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US politics
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
1 day ago

The FAA's "Temporary" Flight Restriction for Drones is a Blatant Attempt to Criminalize Filming ICE

The Trump administration's flight restriction limits the First Amendment right to record law enforcement using drones near ICE and CBP vehicles.
Information security
fromTechCrunch
1 day ago

After fighting malware for decades, this cybersecurity veteran is now hacking drones | TechCrunch

Mikko Hyppönen emphasizes the invisible nature of cybersecurity work, comparing it to Tetris where successes vanish and failures accumulate.
Roam Research
fromFast Company
4 days ago

How AI-powered echolocation is giving small drones night vision

An ultrasound-based perception system inspired by bat echolocation enables small aerial robots to navigate in low-visibility environments.
Cars
fromFuturism
2 days ago

Dozens of Robotaxis In China Stop Dead in the Middle of Roads and Highways, Causing Crashes

A system failure left over a hundred Baidu robotaxis stranded in Wuhan, causing traffic chaos and multiple crashes.
Science
fromFast Company
2 days ago

The Navy brought a retired laser weapon back for a new drone fight

The U.S. Navy has revived a high-energy laser weapon for military exercises, enhancing capabilities against asymmetric threats.
Agriculture
fromRealagriculture
2 days ago

RealAg Radio: UFA acquires AgraCity, traceability pushback, and a food/beverage report, April 3, 2026

RealAg Radio features discussions on agriculture, including traceability changes, acquisitions, and the 2026 Food and Beverage Report.
fromFast Company
2 days ago

AI has come for Domino's pizza tracker, and we're not mad about it

The new tracker features a simplified progress bar that shows just four stages of pizza creation. The new design was rolled out to all platforms, and there's also new Lock Screen widgets for iOS that bring the pizza chain's most famous tech feature to the Liquid Glass age.
Marketing tech
fromFuturism
3 days ago

Delivery Robot Companies in Trouble as Bot Become Targets for Vandalism

Out of the company's first 80,000 deliveries the bots finished on campus, about 1,600 involved incidents of vandalism. At a cost of $2,500 per Kiwibot, the damage adds up quick.
London startup
#autonomous-vehicles
fromInfoQ
6 days ago
DevOps

Optimization in Automated Driving: From Complexity to Real-Time Engineering

fromWIRED
5 days ago
Toronto startup

Tesla Says Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Driven by Remote Humans

Toronto startup
frominsideevs.com
5 days ago

Rivian's E-Bike Spinoff Will Make Autonomous Delivery Bots For Bike Lanes

Also plans to develop self-driving delivery vehicles in partnership with DoorDash, expanding its focus beyond human-driven vehicles.
DevOps
fromInfoQ
6 days ago

Optimization in Automated Driving: From Complexity to Real-Time Engineering

A production-grade AV stack is a distributed dataflow graph of components, optimized for resource management and real-time constraints.
Toronto startup
fromWIRED
5 days ago

Tesla Says Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Driven by Remote Humans

Remote assistance programs are crucial for autonomous vehicles, but companies are not disclosing how often they are needed, raising safety concerns.
European startups
fromTechCrunch
5 days ago

Uber increases stake in WeRide as robotaxi partnership ramps up in Dubai | TechCrunch

Uber and WeRide have launched driverless robotaxi operations in Dubai, expanding their autonomous vehicle services in the Middle East.
Venture
fromTechCrunch
5 days ago

Rivian spinoff Also will build autonomous delivery vehicles for DoorDash | TechCrunch

Also partners with DoorDash to develop autonomous delivery vehicles, raising $200 million and achieving a valuation over $1 billion.
#drones
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago
NYC startup

A former Thiel fellow's startup just launched a drone it says can replace police helicopters | TechCrunch

European startups
fromFortune
1 week ago

The Army and Amazon are creating an online storefront to buy drones as the technology transforms the battlefield | Fortune

