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Pax, the Frontier AI Public Safety Company, Cuts Crime 27% in Six Months and Raises $40M Seed From Greenoaks and Benchmark
SÃO PAULO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pax, an AI-native company that builds real-time intelligence platforms for public safety, announced today a $40 million seed round co-led by Greenoaks and Benchmark – one of the largest seed investments in the history of Latin America. In its first large-scale deployment, Pax cut violent crimes by 27 percent, doubled police efficiency, and increased public perception of safety by 59 percent – all within six months. Police forces using the platform have since resolved...
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Stanford Social Media Lab, Family Online Safety Institute, and California Partners Project Release a Free Guidebook Translating the Latest Teen Online Safety Research Into Clear, Practical Guidance for Families
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Soon, schools across the country let out for summer. For tens of millions of kids, that means significantly more time on phones, tablets, gaming consoles, and apps their parents may never have heard of. For most families, it also means heading into the season underprepared for what their kids are actually encountering online. Today, Stanford Social Media Lab, in collaboration with the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) and California Partners Project, released A...
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Vanderhoof Municipal Workers Vote Overwhelmingly in Favour of Strike Action
VANDERHOOF, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CUPE 1632 members have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action following months of uncertainty after Mayor and Council declined to ratify an agreement that had been reached at the bargaining table. “Workers believed a fair agreement had been reached through negotiations,” said Dan Middleton, President of CUPE Local 1632. “After months of delays, our members are asking the employer to honour that agreement and provide some certainty for work...
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Jason Winkler, Executive Vice President and CFO, Motorola Solutions, to Participate in the 2026 BofA Global Technology Conference
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI), a global leader in mission-critical safety and security solutions, today announced that Jason Winkler, Executive Vice President and CFO, will participate at the upcoming BofA Global Technology Conference on Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at 10:40 a.m. PT. A live webcast and replay of the session will be featured on Motorola Solutions’ Investor Relations website at www.motorolasolutions.com/investor. About Motorola Solutions | Solving for safer...
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World Cup 2026 Host Cities Rely on Everbridge for Public Safety Communications
VIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As cities across North America prepare to welcome millions of visitors during World Cup 2026, public safety agencies and emergency management organizations are expanding efforts to keep residents, travelers, and event attendees informed through trusted public warning and critical communications systems powered by Everbridge. Several host cities are leveraging Everbridge to support public safety communications related to severe weather, transportation impacts, emerg...
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Shooter Detection Systems Outdoor Gunshot Detection System Wins SSI Most Valuable Product (MVP) Award
TYSONS, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shooter Detection Systems (SDS), an Alarm.com (NASDAQ: ALRM) company and a leading provider of gunshot detection solutions, today announced that its SDS Perimeter Outdoor Gunshot Detection System has been named a winner in the Fire/Life Safety category of the 2026 Security Sales & Integration (SSI) MVP Awards. The award recognizes innovative products that deliver meaningful advancements in safety, security, and life-saving technology. SDS Perimeter represents a...
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Witherite Law Group's Amy Witherite Says: Time to Put the Brakes on Waymo
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Less than two weeks after recalling its entire fleet of nearly 3,800 robotaxis for a software defect that allowed vehicles to drive into floodwater, a Waymo autonomous vehicle was stranded in Atlanta flooding on North Avenue requiring Atlanta Fire Rescue to respond to the scene. The incident is the latest in a pattern of failures that traffic safety advocate Amy Witherite, founder of Witherite Law Group, says demands a national response. Waymo’s entire commercial fleet...
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H2O.ai Achieves FedRAMP® High Authorization, Accelerating Secure and Sovereign AI Adoption Across U.S. Federal Agencies
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--H2O.ai, the leader in generative and predictive AI, today announced it has achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP®) High Authorization for H2O.ai Cloud for Government—the highest security designation available for U.S. federal agencies. This authorization enables H2O.ai to support the government’s most sensitive, unclassified data and mission-critical workloads across defense, intelligence, healthcare, financial regulation, an...
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Blackline Safety Announces Filing and Mailing of Its Meeting Materials for the Arrangement with Francisco Partners
CALGARY, Canada--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blackline Safety Corp. ("Blackline" or the "Company") (TSX: BLN), a global leader in connected safety technology, announced today that it has filed its notice of meeting, management information circular and related documents (collectively, the "Meeting Materials") with securities regulators in connection with the upcoming special meeting (the "Meeting") of holders ("Shareholders") of common shares of Blackline ("Blackline Shares"), to approve the previously ann...
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C.H. Robinson Responds to Supreme Court Decision and Reinforces Support for Strong Federal Safety Oversight
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--C.H. Robinson responds to Supreme Court decision and reinforces support for strong federal safety oversight...