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IoT Times: Software Cannot Effectively Secure Hardware
Most experts agree that in order to secure a hardware product and certify its origin and trustworthiness, a hardware secure element is necessary. Software cannot effectively secure hardware. The authentication market is now expanding to include the Internet of Things; this, after being widely used in brand protection, IT security and Trusted Platform Module […]
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Technology, and autonomous vehicles will disrupt mobility the next decade
Technology, and the change of demographics in the twenty-first century, will make connected cars and automated mobility services the next big business for electronics manufacturers, more than computers and smartphones. Cities need a new mobility ecosystem In 30 years the majority of the world’s population will live in cities, creating a huge mobility challenge. […]
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Network Slicing Allows Carriers to Charge More for Connected Cars
When 5G networks are operational and new autonomous driving features become available, carriers will have the opportunity to slice the services at will to offer customized speeds, latency and critical connectivity to different users. It will be like having several tiers of cellular data, with the premium users not only getting the best speeds, but […]
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IoT Times: Top wireless standards for IoT devices
Most of the current machine-to-machine (M2M) connectivity is working over the 2G GPRS standard, requiring 2G EDGE coverage and SIM cards. As operators phase out some 2G networks, in part to reduce cost, new standards have emerged in the past five years: Zigbee, LoRa, LTE-M, Wi-Fi 802.11ah (HaLow) and 802.11af (White-Fi). Depending on the application, […]
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Smart Island Congress to Return to Majorca with Impressive Speaker Lineup
The leading world congress on smart islands will feature 95 speakers, mostly with international profiles, who will discuss how to enhance relations between island territories while addressing challenges such as tourism, climate change, competitiveness and innovation. Calvia, Majorca The event, organized by Fira de Barcelona will be held for the second time on 23 and […]
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Uber GM for Spain argues driverless model will create jobs
Despite the fatal crash in Arizona and growing fears that taxi drivers will lose their livelihood, Juan Galiardo says he is optimistic that the transition to driverless will “ultimately be beneficial.” Dllu/Wikimedia Commons Back in 2014, Uber CEO and co-founder Travis Kalanick explained during the Code Conference in Palo Verdes, Calif., the company’s plans to […]
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Paris passes its new Air Quality, Energy & Climate Action Plan
Paris will be a carbon neutral city and 100% powered by renewable energy by 2050, after the Paris City Council unanimously adopted a new Air Quality, Energy & Climate Action Plan. Courtesy of Ian Kelsall (Pixabay) A major citizen consultation procedure will now be launched to allow every Parisian to participate in the implementation phase of […]
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London Creates Ethics Panel to Evaluate Use of Facial Recognition
An independent panel that advises City Hall on the ethics of policing in the capital is to examine the use by the Metropolitan Police of facial recognition technology. Today the Mayor of London announced that a new Chair of the London Policing Ethics Panel, the ethical policy expert Dr Suzanne Shale, will review the Metropolitan […]
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Who has responsibility when AI is running the show?
Paula Boddington, Oxford University researcher and author of “Towards a code of ethics for artificial intelligence,” guides us through some of the complex ethical issues raised by AI’s increasing presence in our lives, its impact on our value system, and why we need to think hard about what could go wrong before adopting it wholesale. […]