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Vodafone launches cyber security service for critical infrastructure businesses

Vodafone Cyber Enhanced is a new service for vital infrastructure industries such as utilities, transportation, finance and emergency services in the United Kingdom. An explosion of devices like smart meters and wearables that are able to access networks has occurred due to the digital transformation. This is only set to expand, meaning the increased susceptibility […]

NTSB: Tesla Autopilot, distracted driver caused fatal crash

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Tesla‘s partially automated driving system steered an electric SUV into a concrete barrier on a Silicon Valley freeway because it was operating under conditions it couldn’t handle and because the driver likely was distracted by playing a game on his smartphone, the National Transportation Safety Board […]

Red Loves Green – Vodafone’s new eco-friendly initiative

Vodafone is helping the environment by replacing its usual credit card-sized SIM holder with a newly-developed half-sized format that halves the amount of plastic used to produce SIMs. The project is part of a wider initiative to decrease the company’s use of non-essential plastics. Available from January, Vodafone stores will offer customers a variety of […]

Woven City: Toyota to build smart city

Japanese car firm Toyota, decided they couldn’t find a place to develop a smart city, so have decided to build their own. The global manufacturer has an ambitious plan to create a model smart city from the ground up – which will in essence become a real-life laboratory for building and testing new technologies and […]

CES Gadgets - What’s hot in 2020!

The annual tech conference is the ideal environment for big names and startups to showcase their new creations and services for the year ahead. This year’s CES conference saw a surge in streaming services and surveillance technologies. SHARE THE AIR Uber and Hyundai are joining forces to build a fleet of flying taxis. Uber have […]

White House proposes guidelines for regulating the use of AI

By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer The Trump administration is proposing new rules to guide future federal regulation of artificial intelligence used in medicine, transportation and other industries. But the vagueness of the principles announced by the White House is unlikely to satisfy AI watchdogs who have warned of a lack of accountability as computer […]

5 Tech prediction flops for 2020

No one said that predicting the future is easy and with the rate at which the digital world is advancing, it is perhaps easy to get ahead of ourselves. So what did consumers raise their tech hopes for in 2020, that can no longer be expected? Uber’s flying cars In 2017 Uber predicted we’d be […]

Telematics – Market Growth Prospects

Telematics is a multifaceted field that comprises of telecommunications, vehicle technologies, road transportation and road safety. It is designed to improve vehicle performance by using progressive technology, which offers better services through innovation. Ernst & Young have reported, that there will be rapid growth of the global telematics market, with approximately 104 million new cars […]

Testing tech ideas in public? San Francisco says get permit

By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tired of San Francisco streets being used as a testing ground for the latest delivery technology and transportation apps, city leaders are now requiring businesses to get permits before trying out new high-tech ideas in public. Supporters of the legislation, which the Board of Supervisors unanimously […]