Drones are revolutionizing warfare, prompting the Army to create an online marketplace for rapid procurement of unmanned aircraft systems.
Washington DC
fromArs Technica
1 week ago

BRINC's new police drone uses Starlink, carries Narcan, chases vehicles at 60mph

BRINC's drones are increasingly adopted by U.S. cities as part of the drone as first responder system, with significant contracts and innovations.
NYC startup
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

A former Thiel fellow's startup just launched a drone it says can replace police helicopters | TechCrunch

Brinc aims to revolutionize public safety with its advanced drone technology, particularly the new Guardian model designed to replace police helicopters.
NYC parents
fromFuturism
2 weeks ago

Quadcopter Drone Caught Trying to Deliver Hunting Knives to Inmates in Prison

Drones are increasingly used to smuggle contraband into prisons, posing a significant security threat.
European startups
fromFortune
1 week ago

The Army and Amazon are creating an online storefront to buy drones as the technology transforms the battlefield | Fortune

Drones are revolutionizing warfare, prompting the Army to create an online marketplace for rapid procurement of unmanned aircraft systems.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

Could Ukraine's drone expertise serve Gulf countries?

Gulf nations are seeking defense partnerships with Ukraine to enhance their air defense capabilities against Iranian attacks.
#dji
Gadgets
fromThe Verge
1 week ago

DJI's Avata 360 is a more functional, flexible 360 drone

DJI's Avata 360 drone faces challenges in the US market, while Antigravity's A1 remains the only available option for consumers.
Gadgets
fromThe Verge
1 week ago

DJI's Avata 360 is a more functional, flexible 360 drone

DJI's Avata 360 drone faces challenges in the US market, while Antigravity's A1 remains the only available option for consumers.
#drone-technology
Photography
fromEngadget
1 week ago

DJI Avata 360 drone review: 360 video hits new highs

The Avata 360 offers advanced features like 360 video and subject tracking, but sacrifices some video quality compared to competitors.
Gadgets
fromThe Verge
2 weeks ago

Antigravity's 360-degree drone is 20 percent off ahead of its next feature drop

Insta360's Antigravity A1 drone receives a 20% discount across all bundles through April 16th, with an upcoming software update adding voice controls, timelapse photography, and virtual effects.
Photography
fromEngadget
1 week ago

DJI Avata 360 drone review: 360 video hits new highs

The Avata 360 offers advanced features like 360 video and subject tracking, but sacrifices some video quality compared to competitors.
Gadgets
fromThe Verge
2 weeks ago

Antigravity's 360-degree drone is 20 percent off ahead of its next feature drop

Insta360's Antigravity A1 drone receives a 20% discount across all bundles through April 16th, with an upcoming software update adding voice controls, timelapse photography, and virtual effects.
#robotics
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago
Startup companies

Lucid Bots raises $20M to keep up with demand for its window-washing drones | TechCrunch

Startup companies
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

Lucid Bots raises $20M to keep up with demand for its window-washing drones | TechCrunch

Lucid Bots focuses on practical robotics for window cleaning, contrasting with the industry's emphasis on humanoid robots and flashy demonstrations.
London startup
fromTheregister
6 days ago

Humanoid tests humanoid robot for automotive logistics

Humanoid's robot successfully completed a proof-of-concept test for automotive manufacturing, demonstrating its capability in a production environment.
fromRealagriculture
1 week ago

PMRA proposal could fast-track drone spraying for Canadian farms

The proposal would allow drones to apply products already registered for aerial use, provided applications follow existing label requirements, including water volumes and use conditions.
Canada news
#drone-delivery
Silicon Valley
fromEngadget
1 week ago

Wing expands its drone delivery service to the Bay Area

Automated drones will deliver packages in 30 minutes or less to San Francisco Bay Area residents.
US news
fromSFGATE
1 week ago

California man tries, fails to deliver meth-filled balloons via drone

A man was sentenced to over 12 years for using a drone to deliver meth to a California prison.
NYC startup
fromCbsnews
2 weeks ago

Grubhub drone food delivery to begin in New Jersey with pilot program. Here's how it works.

