2. The WiFi Alliance announced WPA3 encryption. WPA3 encryption has three main enhancements: for unencrypted open WiFi scenarios, it will encrypt each device's communication data; increase the difficulty of dictionary method brute-force password cracking, and at the same time, if the password is lost multiple times incorrectly, it will lock in the attack behavior; and use a new handshake retransmission method to replace the four handshakes of WPA2. Meanwhile the Wi-Fi Alliance says it will begin popularizing the WPA3 encryption protocol from the end of this year.
3. China's first logistics robotic arm goes online. The first logistics robotic arm is located in Cainiao Network's warehouse in Huangpi, Wuhan. The robotic arm can accurately recognize individual commodities of various shapes through the vision system and carry out grasping and carrying to carry the commodities to the outgoing assembly line. Each group of robotic arms can handle 1,000 pieces of merchandise in an hour, and can operate 24 hours a day.
4. Beidou Internet of Things (IoT) module made its global debut in Chongqing. on January 8, the "Beidou IoT Global Launching Conference and IoT Innovation and Development Conference" was held in Chongqing. At the meeting, Beidou Technology Group's Beidou Seven Stars (Chongqing) Internet of Things Technology Co., Ltd. independently developed wireless data modules based on Beidou precise positioning of the Internet of Things - all-network intelligent LTE module S809, all-network 4G wireless data Internet of Things module X97, NB-IOT wireless data module X96 global debut. According to the introduction, these 3 modules belong to high, medium and low-end products, loaded on different terminals, with a wide range of application prospects and a huge market.
5. Coal maker partners with Carbon to produce 3D printed cars. Coal manufacturer Ramaco Carbon announced a partnership with Silicon Valley 3D printing company Carbon. The former will use the latter for a variety of 3D printed products, including automotive and aircraft parts, medical devices and construction products.
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