Athena Security Mass Cuts
Athena Security has made mass cuts in employees and contractors, IPVM has confirmed from various sources with direct knowledge.
Athena Security is one of a number of gun detection startups to pivot to fever screening. We covered Athena Security's initial entry into the fever screening market including Faked Coronavirus Fever Detection, Athena Used Hikvision and Athena CEO Criticizes 'Deplorable' 'Nitpicking', IPVM Refutes.
Inside this note, we examine the challenges Athena Security faced.
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******* ****** ****** ****** ***** ****** ******* * *******'* ***** **** Athena ** "*** ********":
*******, ** ** ***, ** *********** *** ********* ** ***(*) ******* products*****.
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** ************* ** ****** ** ***** offering ******* *********.
*****, *** **'* *** **** **** has **** * ***** ****** ******.
********* ******* ********* ******* (**** ***********) are ******** ***** ******** *** *** in **** ** ***** *.*. ******.
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*******: ****** ******* ******** #* ** an ******** **** *** ******** ******* types ** **** *** ********** ** a ***** ****** ******** - ***** is **** ** * ****** ** defend ******* ****** ********.
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** *** **** *** *****, ***** and ******* ********* **** ******* ** the ******* *** ***** *** ** existing *******.
*** ******** **** ******* ***** ************ throughout *** ******** ** ** ******** an ***** *** ******** *** ***** alerts ** ***** **********.
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**** ** * ********** ***** ********, but ** *****'* ******* *** ******** of ******** *** ***** **** * raised.
*** **** *'** ***** * *** of **** ******* *** **** ******, but * ***** **** ** **** a **** ** *** ************* ****** the ********** ******* *** ********* ** your *** ********* - ** **** is ********* *** ** ********** ***** on ** ******** *****.
**** ***** ** ******** ** ****** active ******* ********* ***** **** ********** is ** ***** - ** ******** to '**** ** *****' - ***** to ** ** *** **** ****** of *** ***** ** **** * solution?
** ******* ******** ** *** ** refute **** *** ********** *****. *******, it ** **** * ** *** sold ** *** ***** ** ****** (and ****** ***) **** ********** - for *** *** ******* *'** ****** above.
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***'* *** **** ** **** *********** sales *******. ***'** **** **** * number ** *****.
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*** *** ****** ******* ********* ********* that ***** ****** ***** **** *** more **** **% ** *** ****.
********? **** *** ** **** *** again ***'* **** ** ****, **** an *********** ***** ***** **** ****** about *** *** *** ****** *******'* statistics ******* ******* ** **.
********, *** **** **** ******* *********, the ******* ******** * ******* *** under *** ** ** ******** ******** camera ***** ** ******** *** ********
*****, *** ****** **** **** * little *** ** ********* ********** ***** there ** * **** ***** ******* "visible ** *** ***" *** "****** gets ******** ********".
**** *** ****** *****, **** **** guns. ******* *******, ***** **** ***** areas ***** * ******* ** ***** to ** ******** **** ****** ******** a ********, *** *** ******** ***** to **** ****** ****** ** ****** for ******** ******* *********. ** ***** be ******** ** ** **, ** a *********** ****, *** *** ***** we *** ***** **** ** *** FOV ** **** ****** ******* ****** scenes *** ***** ** ** ****** undetectable ** ******* ********* *******.
** **** ********* ********** **** ** the ****** *********** *****. **** **** high-resolution ******* (*** ****** * *****, even ** *** ****** ***** ***** we ****) *** *** **** *********** cross *** *** ** ******* **** good/useful ****** *** ********* ** *******. I *** **** ******* *** ********* problems ** ********* *** ********* ************ the ******** ** * ****-***, ***** mind * ******.
* *** **** ******* *** ********* problems ** ********* *** ********* ************ the ******** ** * ****-***, ***** mind * ******.
