Dryad Wins International XPRIZE Wildfire Award for Autonomous Wildfire Detection and Suppression

Dryad Wins International XPRIZE Wildfire Award for Autonomous Wildfire Detection and Suppression

Silvaguard Observation and Suppression drone and Hangar Dryad Networks, a leader in ultra-early wildfire detection, today announced it has been awarded $800,000 in the XPRIZE Wildfire competition for its performance in the Autonomous Wildfire Response finals in Alaska. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260923024178/en/ Dryad advanced from an original field…

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Smarter, faster and autonomous: AI reshapes MDR

Smarter, faster and autonomous: AI reshapes MDR

Paul Stuttard, director, Duxbury Networking. Managed detection and response (MDR) has traditionally combined security technology with human expertise to continuously monitor environments, identify threats and respond to incidents. Artificial intelligence (AI) is now fundamentally changing this model. Rather than simply generating more alerts for security analysts to investigate, AI is increasingly becoming the intelligence and…

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SA firms urged to prep for more autonomous AI-driven orchestrated attacks

SA firms urged to prep for more autonomous AI-driven orchestrated attacks

Andre den Hond, solutions architect at Arctic Wolf. South African organisations should adopt and enforce an executive-level resilience mandate to defend against agentic AI-powered ransomware, fraud and phishing, according to cyber security and technology professionals. Andre den Hond, solutions architect at Arctic Wolf, says AI is reshaping an already sophisticated threat landscape. “AI is accelerating…

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Kaseya unveils first agentic IT management platform – turning data into autonomous action

Kaseya unveils first agentic IT management platform – turning data into autonomous action

Kaseya’s platform turns IT data into autonomous action. (Image source: 123RF) Kaseya, which positions itself as the leading global provider of AI-powered IT management and cyber security software, today introduced the first agentic IT management platform – powered by Kaseya Intelligence. Unlike traditional IT management tools that surface insights for humans to act on, Kaseya’s…

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Amazon’s Zoox explands autonomous testing to Dallas and Phoenix

Amazon’s Zoox explands autonomous testing to Dallas and Phoenix

Amazon’s self-driving subsidiary, Zoox, announced that it is expanding its testing footprint to Dallas and Phoenix. The rollout will begin with retrofitted Toyota Highlander SUVs equipped with human safety drivers to map the urban environments. These preliminary tests serve as the precursor to the eventual deployment of Zoox’s “purpose-built” robotaxis—vehicles designed without traditional steering wheels…

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Autonomous AI agents emerge as the next major cybersecurity risk

Autonomous AI agents emerge as the next major cybersecurity risk

Emerging artificial intelligence threats and identity-focused attacks are set to define the global cybersecurity landscape in 2026, according to newly published research by IBM and recent industry analysis by Kaspersky. The warnings come as businesses and governments prepare for increased cyberattacks. While it’s too early to say how much cybercrime cost last year, cybersecurity firm…

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Huawei unveils blueprint for fully autonomous network operations

Huawei unveils blueprint for fully autonomous network operations

Huawei’s Lucas Lu At OTF Africa 2025, Lucas Lu, director of Huawei ICT assurance and managed services department, delivered a keynote speech titled “Accelerate service-centric intelligent operations transformation”. He emphasised that the transition to intelligent O&M is a gradual process, driven by solid operations and management (O&M) expertise and emerging technologies. Key drivers: solid expertise and…

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World First: Autonomous Racing Leaps Forward in Abu Dhabi as A2RL Season 2 Showcases Record Speed, Bold Overtakes and Real-Time AI Decision-Making

World First: Autonomous Racing Leaps Forward in Abu Dhabi as A2RL Season 2 Showcases Record Speed, Bold Overtakes and Real-Time AI Decision-Making

World First: Autonomous Racing Leaps Forward in Abu Dhabi as A2RL Season 2 Showcases Record Speed, Bold Overtakes and Real-Time AI Decision-Making (Photo: AETOSWire) The Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League, A2RL, delivered a defining moment for autonomous technology as six fully driverless racecars pushed the limits of AI performance in a world-first Grand Final at…

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