by Tyler Durden
Thursday, May 20, 2021 - 10:20 PM
Dozens of autonomous war machines capable of deadly force conducted a field training exercise south of Seattle last August. The exercise involved no human operators but strictly robots powered with artificial intelligence, seeking mock enemy combatants.
The exercise, organized by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, a blue-sky research division of the Pentagon, armed the robots with radio transmitters designed to simulate a weapon firing. The drill was conducted last August and expanded the Pentagon s understanding of how automation in military systems on the modern battlefield can work together to eliminate enemy combatants.
San Diego startup incubator EvoNexus has secured Verizon Communications as the co-sponsor of its program for young companies to develop business models around the fifth-generation wireless data standard known as 5G.
The cellular giant is joining EvoNexus’ 5G and Artificial Intelligence Accelerator, along with first corporate backer Qualcomm, San Diego’s largest public company and the inventor of 5G technology. Financial details of the arrangement were not disclosed.
The nonprofit’s mission is to bring together startups and organizations working to explore the boundaries of 5G network technology and rethink more possibilities through new applications and hardware.
“Verizon is at the forefront of 5G innovation and we are excited about this partnership because we know that 5G will be a key platform for 21st-century innovation. We recognize with technology this transformative landscape for consumers, businesses, and society can be completely reimagined,” said Nicki Palmer, c
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San Diego startup incubator EvoNexus has landed Verizon Communications as the co-sponsor of its program for young companies working on technologies that take advantage of faster, low latency 5G mobile networks.
The wireless operator is joining EvoNexus’ 5G & Artificial Intelligence Accelerator, along with original corporate backer Qualcomm.
“I am really happy with this one,” said Rory Moore, chief executive and co-founder of EvoNexus, of Verizon’s sponsorship. “The 5G program is all about stimulating companies to create new products and new services that are enhanced with 5G the low latency and big throughput of 5G. Verizon is looking for that. Qualcomm is looking for that.”