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RapidSOS unveils innovations in new offerings for 911, public safety

RapidSOS today announced two platforms—Unite and Harmony—that are designed to help 911 centers address personnel shortages and stress challenges by leveraging numerous available data points quickly and automating some of the more mundane tasks associated with emergency calls and digital alerts. RapidSOS CEO Michael Martin emphasized that the new capabilities integrated in the Unite and […]

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Sat-to-phone ambitions may need course corrections

Much of the opening banter about satellite-to-phone services at the recent Satellite 2024 trade show in Washington, DC, bubbled with optimism that connectivity from space would soon lift off from being a slide in a PowerPoint deck to become a routine notification icon on a smartphone’s screen. “The total addressable market is almost as big as the entire satellite […]

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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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Verizon, T-Mobile, Nokia get noisy on network slicing and net neutrality

Network slicing arose as a major topic at this year’s big MWC Barcelona confab. Companies ranging from Ericsson to Telefonica to Nokia promised to create slices of their network that sport “enhanced performance characteristics.” However, many of those same companies are warning that a renewed push toward net neutrality in the US could stymie such […]

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Lack of confidence in IoT security plans high among IT leaders, report says

Businesses are seeing a significant rise in enterprise IoT security risks and vulnerabilities in IoT devices is emerging as a major source of concern. While 95% of IT leaders have an IoT security plan, only 51% feel confident in its efficacy, according to a new report from Viakoo. Half of enterprises surveyed identified IoT as the […]

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Motorola Solutions CEO Brown: ‘LMR is here to stay’

Motorola Solutions Chairman and CEO Greg Brown expressed optimism about the company’s future in the critical-communications space, specifically noting the ongoing strength in its land-mobile-radio (LMR) offerings and growth in the command-center arena, as well as video security and access control. Speaking at the Raymond James Institutional Investors Conference on Tuesday, Brown cited the company’s […]

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Wyze camera breach impacts thousands

Security-camera maker Wyze has revealed a breach that allowed users to see into each other’s camera feeds has impacted thousands of people. It was initially announced that the incident impacted 14 users, though in recent updates this number has risen to 13,000. Customers were notified by email, as well as in a post on Wyze’s forum. “As […]

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Deepfake Democracy: AI technology complicates election security

Recent events, including an artificial intelligence (AI)-generated deepfake robocall impersonating President Biden urging New Hampshire voters to abstain from the primary, serve as a stark reminder that malicious actors increasingly view modern generative AI (GenAI) platforms as a potent weapon for targeting US elections. Platforms like ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini (formerly Bard), or any number of purpose-built Dark […]

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As wildfires losses mount, will commercial insurers decline to cover utilities?

2023 marked yet another year of costly wildfires in various parts of the United States. In June, an investigation into the causes of the 2021 Marshall Fire — deemed the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history — had hundreds of litigants lining up to sue Xcel Energy for a dislodged power line that may have ignited part of […]

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