New License Plate Reader Tech Could Track Phones, AirPods, and Smartwatches

Leonardo’s SignalTrace adds wireless device detection to ALPR systems, raising new questions about roadside surveillance, ...

The Busy Bar Is a Gadget to Get People to Leave You Alone

Or the annoying people at your open-office desk. Digital well-being tools can silence notifications, limit apps like TikTok ...
Morningstar

CONTROLTEK Expands Zebra-Certified RFID Expertise

BRIDGEWATER, N.J., May 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CONTROLTEK, a leader in RFID inventory visibility and retail asset protection solutions, continues to grow in Zebra Technologies certifications across ...
Wired

The US Built a Site to Ensure Fair Access to Public Lands. Then Everything Went Wrong

It’s a few minutes before 8 am Mountain Time on March 16, the day that river permit cancellations are released on Recreation.gov, the federal website for public land reservations. This story was ...
Electronic Design

Arduino Releases Nesso N1 Next-Level IoT Dev Kit

I’m already loving this device, and I haven’t even touched one. Arduino announced it has collaborated with M5Stack to develop the new compact and powerful Nesso N1 IoT development kit. This system ...
ABC7

LA Metro limits access to computer systems after detecting 'unauthorized activity'

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Metro says it's working to restore access to its internal administrative computers after the agency's security team discovered "unauthorized activity." The transit system said ...
Wall Street Journal

Kraken Becomes First Crypto Firm to Win Access to Fed’s Core Payments System

Crypto just took a big step closer to becoming integrated into the mainstream financial system. Kraken’s banking unit has won access to the Federal Reserve’s core payment systems, making it the first ...
Reuters

Kraken's banking arm becomes first crypto firm to secure payments account with Fed

March 4 (Reuters) - Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken's banking unit has gained access to the Federal Reserve's payments system through a limited-purpose account, the first U.S. digital-asset bank to do ...
Women's Wear Daily

JD Sports Expands RFID Across Europe

While JD Sports executives offered a lukewarm assessment of RFID technology as recently as mid-2023, the retailer has since signed a multiyear global software agreement with Checkpoint Systems, a ...
Machine Design

Understanding Servo Linear Actuator Systems

Why factoring mechanical and thermal boundaries into your actuator specification can make or break system performance. Boost your understanding of integrated actuators and online software for sizing ...
BGR

Can Aluminum Foil Actually Block RFID Signals?

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Remember that scene in the 2002 film "Signs" when Joaquin Phoenix wore an aluminum foil cap to defend against extraterrestrial mind control?