Semtech closes $1.2bn Sierra Wireless deal to pair LoRa and cellular in 10x IoT market

US firm Semtech has concluded its acquisition of Canada’s Sierra Wireless for $1.2 billion, nearly doubling its annual revenue. The deal, announced in August last year, brings together Semtech’s LoRa/LoRaWAN property, enabling non-cellular low-power wide-area (LPWA) IoT in unlicensed spectrum, with Sierra Wireless’ well-established cellular-based IoT business, offering the both low-power and higher-performance IoT in…

Apple Issues Updates for Older Devices to Fix Actively Exploited Vulnerability

Jan 24, 2023Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / 0-Day Attack Apple has backported fixes for a recently disclosed critical security flaw affecting older devices, citing evidence of active exploitation. The issue, tracked as CVE-2022-42856, is a type confusion vulnerability in the WebKit browser engine that could result in arbitrary code execution when processing maliciously crafted web content.…

UK announces £50M satellite industry boost

The UK Space Agency has announced a £50 million fund to boost the satellite communications industry. Funding from the initiative will be used for projects including satellite constellations, ground systems, and entirely new end-to-end systems. Science Minister George Freeman said: “Developing UK space capabilities and maximising commercial opportunities are key to the National Space Strategy,…

UK announces £50M satellite industry boost

The UK Space Agency has announced a £50 million fund to boost the satellite communications industry. Funding from the initiative will be used for projects including satellite constellations, ground systems, and entirely new end-to-end systems. Science Minister George Freeman said: “Developing UK space capabilities and maximising commercial opportunities are key to the National Space Strategy,…

Top tips for securing your smartphone

Our smartphones are perhaps the most-used gadgets we own these days, allowing us to browse the web, fire off emails, keep in touch with friends and more. While there are a lot of built-in protections that come with modern smartphones, as with any device that you use to access the internet, you want to make…