Malek Murison
Malek Murison is a writer, editor and tech journalist based in London.
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Aerones creates drone to de-ice and service wind turbines
Malek Murison explains how a Latvian drone startup is repurposing consumer technology to provide critical infrastructure maintenance.
Aerones made headlines last year when one of...
BlackBerry, Jaguar Land Rover collaborate on next-gen vehicles
BlackBerry and Jaguar Land Rover have signed a deal to collaborate on the car giant's next-generation vehicles.
BlackBerry has shifted its focus from mobile devices...
Wearables: Sensor that reads hydration set to hit the market
An unusual consortium including drinks brand Gatorade, the US Air Force, and Northwestern University is collaborating to take the guesswork out of hydration. The...
Bee robotic: Walmart files patents on automating agriculture
US retailer Walmart has filed a raft of patents aimed at automating processes in the agriculture sector. Among them is a robotic solution to...
Toyota halts autonomous car tests after Uber accident
NEWSBYTE: Toyota has suspended testing its Chauffeur driverless car system on US roads.
The move follows the death of a pedestrian who was hit by...
Anti-doping agency to use AI to catch sports drug cheats
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has said it plans to harness artificial intelligence (AI) to fight illegal doping in sport.
WADA director Olivier Niggli confirmed...
Smart city hotspots: FLIR manages traffic using thermal imaging
Thermal imaging company FLIR Systems has launched a traffic sensor designed to connect vehicles to smart city infrastructures. The thermal system will provide a...
Lyft and Magna partner in self-driving car push
Ride sharing platform Lyft and automotive supplier Magna have announced a multi-year partnership.
The goal is to fund, develop, and manufacture self-driving vehicles. As well as...
Oil spill detection enhanced by Norwegian IoT partnership
Two Norweigan companies, Miros and Ocean Visuals, have formed a partnership to combine their oil spill detection technologies.
The deal will see the two companies...
IoT in Agtech: Australia invests millions in robots, digital farming
Farmers in the Australian state of Victoria have been promised a $15 million financial and technological boost that is expected to be "a game-changer" for...
Sensor City awarded £3.5m to explore 5G community Wi-Fi
Liverpool's Sensor City has been awarded £3.5 million in government funding to explore the potential applications of 5G community Wi-Fi in health and social care.
The...
Samsung SmartThings announces partnership with Harman
NEWSBYTE: One year on from its acquisition by electronics giant Samsung, connected technologies company Harman International has announced an engineering partnership with Samsung SmartThings.
The partnership...