Drone Threats in the Homeland: Lifting the Cloud

New Counter -UAS technology from White Fox could help lift the cloud of criminal and terrorist drone threats that hovers over the U.S. and the entire global commercial drone industry.

Perception often aligns with reality. For the drone industry, turning the tide of public perception remains a challenge. Safety, privacy, and security top the list of drone-related concerns for the average citizen. Rightfully so. Careless, clueless, and criminal operators operate their drones in a manner that impacts all of these areas, from taking surreptitious pictures to damaging property to the most extreme outcome, causing death.

 The first step to address potential drone threats, and allay fears, is detection. Until now, no one product could seamlessly provide comprehensive awareness for those charged to protect us in the homeland. The global leader in airspace security, WhiteFox Defense Technologies, announces STRATUS, their real-time, cloud-based solution – providing instant detection, notifications, and historical reporting on a computer or mobile device. STRATUS is a game-changer that will ultimately lift the entire drone industry. 

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Geisinger and Noteworth launch virtual care platform to help control chronic diseases

Geisinger has announced the launch of ConnectedCare365, a virtual care delivery platform for remote patient monitoring, artificial intelligence and data analysis tools.

The new virtual care delivery system is aimed at tracking the health of patients with chronic diseases to improve outcomes. 

Clinicians will also be able to triage and prioritize care for high-risk patients because of the system's ability to analyze patient-generated data and relevant information from the electronic health record. Geisinger care teams can use the platform to transition patient care after discharge from the hospital.

Patients using ConnectedCare365 will be able to monitor their weight, blood pressure, glucose, and other metrics using a smartphone app. The platform's direct messaging will allow patients to communicate with care teams. 

Geisinger is offering ConnectedCare365 in partnership with digital health startup Noteworth. The collaboration includes plans to address other key clinical initiatives for diabetes, heart failure, history of stroke risk and post-stroke care, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, case management, behavioral health, COVID-19, and substance use disorders. 

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Drones Flying Near Airports, Infrastructure Prompt U.S. Action

Federal agencies are scrambling to address a surge in the use of consumer drones as the unmanned aircraft crowd the airspace above critical sites, posing a threat to public safety and national security.

The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration are developing a joint national air-traffic-control system for low-flying drones. The Department of Homeland Security is testing technologies to detect small drones favored by consumers, and the Pentagon is researching methods to knock them out of the sky.

Reports of drone sightings around airports are pouring into the FAA at a rate of more than 100 a month. Commercial pilots flying into and out of Los Angeles International Airport have reported increased sightings of drones near their flight path, with 23 sightings reported to the control tower so far this year, according to an airport official.

Drone incursions into the Los Angeles airport’s restricted airspace nearly tripled from 2019 to 2020, with a high of roughly 1,200 flights last June, according to WhiteFox Defense Technologies Inc., a California developer of drone-tracking technology.

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Neobank Lance targets gig economy's income volatility

The New York City-based challenger divides a user's payments into sub-accounts for salary, tax withholdings, business expense balance and a savings account.

Lance, a new challenger bank for freelancers, is hoping to grab a significant share of the approximately 60 million gig workers in the U.S.

The fintech closed a $2.8 million seed round Tuesday, with investors including Barclays, BDMI, Great Oaks Capital, Imagination Capital, Techstars and DFJ Frontier, among other angel investors.

Lance, whose Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC)-insured deposits are held at Charlottesville, Virginia-based Blue Ridge Bank, uses automation to address the typical volatility of a freelancer’s income by creating a series of sub-accounts for the user. 

Lance distributes a portion of a user’s payments toward their personal salary, tax withholdings, business expense balance and a savings account. 

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Netflix Announces MECH CADETS Animated Series Based on BOOM! Studios Comic

Get ready for a new animated series based on the BOOM! Studios comic Mech Cadet Yu by Greg Pak and Takeshi Miyazawa!

Netflix announced today MECH CADETS (2023), a 3D animated series based on the BOOM! Studios comic book series Mech Cadet Yu by writer Greg Pak and artist Takeshi Miyazawa. The animated series is executive produced by BOOM! Studios, Japanese studio Polygon Pictures Inc., and Aaron Lam who serves as the writer and an executive producer of the series.

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