Shutterstock A Boston-based company that brings autonomy to existing fixed-wing aircraft has come out of stealth to announce a new partnership. Merlin Labs is teaming up with Dynamic Aviation, the owner of the world’s largest private King Air fleet, to bring autonomy to 55 airplanes. Merlin is also announcing $25 million in funding from GV (formerly Google… Continue reading Merlin teaming up with Dynamic Aviation to bring autonomy to 55-aircraft fleet
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Best early Prime Day 2021 deals: Home office furniture
A consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic is that working from home, either permanently or as part of a flexible model, is now far more common than pre-pandemic requirements for employees to be in the office most of the time. Businesses that are now adopting hybrid working models have changed, but so has the purpose of… Continue reading Best early Prime Day 2021 deals: Home office furniture
United Airlines is making a huge change that may astound passengers
A new, friendlier attitude? Screenshot by ZDNet Business travel is coming back. I know this because I just saw a headline in the Wall Street Journal that read: “Business travel is coming back.” Then again, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky insists: “Business travel as we know it has changed forever.” I confess I recently took my… Continue reading United Airlines is making a huge change that may astound passengers
Microsoft makes its case for why it’s all-in on gaming
Credit: Microsoft Not that many years ago, many Microsoft watchers, partners, and customers were scratching their heads, wondering why Microsoft was continuing to pour so much money into Xbox. Many thought and expected Microsoft to either sell off its gaming division or at least spin it out, as it didn’t seem to fit with the… Continue reading Microsoft makes its case for why it’s all-in on gaming
Seven ways to make real-time technology real for your organization
Everyone wants or needs to build and manage real-time systems these days. With the move to the edge, and growing reliance on artificial intelligence and machine learning, the power and potential of real-time computing has come to the fore. This calls for greater observability, enhanced leveraging of data, and perhaps most importantly, a well-prepared organization.… Continue reading Seven ways to make real-time technology real for your organization
Coupa shares fall despite fiscal Q1 results, outlook above expectations
Coupa, makers cloud-based spend management software, this afternoon reported fiscal Q1 revenue that topped analysts’ expectations, and a surprise profit, and offered an outlook for the current quarter, and the full year’s results, that was higher as well. Separately, Coupa said its CFO, Todd Ford, would take on a new role overseeing not only finance… Continue reading Coupa shares fall despite fiscal Q1 results, outlook above expectations
This phishing email is pushing password-stealing malware to Windows PCs
A phishing campaign is delivering a new variant of one of the oldest forms remote access trojan (RAT) malware, in an effort to steal usernames, passwords and other sensitive information. It also aims to steal cryptocurrency from the victim. Agent Tesla first emerged in 2014 and it remains a common form of malware in 2021.… Continue reading This phishing email is pushing password-stealing malware to Windows PCs
Innovation Oz Style: Take a world-leading secure kernel and kick it to the kerb
CSIRO chief Dr Larry Marshall trying to explain basic science to a climate science-denying Senator Image: APH As with many things, timing is everything, and in the weeks after word drifted out that Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation’s (CSIRO) Data61 was binning its secure microkernel research, the world of cyber attacks manifested in… Continue reading Innovation Oz Style: Take a world-leading secure kernel and kick it to the kerb
An iPhone cable hung out of the bathroom door. An angry passenger was on the end of it
Yet the bathroom wasn’t occupied. It took longer than a year. But finally, here I was on a plane flying cross-country to actually attend a meeting in body as well as spirit. The trip proved that in-person meetings still get far more done than the Zoomified type. It also proved that wearing a mask for… Continue reading An iPhone cable hung out of the bathroom door. An angry passenger was on the end of it
This fiber optic cable full of air could be the key to better 5G networks
The technology enables data to travel 50% faster than in the optical cables that are typically deployed for 5G networks. Image: Morfous / iStock / Getty Images The UK’s leading telecoms provider BT has been trialing a new type of optical fiber that could significantly boost the performance of future 5G networks. Called hollow… Continue reading This fiber optic cable full of air could be the key to better 5G networks