We built this (smart) city… on blockchain and LoRaWAN – San José picks peer-to-peer IoT

IoT Building News

The city of San José in Silicon Valley, in California, has struck an arrangement with blockchain-based LoRaWAN provider Helium to extend broadband access to local residents and enterprises in exchange for hosting and expanding new peer-to-peer IoT network infrastructure. Under the terms of the deal, the city will deploy Helium-compatible LoRaWAN hotspots to residents and…

Clubhouse adds clips, replays for asynchronous listening, better search, and spatial audio for Android – TechCrunch

Cyber Attacks

Clubhouse announced today that it is unveiling four new features: Clips, Replay, Universal Search, and spatial audio for Android (which already exists on iOS). All of these features will launch today, except for Replay, which will roll out in October. These additions will help expand Clubhouse’s reach by making content available even after a live…

New Azure AD Bug Lets Hackers Brute-Force Passwords Without Getting Caught

Web Security News

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed an unpatched security vulnerability in the protocol used by Microsoft Azure Active Directory that potential adversaries could abuse to stage undetected brute-force attacks. “This flaw allows threat actors to perform single-factor brute-force attacks against Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) without generating sign-in events in the targeted organization’s tenant,” researchers from Secureworks…

Mobility: The Road to Transformation

Internet of Things

There is a reason the phrase “better together” has taken off. The best ideas, projects, and products come as a result of collaboration. And in an industry such as automotive, collaboration simply isn’t optional, which is why I love Microsoft’s approach to creating a strong ecosystem. Henry Bzeih, CTO/CSO, automotive & transportation, Microsoft, recently joined…

Amazon’s New World is bricking RTX GPU — what you need to know

Cyber protection and web Security

Amazon Game Studios’ immensely popular new MMO New World launched this week, bringing with it some hilarious naming restrictions and shattered Steam records. However, it appears that records aren’t all that are being shattered — anecdotal reports of GPU bricking have started cropping up across the internet.  According to our sister-site PC Gamer, the latest…