DefenseNews

Boeing CEO points to defense and space biz as financial stabilizer

Boeing reported a wider-than-expected first-quarter loss on Wednesday, although revenue met Wall Street forecasts as the company generated cash by delivering more new airliners than it did a year ago. Boeing lost $561 million — or $537 million after accounting for a loss attributable to a noncontrolling interest — as the coronavirus pandemic continued to hurt demand for new planes. …
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AI & RoboticsNews

Viso Trust assesses third-party cybersecurity risk with AI, raises $3M

Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. Viso Trust, a  platform that uses AI to perform cyber risk assessments, today announced it has raised $3 million. The company plans to use the funds to support expansion and hiring efforts, as well as sales, marketing, and R&D. It’s estimated that over 65% of security breaches are attributable to third-party…
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NewsPhotography

Putting Camera on Police Leads to Less Use of Force, Study Finds

A research paper released by the University of Chicago Crime Lab and the Council on Criminal Justice’s Taskforce on Policing shows that body-worn cameras are both “beneficial and cost-effective.” As noted by NPR, the report is an update of a variety of studies on body-worn cameras that also compares the cost of the technology to the dollar value of the benefits that may come as a…
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MobileNews

Apple teams up with Delta and AT&T to deploy iPhone 12 to 19,000 flight attendants

AT&T, Delta, and Apple have announced a new partnership that will see the airline upgrade its fleet of devices to 5G-capable iPhone 12 models. Through this partnership, Delta will equip all 19,000 of its flight attendants with an iPhone 12 device. In a press release, AT&T explains that this is part of Delta’s efforts to “lead the commercial airline industry into the 5G era.” Delta…
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