Tag: US Government
JEDI: Google withdraws from Pentagon’s $10 billion cloud competition
Google has dropped out of a competition to secure a Pentagon contract dubbed the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud (JEDI), saying that the project...
GDPR USA: Why tech industry now lobbying against consumer privacy
OPINION Chris Middleton explains why the IT industry's attempts to curry favour with the White House in order to water down data privacy rules...
Want a facial recognition system? Buy Chinese – says US government
Chinese and Russian facial recognition systems are leading the world in accuracy, according to a US report.
In an annual performance competition, the top 20...
Google faces rebellion over military AI projects
A number of employees have resigned from Google following the search giant's recent deal to provide artificial intelligence to the US military. Thousands of...
Amazon takes on government in battle over deliveries
Chris Middleton explains why the US government's attacks on Amazon have revealed an uncomfortable truth for Jeff Bezos' company: there simply aren't enough people...
DHS funds $750k project to secure first-responder IoT devices
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is funding the development of technology to enhance the security of mobile device-based sensor systems used by...
Multitasking garbage trucks scan streets for more than trash
Many smart city projects rely on live or near-live data. It is typical for the data collection points to be situated in fixed locations – but...
US Department of Commerce wants change in policy towards IoT
The U.S. Department of Commerce issued a report yesterday proposing steps the government can take to foster the benefits of the Internet of Things...