**** ** ******* *****... *** ********* you********* **** ***** ****** ******* **** kind ** ******** - ******* ** directly ******* *** ***** *********** ** the '*********' **** *** *******.
** ******** *********** *****, ** ***** for ****** ******* ******* ********* ** actually **** ** ********, *** ***** itself **required ** ** ******* - and the response protocols must be immediately engaged to try and mitigate the threat.
**** ** '****** *******' ***** ** fired, ******** **** **** ********* ******** protocols ***** ******* *** ***. ** you *** ***** * **** *** months ** ***** ********* ** ******** protocols.... *** ***** **** ******* ** that **** **** **** ******* * false *****. **** ***** * *** false *****?
**** ** '****** *******' ***** ** fired, ******** **** **** ********* ******** protocols ***** ******* *** ***
*******, *** *** *** ********* ********* dealing **** *** *********? ** **** simply ******* **** **** ****** ** liability? **** ** **** **, *** they *** ********* **** * ******** who ** * ****** ** * mass ******** ***'* *** **** ** the ****** *** *** *****?
*** **** *** ********* **** * customer *** ** * ****** ** a **** ******** ***'* *** **** if *** ****** *** *** *****?
***** **** ** ** *********** *******, I ***** *** ******* ****** ** 'not ** ***'.
* ** ** ********* ******, *** simple **** ***** **** ** ******* that *** **** ** ** ****** shooter ********* *** ** ************* **** insuring ******* ******* ******* ****** **** an ***** ***** ** ** ****** than ***** ** ** ***** *********' Top ** ****** ** ******* ********* About ****.
*** **** ** ** ****** ******* situation *** ** *************
****, ****? ** **** ** ****, why ***** ******* *** **** ****** to **** ** ****** ******* ** the ***** *****?
********* ******* ********* ******* (**** ***********) are ******** ***** ******** *** *** in **** ** ***** *.*. ******.
********, ***, *** *** ****** ***** successful. **** ******* ***** *** * decent ***** ***, *** *** **** couple ** ***** *** *****-********* ***** funds ** ***** * ***.
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*** ******* ********* ***** ** ***** analytics ******, ***** * *** ********** referring **, *** **** **** ********. Lots ** ***** ***** ******* *** just ******* ********** **** ****** ** architect * ********** ****** ******.
*******, * ** *** ***** *** part ** *** ******/*******/******* ********* ****** has **** *** **** ********.
** **** ******* ** ******** ******* detection *******:
"********, ***, *** *** ****** ***** successful."
* ********** ***** - ** *** mean ********** ** ***** **** ** solve ******** ** ***** **** ** proliferate ** ***** *.*. ******.
**** ************* *** *** ****** ****** of **** ****** ******* ****** ** Police ** **** ***** ***** ** current ****** ** ******.
*** *** '*******' *** ******* ****** rightfully ** **** ** *** ******** of ***** ******** *** *** *** insidious ****** ** ***** ***** ************* schemes.
*'** **** ********** *** **** *** acoustic ******* ********* ******* ** ***** areas.... *** **** ** *********** ***, again, *********** **** * ***'* ***** are ***** *** **** ** *** selling ******* *** ***** ***** ** systems.
*** ****, ***** *** ******* ***** and **** ** ****** **** **** number ** *.*. ***** ***** **** they **** ********.
****, *** ***** ***** ** ** the ************ ******** *** ******** ******* detection ********* ** ************* ***********... *** involvement ** *** ***** ** *** Achilles **** ***.
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"*** ******* ********* ****** *** * better ******* ***** *** *********** **** of ******* ********* ** *** ***"
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"********* ******* ********* ******* (**** ***********) are ******** ***** ******** *** *** in **** ** ***** *.*. ******."
**** ********** ******** *****. ****** *** video ********* *** ****** ******* ********* to ******, *** ****** ******** *** presence ** *** ****/******.
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********* *** ********* ******** **** *** jobs *******.
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