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Pentagon wants autonomous surveillance vehicles that can distinguish friend from foe in urban areas

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Soldiers operating in urban environments have to make quick decisions when assessing whether someone means to do them harm or...

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Drones that can see without being seen ‘at night, underground, in the Arctic, and in fog’: DARPA

Tim Hinchliffe1 year ago

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DARPA is putting together a research program that could lay the foundation for autonomous vehicles with 3D vision that would...

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National Federation of the Blind president calls on Congress to ensure equal access to autonomous vehicles

Tim Hinchliffe1 year ago

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The president of the National Federation of the Blind calls on Congress to pass legislation that ensures equal access to...

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South Korea one step closer to autonomous vehicles with 5G launch

Tim Hinchliffe2 years ago

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South Korea becomes the first Asian country to launch nationwide 5G networks, which brings it one step closer towards implementing...

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When will driverless deliveries become the norm?

Pat Rabbitte2 years ago

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Some time ago, we looked at services which were on the cusp of offering driverless deliveries. At what point in development...

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Self-Driving Cars Might Not Be Just Around The Corner After All

Rob Teitelman4 years ago

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When we think of disruptive tech, we can’t go five minutes into a conversation without mentioning autonomous — or self-driving...

Business

How the trucking industry is responding to driverless delivery disruption

Tim Hinchliffe4 years ago

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Driverless delivery vehicles will be the future of trucking, but what is the trucking industry doing to stay competitive during...

Technology

Driverless vehicle competition revs-up with Uber’s AI startup acquisition

Tim Hinchliffe4 years ago

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Uber acquires an AI research startup for self-driving automobiles as it looks to take-on transportation and shipping competition like John D....

Technology

Graphcore raises $30M for self-driving car AI, Samsung’s opportunity Knox

Tim Hinchliffe4 years ago

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Bristol-based AI startup Graphcore secures $30 million in Series-A funding for autonomous car applications with major backing from Samsung --...

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Every day hackers send out emails cleverly disguised, posing as legitimate institutions or individuals to lure recipients into providing sensitive data such as personally identifiable information, banking, and credit card details, and passwords.

You might be thinking you are too smart to fall for this, but the truth is, these attacks are often so sophisticated they can cause even the most tech-savvy individuals to fall for them, hook, line, and sinker.

In this episode, we explore how to identify phishing attacks, how they evolve with current affairs and trends, and what to do if you become the victim of an attack.

To do this we are joined by Dan Merino, CEO of Green Dot Security, a cybersecurity company offering services to small and mid-sized businesses.

Today, you will learn how hackers use themes based on larger events such as COVID-19 or tax season to add a legitimate edge to their phishing attacks, why 2-factor authentication is so important to protect yourself, and why the information you post online could be a goldmine for phishing attacks.

We discuss how humans are often the weakest point for a cyberattack, but can also stand to be the strongest defense when trained well.

We also explore how call centers become the target of hacks, in order to access the information of their clientele, so the attackers can pose as a member of the call center to conduct phishing attacks over the phone using this information.