Tech Culture NYPD to deploy drone over Times Square New Year's Eve festivities The eye in the sky will be watching --- better leave those hip flasks at home By Cal Jeffrey, December 31, 2018, 5:46 PM
Science Researchers shot a drone at a plane to study a simulated mid-flight impact That's gonna leave a mark By Cal Jeffrey, October 16, 2018, 12:01 PM 9 comments
Electronics FLIR nano-drones are now able to be automatically launched from vehicles Not even Bond's car could spawn a drone swarm By Greg Synek, October 8, 2018, 8:22 AM 8 comments
Industry Electronics Bill allowing government to destroy private drones gains Senate approval Ready, aim, fire! By Shawn Knight, October 4, 2018, 4:07 PM 12 comments
Google Industry Moonshot projects Loon and Wing become independent businesses under Alphabet umbrella Future work will be done outside of the prototyping-focused environment of X By Shawn Knight, July 11, 2018, 4:46 PM
Google Tech Culture Founder of Project Maven 'alarmed' at Google's decision to walk away The search giant will not be renewing its government contract due to internal pressure By Cal Jeffrey, June 26, 2018, 4:15 PM 11 comments
Industry New FAA program allows companies to easily and legally pilot drones through "no-fly" zones By Cohen Coberly, May 24, 2018, 4:18 PM
Electronics Microsoft DJI and Microsoft bring support for native Windows apps to drones with new SDK Capturing data is easy, making it useful is key By Greg Synek, May 7, 2018, 12:41 PM
Industry Google Google is working with the US Department of Defense to develop drone footage-analyzing AI The partnership has raised ethical questions for some Google employees By Cohen Coberly, March 7, 2018, 7:08 AM
Electronics Authorities are investigating what may be the first drone-linked aircraft crash Fortunately, nobody was injured in the crash By Cohen Coberly, February 16, 2018, 3:01 PM
Tech Culture Security Drone-catching drones are at the ready for security at PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics guarded by new tech By Greg Synek, January 31, 2018, 10:27 AM
Science New tree-planting drones can plant 100,000 trees in a single day Company has a goal of planting 500 billion trees in the next 30 years By William Gayde, January 31, 2018, 7:58 AM 27 comments
Electronics DJI announces $799 folding drone with 4K video recording The Mavic Air is DJI's latest mid-range drone By Cohen Coberly, January 23, 2018, 5:36 PM
Electronics Little Ripper lifeguard drone rescues stranded swimmers in Australia The drone completed the rescue in 70 seconds By Cohen Coberly, January 18, 2018, 10:51 AM 7 comments
Security Industry Drone manufacturer DJI accused of spying on US critical infrastructure US Customs officials believe DJI Drones are covertly sending data to China By William Gayde, December 2, 2017, 5:15 PM 13 comments
Electronics Security Security researcher gives up $30,000 bug bounty after DJI allegedly threatened legal action Ambiguity leads to backlash amid legal threats By Greg Synek, November 20, 2017, 4:03 PM
News Around the Web Weekend tech reading: Lethal microdrones, Xerox Alto turns 40, next-generation optogenetics By Matthew DeCarlo, November 19, 2017, 11:15 AM
Industry New legislation aims to expand domestic drone testing Commercial drone applications could soar By Greg Synek, October 25, 2017, 6:46 PM
Electronics DJI launches Zenmuse X7 camera with interchangeable lenses DJI puts digital film in the air By Greg Synek, October 12, 2017, 2:24 PM
Security Russia may be using drones to hack the phones of NATO soldiers in Eastern Europe Six soldiers have confirmed that they were hacked while stationed at the Russian border By William Gayde, October 4, 2017, 4:57 PM 7 comments
Industry FAA bans drone flights over select US landmarks Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore and the Hoover Dam are all off limits By Shawn Knight, September 29, 2017, 9:05 AM
Car Tech Electronics Self-flying drone network completes maiden delivery in Switzerland The autonomous drone network could be used to deliver lab samples between hospitals By Cohen Coberly, September 28, 2017, 5:45 PM 8 comments
Electronics The military can now legally shoot down drones flying too close to bases By William Gayde, August 8, 2017, 1:00 PM
Apple Tech Culture Apple has declared the airspace above its new campus a 'no-fly zone' Can they even do that? By Cal Jeffrey, July 18, 2017, 5:45 PM 17 comments