SME manufacturers prepare for the challenges of a digital future

60 digital leaders now have the vision and the skills to pursue smarter manufacturing through Made Smarter’s innovative Leadership Programme. Five cohorts of managers and directors at SME manufacturing companies have now completed the Made Smarter Leadership Programme through the…

Project Endeavour concludes with autonomous vehicle passenger rides

Project Endeavour concludes its multi-city demonstration of Autonomous Vehicle (AV) services with a final on-road trial in Greenwich, London. As a part of the conclusion of this wide-ranging initiative, more than 100 members of the public are able to schedule…

Why you should disable this dangerous setting on your phone

A recent survey shows that 50% of people will choose to use public WiFi instead of mobile data when they are away from home. But few users are aware of the dangers public networks may pose, and they make the…

IoT Week 2022 – Global vision: IoT today and beyond

Although this year we still won’t be able to meet face to face with our industry colleagues at the IoT Week, the show organisers have announced that the next physical edition of IoT Week will take place in Dublin from 20th…

The IPC requirements of complex control

As automation technologies and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) become more commonplace in modern manufacturing, the requirements of control hardware increase accordingly. However, the importance of this is often overshadowed by the focus on new sophisticated software. Here, Stephen…

10 insider tips from a hardware design startup

After battling pandemics, component shortages and a myriad of technical challenges in domains that range from wearables to automotive, Asaad Kaadan, Founder and CEO of Hexabitz shares 10 insider tips on leading a hardware design team that survived the rollercoaster…

Ransomware attacks have surged by 64% in the last year

Ransomware attacks targeting global businesses have increased by 64%, year over year, according to data contained in new Threat Spotlight research from Barracuda Networks, a trusted partner and provider of cloud-enabled security solutions. Barracuda researchers identified 121 incidents of ransomware…

RTI joins the VR/AR Association to advance integrations with gaming engines

Real-Time Innovations (RTI), the largest software framework company for autonomous systems, has announced it has joined the VR/AR Association (VRARA) to expand the use of their gaming engine connectivity capabilities with RTI Connext DDS across all markets. Integrating RTI Connext…

Key storage solution for IoT devices to support secure communications

Sectigo, a global provider of digital certificates and automated certificate lifecycle management solutions, has announced the addition of the Sectigo Secure Key Storage SDK (SKS-SDK) to its collection of offerings. Secure key storage is a software-based library that cost-effectively manages,…

BlackBerry IVY to provide secure vehicle-based payments

BlackBerry has announced a new solution to deliver highly-secure vehicle-based payment capability to unlock a connected car payments market that is projected to reach over €530bn by 2030. This vehicle-based payment solution will create new opportunities for automakers to offer a…