It’s an age-old tech industry story: company comes up with a tool to solve its own problem, then realizes the tool is actually worth more than the existing company. Something similar happened to Linearity. Its 17-year-old founder, Vladimir Danila, came up with the Vectornator tool to make vector design easier in 2017. It’s now used…
To further explore the intersection of 5G and manufacturing, register for the 5G Manufacturing Forum. Industrial automation, through the use of control systems, enables manufacturers to increase productivity and reduce costs Industrial automation is associated with the use of control systems, such as computers or robots, and information technologies for handling different processes and…
Amsterdam-based startup VanMoof has raised a $128 million Series C funding round. The company designs and sells electric bikes that are quite popular in some markets. It now wants to become the world’s leading e-bike brand by iterating at a faster pace. Asia-based private equity firm Hillhouse Investment is leading the round, with Gillian Tans,…
New vulnerabilities have been discovered in Fortress S03 Wi-Fi Home Security System that could be potentially abused by a malicious party to gain unauthorized access with an aim to alter system behavior, including disarming the devices without the victim’s knowledge. The two unpatched issues, tracked under the identifiers CVE-2021-39276 (CVSS score: 5.3) and CVE-2021-39277 (CVSS…
Apple is reportedly developing at least two features that will enable users to communicate using satellites in a rural emergency. If you’re high up a mountain, or in the middle of the ocean or dense forest, the likelihood is you don’t have a cellular signal. However, there’s a good chance you’ll be in the range…
Apple is reportedly developing at least two features that will enable users to communicate using satellites in a rural emergency. If you’re high up a mountain, or in the middle of the ocean or dense forest, the likelihood is you don’t have a cellular signal. However, there’s a good chance you’ll be in the range…
Apple is reportedly developing at least two features that will enable users to communicate using satellites in a rural emergency. If you’re high up a mountain, or in the middle of the ocean or dense forest, the likelihood is you don’t have a cellular signal. However, there’s a good chance you’ll be in the range…
Peggy and Junade Ali, consultant, Haystack Analytics, talk about road traffic safety and the potential burnout of software engineers. He shares his journey with road traffic sensor networks and behavioral interventions for drivers—and how he built an engineering team. Below is an excerpt from the interview. To hear the entire interview on The Peggy Smedley…
Even as the excitement for the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 continues to burn, Samsung’s not done yet. For months now, we’ve heard rumors of the Galaxy S21 FE, a cheaper Galaxy S21 and follow-up to last year’s Galaxy S20 FE. Just in the last day or two, we’ve heard two…
In a massive project dubbed “the Google Maps for graves,” some 19,000 churchyards across England will have their headstones digitally mapped. The plan is to create a free online database that will help people research local history or learn more about their family tree. The gathered information should also help to improve the overall management…