Grubhub launches New Jersey's first commercial drone food delivery service in Somerset County, operating within a 2.5-mile radius with same-day pricing and faster delivery times.
Silicon Valley
fromEngadget
1 week ago

Wing expands its drone delivery service to the Bay Area

Automated drones will deliver packages in 30 minutes or less to San Francisco Bay Area residents.
US news
fromSFGATE
1 week ago

California man tries, fails to deliver meth-filled balloons via drone

A man was sentenced to over 12 years for using a drone to deliver meth to a California prison.
NYC startup
fromCbsnews
2 weeks ago

Grubhub drone food delivery to begin in New Jersey with pilot program. Here's how it works.

Grubhub launches New Jersey's first commercial drone food delivery service in Somerset County, operating within a 2.5-mile radius with same-day pricing and faster delivery times.
Toronto startup
fromFuturism
5 days ago

Tesla Admits Its Robotaxis Are Being Driven Remotely

Waymo relies on remote operators in the Philippines for assistance with autonomous vehicles, highlighting the ongoing human involvement in autonomous driving.
#us-army
European startups
fromFortune
6 days ago

Amazon buys Fauna Robotics, maker of the Sprout humanoid robot that can dance and pick up toys | Fortune

Amazon has acquired Fauna Robotics, enhancing its robotics portfolio with the humanoid robot Sprout designed for social interactions.
Agriculture
fromRealagriculture
1 week ago

Wheat Pete's Word, March 25: Firm ground, wild weather, data delivery, and drone applications

Cold mornings and weather swings create opportunities for agronomy management, including sulphur applications and strategies for overwintered corn.
Toronto startup
fromEngadget
5 days ago

Tesla's robotaxis are reportedly remotely driven by humans, sometimes

Tesla allows remote operators to directly control its robotaxis in emergencies, a practice not commonly used by competitors.
LA food
fromArs Technica
2 weeks ago

Firefighting drones head to Aspen-can they suppress a blaze before humans arrive?

California's most destructive wildfires occur increasingly frequently, with traditional firefighting methods remaining fundamentally unchanged despite technological advances in monitoring and detection.
NYC startup
fromHoodline
2 weeks ago

NYPD Rolls Out Nearly $1 Million Drone-Hunting SUV For City Streets

NYPD has introduced a high-tech SUV for drone operations, enhancing counterterrorism capabilities with rapid response features.
fromEngadget
5 days ago

DoorDash partners with Rivian spinoff Also for autonomous delivery vehicles

DoorDash's investment in Also aims to develop and accelerate the deployment of autonomous delivery at scale, focusing on areas not yet fully solved for, including intersections of roadways and bike lanes.
Toronto startup
World news
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

Cheap drones are reshaping modern warfare and catching the U.S. off guard

Iran's relatively inexpensive drones are depleting U.S. interceptor missile supplies faster than anticipated, raising concerns about sustained defense capability in the Middle East.
European startups
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

Zipline snaps up another $200M to fuel its drone delivery expansion | TechCrunch

Zipline raised $200 million, increasing its Series H funding to $800 million, to expand its drone delivery services in the U.S.
#drone-warfare
World news
fromIntelligencer
1 month ago

The Future of War Is Drones Bombing Data Centers

Iranian drone strikes on data centers in the UAE and Bahrain demonstrate a new warfare strategy targeting critical digital infrastructure, causing cascading internet outages across multiple regions and affecting major global companies.
fromRealagriculture
2 weeks ago

TerraScout brings robot agronomic scouting to the farm

It can drive through the field and look at every square inch. We really honed our craft on model performance and detection with rocks, and now we've transitioned that into weeds. The robot uses a boom-mounted camera system to capture detailed imagery across the field. With eight cameras operating at 1 millimetre resolution, TerraScout can generate billions of data points per acre, allowing it to identify specific objects, including individual weeds.
Agriculture
Information security
fromThe Cipher Brief
3 weeks ago

