportedly say there have been ‘catastrophic’ Starlink outages in recent weeks Patient care delayed at large hospital chain after ransomware attack To pay, or not to […]

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Smart helmet helps firefighters make faster rescues

Researchers in Scotland have unveiled a new smart helmet for firefighters, using sensor technology, thermal cameras and artificial intelligence (AI) to help wearers locate people faster. The team comes from the newly opened National Robotarium in Edinburgh, which developed the helmet in collaboration with Scottish Fire and Rescue services. The fire service’s training facility in […]

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CISA: Multiple APT groups infiltrate defense organization

Multiple advance persistent threat (APT) groups gained access to the network of a US-based defense organization in January 2021, extensively compromising the company’s computers, network, and data for nearly a year, three government agencies stated in a joint advisory on Oct. 4. The attackers had access to the organization’s Microsoft Exchange Server and used a […]

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Rural Minnesota community test drives autonomous shuttle service that features ADA-compliant minivans

To this point, experimentations with autonomous vehicle technology has been mostly centered in large, connected cities like Las Vegas. A rural region in Minnesota is working to change that: In a first-of-its-kind rural pilot program called goMARTI (Minnesota’s Autonomous Rural Transit Initiative), a fleet of five self-driving Toyota Sienna Autono-MaaS minivans, three of which will be American […]

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Verizon still faces a 3G problem

Verizon has been talking publicly about shutting down its 3G network for roughly seven years now. But in the next few months, it looks like the company will finally, officially do it. If Verizon does shutter its 3G network on January 1, 2023, as it has promised, it will be the last big US wireless network operator […]

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Alpine looks to hydrogen ICE hybrid for AlpenGlow concept vehicle

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Airlines start asking for permanent changes to C-band 5G

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U.S. airports in cyberattack crosshairs for pro-Russian group Killnet

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State cybersecurity organizations in ‘heightened risk environment,’ according to report

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AT&T names Bugel as president of FirstNet unit

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Newscan: Could one hospital’s new EMS app improve response times?

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Smart helmet helps firefighters make faster rescues

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CISA: Multiple APT groups infiltrate defense organization

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Rural Minnesota community test drives autonomous shuttle service that features ADA-compliant minivans

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Verizon still faces a 3G problem

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