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5G Key to US Space Force

 Air Force leadership stressed that the global race to develop 5G networks will be a crucial part of developing the military’s newest sister service branch dedicated to space. “We need to up our game in 5G,” Will Roper, the Air Force’s acquisition head, explained...

Can Robot Lifeguards Prevent Drownings?

The device resembles a stingray, except it doesn’t patrol the water in search of prey. It’s perched at the edge of the water, and rather than threaten humans, it aims to save them. It’s much louder, too ― emitting a piercing, high-pitched alarm when it sees a...

Robots and the Future of Farming

It’s a cloudy day in early October and I’m circling my rented Jeep Wrangler around a maze of industrial buildings in Hamilton, Ohio. Hamilton is a small city 30 miles north of Cincinnati with a population of just over 62,000 people. Like much of Ohio,...

Bolt Mobility Raises $30M

Bolt Mobility, a Miami Beach-based electric scooter company co-founded by Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt, announced Tuesday that it closed a Series A funding round, bringing total investment to $30 million at a $100 million valuation. Why it matters: Bolt, led by...

Keeping Smart Cities Safe From Hacks

Municipalities today are dealing with an unanticipated number of cyberthreats, Merritt Maxim, an analyst at Forrester, said last week at the RSA Conference 2020. Local and state governments are increasingly being targeted by ransomware attacks, phishing emails and...