The Drone War's Real Problem Isn't Technology - It's Speed

Defense acquisition reforms implement recommended changes but fail to address the fundamental cycle-time gap between rapidly evolving adversary capabilities and the military's ability to deploy countermeasures.
Venture
fromPrivacy International
4 weeks ago

Dual-use tech: the Skydio example

Skydio transitioned from consumer drones to defense-focused manufacturing, securing major US military contracts and achieving $2.2 billion valuation by 2024.
Environment
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Government upgrades drones to catch illegal dumpers

The UK is deploying drones, LIDAR and vehicle-screening tools and increasing enforcement funding to combat organized illegal waste dumping and fly-tipping.
US politics
fromFuturism
1 month ago

Eric Trump Pouring Funding Into "Low Cost-Per-Kill" Drone Corporation

Eric Trump is involved in a $1.5 billion deal to take Israeli drone-maker Xtend public, linking the Trump family to Pentagon contracts and Gaza-related strikes.
E-Commerce
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

Walmart Drone Delivery Service Surges

Walmart will deploy drone delivery at 150 locations by year-end, expand to 270 next year, and could serve millions via Wing-powered drones by 2027.
fromEngadget
11 months ago

The best drone for 2026

Today's models are compact, increasingly affordable and capable of capturing sharp aerial photos and video with minimal effort. Whether you're curious about flying for the first time or looking to upgrade to a more advanced camera drone, the options available in 2026 are broader and more approachable than ever.Entry-level drones now offer features like GPS-assisted flight, return-to-home safety systems and automated shooting modes that take much of the stress out of learning to fly.
Photography
Artificial intelligence
fromTheregister
2 months ago

Self-driving cars, drones hijacked by custom road signs

Environmental indirect prompt injection attacks can hijack embodied AI (self-driving cars, drones) via manipulated signage, causing dangerous misbehavior across languages and appearances.
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 months ago

World's first hydrogen-powered surveillance drone enters combat duty with Ukrainian Defense Forces - Yanko Design

Hydrogen-powered unmanned aerial vehicles are not a new concept. Drones running on hydrogen fuel have been in experimental forms for over a decade, but this is for the first time, a drone has been fully designed and deployed on full-scale combat duty in an active war zone. The drone is a hybrid version of the Raybird USA developed by Skyeton and is deployed with the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
Design
Soccer (FIFA)
fromNextgov.com
2 months ago

DHS launches office for drone and counter-drone technologies

DHS created a Program Executive Office for unmanned and counter-unmanned aircraft systems and is finalizing $115 million in counter-drone investments for major 2026 events.
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
2 months ago

Baton Rouge Acquires a Straight-Up Military Surveillance Drone

Baton Rouge bought the Stalker VXE30 from Edge Autonomy, which partners with Lockheed Martin , and began operating under the brand Redwire this week . According to reporting from WBRZ ABC2 in Louisiana , the drone, along with training and batteries, costs about $1 million.
Privacy professionals
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Brussels drafts blueprint to spot and swat rogue drones

In response, the EC is unveiling its EU Action Plan aimed at countering the increasing threat to EU states from remotely operated aircraft. This is described as an ambitious blueprint for stronger EU cooperation and solidarity, aimed at boosting detection capability, coordinating responses, and strengthening the region's defense readiness. The EC's report notes that drones are evolving rapidly, with advances in speed, range, and payload, plus other aspects such as resistance to electronic countermeasures. Anti-drone systems must therefore keep pace with these developments.
Miscellaneous
fromSocial Media Explorer
2 months ago

10 Last Mile Technology Trends Transforming Urban Logistics in 2025 - Social Media Explorer

Urban logistics is entering a new era where practical technology drives meaningful results. Today, more than 55% of people live in cities, and urbanization is expected to rise to 68% by 2050, placing intense pressure on delivery networks to keep up with growing demand. U.S. e-commerce is projected to reach $1.1 trillion in sales by 2026, heightening expectations for faster and more reliable last-mile service.
E-Commerce
Canada news
fromRealagriculture
1 month ago

RealAg on the Weekend: New drone tech, RDAR's focus, and beef prices climb, Feb 14 & 15, 2026

Research adoption, beef market strength, seed and crop-input developments, and new agricultural drone technology are primary focuses within current Canadian agriculture.
Gadgets
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

The Army's new drone competition is really a talent hunt. It's scouting out what makes a top drone pilot.

