BlackBerry CEO John Giamatteo told CNBC that robotics has become one of the fastest-growing segments within its QNX software division, which is already embedded in 275 million vehicles for safety-critical automotive functions. He said QNX is increasingly powering industrial robots, warehouse forklifts and medical devices rather than humanoid robots, and that a portion of QNX's $950 million order backlog comes from robotics customers.
cnbc.com
· 2026-08-25
Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley used a Fox News interview to urge critics to find a middle ground between privacy and public safety, as opposition to his company's AI camera network intensifies. The remarks follow a Washington Post investigation that uncovered dozens of cases of police misusing Flock's surveillance tools, including to track women, prompting Langley to issue a public apology earlier this month.
futurism.com
· 2026-08-24
A UK minister said officials have already instructed social media companies to remove videos glorifying dangerous driving, arguing platforms understand their algorithms and the financial incentives that reward outrageous content. Downing Street backed Ofcom to enforce action against non-compliant platforms, while TikTok said it proactively removes videos breaching its rules, including an account allegedly belonging to a driver named Saddington.
bbc.co.uk
· 2026-08-24
A tech writer covering Flock Safety's AI license plate cameras outlines simple visual cues to identify the company's devices amid growing public confusion. The guide highlights Flock's distinctive oval, hooded camera shape with a circular lens as the clearest identifying feature, distinguishing it from competitors like Obvio and other traffic cameras. The piece also criticizes crowdsourced tracking apps like DeFlock for spreading inaccurate information about camera locations.
cnet.com
· 2026-08-24
Georgia's GBI arrested three former Savannah Police Department officers and one former civilian staffer for improperly accessing Flock Safety's license plate reader network for non-law-enforcement purposes. The officers face two counts of misuse of a license plate reader system plus a violation of oath of office charge, while the civilian employee faces two misuse counts. Savannah PD uncovered the abuse through an internal audit, fired the individuals, and referred the case to state investigators.
techspot.com
· 2026-08-24
OpenAI has rolled out a version of ChatGPT tailored for teenage users, prompting renewed scrutiny over how the company safeguards younger users from harmful content. Critics and safety advocates are questioning whether the age-specific controls are sufficient given ongoing concerns about AI chatbots' interactions with minors.
news.slashdot.org
· 2026-08-23
Garrett Langley, CEO of surveillance firm Flock Safety, has been giving media interviews urging a 'compromise' between privacy and public safety as scrutiny of his company's cameras and license plate recognition tools intensifies. The pushback follows a Washington Post investigation citing 46 cases of police officers allegedly misusing Flock's technology to track partners or exes, prompting Langley to apologize while denying his company caused the abuse.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-08-23
The widely cited treatise by Richard Cook argues that hazardous complex systems—like healthcare, aviation, and power generation—are inherently risky and are protected by multiple layers of technical, human, and organizational defenses. Catastrophic failure rarely stems from one cause; instead it emerges when several small, often latent failures align simultaneously to overwhelm those defenses. Most failure trajectories are stopped before they cascade, largely thanks to human operators catching problems in real time.
how.complexsystems.fail
· 2026-08-23
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