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The new Apple Watch series 8 gets a pair of temperature sensors • TechCrunch

Smart CarsBy Shiv Eswar September 7, 2022

A lot of doctors consider body temperature – and changes in body temperature – a vital sign. That’s true both to track illnesses, but also natural processes in the body, such as ovulation data and menstrual cycle tracking. Apple added cycle tracking three years ago, and in today’s event, it shared that it has helped…

Nextdoor and Vote.org partner to increase voter turnout for US midterms • TechCrunch

RoboticsBy Shiv Eswar September 7, 2022

Nextdoor is partnering with Vote.org to encourage people to participate in the U.S. midterm elections this November, the company announced on Wednesday. The neighborhood social network says the partnership aims to simplify political engagement and increase voter turnout. The app will encourage users to verify their voter registration status and find their polling place. Leading…

Chunghwa Telecom to deploy private 5G in Taiwan to run the rule over open RAN

IoT Building NewsBy Shiv Eswar September 7, 2022

Taiwan-based mobile operator Chunghwa Telecom is to deploy an outdoor 5G-based open RAN private network in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, according to a report on local news site DigiTimes. Chunghwa Telecom said the new private 5G network will operate in the 4.4-5 GHz frequency band. It appears the project is only as a test site for…

India’s Daalchini raises $4M to make smart stores and vending machines ubiquitous • TechCrunch

Cyber AttacksBy Jessica Venkat September 7, 2022

Retail tech startup Daalchini, which offers smart vending machines to hundreds of brands in India, has raised $4 million as it works to establish autonomous smart stores and vending machines in every 200 meters of habitable area in the country. The Noida-based startup provides a range of food and beverage options from over 160 brands…

Mirai Variant MooBot Botnet Exploiting D-Link Router Vulnerabilities

Web Security NewsBy Jessica Venkat September 7, 2022

A variant of the Mirai botnet known as MooBot is co-opting vulnerable D-Link devices into an army of denial-of-service bots by taking advantage of multiple exploits. “If the devices are compromised, they will be fully controlled by attackers, who could utilize those devices to conduct further attacks such as distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks,” Palo Alto…

Virgin Media O2, NEC and Rakuten activate Open RAN sites

Telecom NewsBy Haslinda Bt Ghani September 7, 2022

Virgin Media O2, NEC, and Rakuten have activated their first commercial sites as part of an Open RAN partnership. Open RAN helps to break up the relative monopoly held by a handful of telecom equipment vendors and provides greater diversity in national infrastructure. “The successful activation of Virgin Media O2’s first UK macro-sites demonstrates the…

While the Internet of Things (IoT) is often thought to be something for large enterprises, small/medium businesses (SMBs) can also benefit from deploying IoT networks. There are already millions of IoT devices in use for applications as diverse as fleet tracking, EV charging, vending, smart lockers, energy delivery, video surveillance, environmental control, customer traffic analysis,…

2022 US Open live streams: How to watch the tennis action online, schedule, seedings

Smart TvsBy Shiv Eswar September 7, 2022

The 2022 US Open live streams are underway, and we’re now into the quarter-finals at the final Grand Slam of the year. Many of the big games will air for free on Australia’s 9Now service, but don’t worry if you’re on holiday while it’s on — because you can watch 2022 US Open live streams from…

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