The Army uses competitions to identify and select specialized drone operators with specific aptitudes instead of broadly training all soldiers to pilot unmanned aircraft.
fromPCMAG
12 years ago

'SkyJack' Software Finds and Hijacks Drones

is a drone engineered to autonomously seek out, hack, and wirelessly take over other drones within wifi distance, creating an army of zombie drones under your control.
Information security
Agriculture
fromRealagriculture
1 month ago

Faster drones a "game-changer" for pesticide application

High-speed, high-payload drones like the DJI T100 can produce more consistent spray swaths, enabling far higher pesticide application rates approaching ground rig productivity.
US news
fromTheregister
2 months ago

FAA signs radar deals to modernize US air traffic control

The FAA contracted Indra and RTX to supply modern radar systems replacing up to 612 aging air traffic surveillance sites by June 2028.
Agriculture
fromRealagriculture
1 month ago

Without a coordinated approach, Canada is falling behind on ag tech and drone adoption

Canada requires a coordinated national ag tech innovation and adoption framework plus aligned drone and AI regulations to maintain farm competitiveness and global market access.
Gadgets
fromWIRED
2 months ago

Are DJI Drones Still Banned?

The FCC barred imports of new foreign-made drones (including DJI), but existing drones remain legal to buy, own, and fly in the United States.
fromRealagriculture
1 month ago

The Final Mile, Ep 2: Finding agriculture's real AI advantage, with Mohamed Yaghi

Yaghi describes AI not as a silver bullet, but as an advanced form of statistical pattern recognition-tools that can identify trends in data that may be difficult or time-consuming for people to uncover on their own. The real opportunity, he says, depends heavily on what farms are already doing. Operations that are consistently collecting and digitizing high-quality data are better positioned to benefit, whether the goal is lowering per-cow costs in a dairy, improving financial analysis, or identifying operational efficiencies.
Agriculture
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Airbus is making a new handheld tablet for helicopters to act as a hub for drone teams

"We were completely controlling the drone from the helicopter. For us, it's of course unique. Today, what we performed is a world first," Gerin-Roze told reporters on Thursday at the Singapore Airshow. The software is part of Airbus' contribution to the surging industry for drone wingmen, which the world's biggest aircraft manufacturers are betting will be the future of air warfare.
Gadgets
Agriculture
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Are 'tech dense' farms the future of farming?

Precision technologies and digital tools increase farm efficiency, reduce pesticide use, boost yields, and make remaining farms more tech-dense and economically competitive.
fromThe Verge
2 months ago

Antigravity's 360-degree A1 drone is 15 percent off

Antigravity's ambitious A1 360-degree drone is 15 percent off through February 9th. The first-ever discount on this model is available across all bundles, with the most affordable option dropping from $1,599 to $1,359 at Amazon and Best Buy. Pricier bundles are also discounted and include accessories such as a carrying case, additional replaceable drone wings, and extra batteries. The Antigravity A1, Insta360's first drone, really impressed us during our hands-on with a prototype in December 2025.
Gadgets
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

The US Army once saw small drones primarily as scouts. Ukraine showed they could be weapons.

Facing an existential crisis, the Ukrainians had to develop a way to counter hostile forces cheaply yet with mass. That meant figuring out how to turn inexpensive drones into weaponry, a step that quickly and fundamentally changed how the war was being fought. Now, drones carry out 80% of all battlefield hits and are responsible for most combat casualties.
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