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Verizon and Nokia are building private 5G networks for businesses

Verizon will work with Nokia to create private 5G installations that can replace WiFi in large “manufacturing, distribution and logistics facilities,” the company announced. The idea would be not to enhance existing public 5G networks, but to create private and customized on-site mobile networks. Companies could then use them to communicate, connect to business apps and more. The private 5G…
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PhiSat-1 satellite uses AI to remove clouds from Earth images

Intel, the European Space Agency (ESA), and startup Ubotica today announced details of what they claim is the first AI-powered satellite to orbit the Earth. The product of a three-year development cycle, the organizations say the CubeSat — PhiSat-1 — could solve a challenge the space industry has faced for years: Photos from satellites are often obscured by clouds. Clouds comprise about 70% of…
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Nikon Z 24-50mm F4-6.3 sample gallery

The Nikkor Z 24-50mm F4-6.3 is Nikon’s most compact and affordable ($400 MSRP) lens for full-frame Z-mount cameras. It’s also one of two lenses available as a kit with the excellent, entry-level Nikon Z5 body, and collapses down to a mere 51mm (2″) when…
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4iQ raises $30 million for AI that attacks the trade in stolen digital identities

Digital identity protection startup 4iQ today announced a $30 million round it will use to ramp up investments in its go-to-market activities. The funding comes as 4iQ brings former Waterline Data head Kailash Ambwani on as CEO. Over 300 data breaches involving the theft of 100,000 or more records occurred between 2005 and 2014, Forbes reports. Data breaches exposed 4.1 billion records in the…
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First ZTE Blade phone of 2020 is coming with 5G support

ZTE became the first company in the world to launch a smartphone with an under-display camera, but hasn’t done much else of note this year. In fact it’s only now about to introduce the first 2020 member of its affordable Blade family. This is suggested by the new ZTE phone with midrange specs that popped up on TENAA. The timing suggests a launch in time for the November 11 sales event…
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