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3 weeks ago |
govtech.com | Thad Rueter
A compliance technology supplier that is targeting the state government market has emerged from “stealth,” propelled by a $3.6 million seed funding round. Virginia-based Kovr.ai, which describes itself as an “AI-native cyber compliance automation platform provider,” will use the capital to hire more AI engineering and product development teams, according to a statement. IronGate and Xfund led the funding round, which also included Hack Factory, OODA Ventures and McLean Capital.
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3 weeks ago |
govtech.com | Thad Rueter
New York needs to get its act together when it comes to upgrading its emergency dispatch technology, according to an audit from the state comptroller. In general, the state’s push to bring Next-Generation 911 (NG911) tools to residents “is years behind schedule,” according to a statement from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
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4 weeks ago |
govtech.com | Thad Rueter
Prepared, a 911 tech supplier focused on , has raised $80 million in a funding round involving one of the biggest venture capital firms in the world. Prepared has now raised more than $130 million as it brings more AI power to 911 operators, part of the nationwide push to upgrade emergency dispatch technology. Prepared launched in 2019.
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4 weeks ago |
govtech.com | Thad Rueter
It’s the latest development in a controversy attached to one of the newest products on offer from the public safety technology supplier. A report from 404 Media said that some of the data that powers the Nova platform from Flock come from data breaches. On Friday, Flock said that it will not supply data from the dark web — meaning data bought via “known data breaches or stolen data,” according to the statement. Flock Safety has said “no” to data sourced from the so-called dark web.
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1 month ago |
govtech.com | Thad Rueter
As public safety technology turns more precise, concerns grow about privacy and the sources of data used by police via all the new tools. The latest example of such controversy involves Flock Safety. The Atlanta-based company, probably best known for its license plate reading technology, or LPR, has a new product called Nova.
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