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US Interior Department grounds Chinese-made drones citing ongoing security concerns Drones

US Interior Department grounds Chinese-made drones citing ongoing security concerns

Yesterday, the United States Interior Department signed an order to ground its fleet of more than 800 drones for non-emergency operations following ongoing concerns of cybersecurity threats. As reported by NPR, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt didn’t specifically say the fleet of drones were capable of being hacked in the order,…
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January 30, 2020
So many paparazzi, mourners, and ‘looky-loos’ have swarmed the site of Kobe Bryant’s death that officers are patrolling the area on horses and ATVs Drones

So many paparazzi, mourners, and ‘looky-loos’ have swarmed the site of Kobe Bryant’s death that officers are patrolling the area on horses and ATVs

Kobe Bryant and eight other people died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, on Sunday morning.Los Angeles law-enforcement officials, coroners, and federal transport authorities are all investigating.Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva told reporters Monday that many unauthorized people, including mourners, paparazzi, and "looky-loos," had been trying to access…
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January 28, 2020
Autel’s “Mavic-killer” EVO II drone release gets pushed back to March after bug discovery Drones

Autel’s “Mavic-killer” EVO II drone release gets pushed back to March after bug discovery

January 28, 2020 by John Aldred 1 Comment There’s been quite a bit of hype surrounding Autel’s three new drones in the Autel EVO II series. Designed to compete directly with DJI’s range of Mavic drones, the EVO II comes in three flavours, two of which can shoot 8K 10-Bit…
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January 28, 2020
The helicopter that carried Kobe Bryant and 8 others before crashing on a hillside did not have a black box on board, investigators say Drones

The helicopter that carried Kobe Bryant and 8 others before crashing on a hillside did not have a black box on board, investigators say

The helicopter that crashed while carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others on Sunday did not have a flight recorder known as a black box, officials from the National Transportation Safety Board announced on Monday afternoon.The recording device was not required for the aircraft.The NTSB board member Jennifer Homendy said the…
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January 28, 2020
UPS C-suiters reveal how the company thinks about acquisitions — and hinted that there might be more to come as the package giant doubles down on drones and next-day delivery Drones

UPS C-suiters reveal how the company thinks about acquisitions — and hinted that there might be more to come as the package giant doubles down on drones and next-day delivery

UPS is scaling up its next-day delivery and drone delivery networks — and it's investing $20 billion on automating its facilities. In doing that, UPS is looking for new partnerships with companies that are leading the charge in those "mega-trends."Scott Price, UPS' chief strategy and transformation officer, said the package giant looks…
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January 23, 2020