Partner content Emergency-vehicle pilot aims to reduce first-responder travel time 17th April 2024 LYT, a connected traffic technology company, has entered a new partnership with the City of Elk Grove in California to test its emergency vehicle preemption (EVP) solution, designed to improve emergency vehicle safety and reduce travel time for first responders. The technology works by preemptively alerting traffic lights to the presence of emergency vehicles, adjusting […]
Partner content Viasat direct-to-device plans have lift-off after Inmarsat merger 15th April 2024 Viasat’s president, Guru Gowrappan, pointed to direct-to-device (D2D), space-to-space and multi-orbit communications as examples of prominent emerging technologies in the satellite industry during the opening of the company’s new international headquarters in London. While this wave of innovation in the satellite communications sector represents a host of new opportunities, there are also challenges, not least […]
Partner content The future of AI will require an energy breakthrough. The answer is a fusion moonshot. 15th April 2024 The Biden administration recently announced plans to work with tech firms on power usage. Technological revolutions have always come with novel challenges: building infrastructure, navigating dual-purpose applications and preparing our workforce. For the growing industry surrounding AI, this challenge is energy. Progress in AI will soon face the limits of the power available on the grid. As the administration […]
Partner content Federal agencies caught sharing credentials with Microsoft over email 15th April 2024 The Russia-linked hackers behind the attack on Microsoft’s internal systems starting in late November stole credentials for federal agencies that could be used to compromise government departments, cyber authorities said Thursday. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued an emergency directive on April 2, which it made public Thursday, requiring federal agencies to reset credentials and hunt for potential breaches […]
Partner content Why successful cloud migration extends beyond technology 15th April 2024 The most recent cloud survey from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) found that 60 percent of state IT organizations have incorporated the cloud into their operations, with more than 88 percent planning to expedite their cloud adoption in 2024. As the demand for digital government services increases, the cloud has become an essential […]
Partner content EV charging stations still riddled with cybersecurity vulnerabilities 10th April 2024 The increasing popularity of electric vehicles (EVs) isn’t just a favorite for gas-conscious consumers, but also for cybercriminals who focus on using EV charging stations to launch far-reaching attacks. This is because every charging point, whether inside a private garage or on a public parking lot, is online and running a variety of software that […]
Partner content DoD officials gear up for spectrum sharing ‘moonshot’ 10th April 2024 Top US military officials reiterated the Pentagon’s interest in spectrum sharing during a media event this week, describing the technology as a “moonshot” that would help the US maintain an advantage against its rivals both economically and militarily. “This is a monumental event,” DoD CIO John Sherman said Monday at a Washington, DC, event. “I […]
Partner content Software-defined vehicle fleets face a twisty road on cybersecurity 9th April 2024 When Israel-based REE Automotive designed its P7 electric vehicle chassis, it worked from the software out: The flat vehicle chassis is totally configurable with four independent modules near each tire for steering, braking, suspension, and power train, each driven by an electronic control unit (ECU) customizable through software. It has drive-by-wire, steer-by-wire, and brake-by-wire — […]
Partner content Telecom’s next big G is bankrupG 8th April 2024 For a while, 5G, 6G and 10G were all the rage in the US telecom industry. But now it seems like the next big “G” in telecom will involve bankruptcy (bankrupG?). Casa Systems said on Wednesday it would sell off its cable business and a sizable chunk of its mobile/wireless business under a court-supervised Chapter 11 process. […]
Partner content Robot swarms developed by University of Texas 8th April 2024 Researchers from the University of Texas have created “smart swarms” of micro-robots, which are trained to move as one, like schools of fish, swarms of bees or flocks of birds. The team said this collective behavior makes micro-robots more efficient at performing tasks than if they were moving individually or randomly. “All these groups, flocks […]
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 1 22nd April 2024
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