Delivery, drones and DHL
Locus (not to be confused with this Locus) is one of those names that’s been popping up a lot in the news — and this roundup — over the past year. Last time we spoke to the Massachusetts company, it was around a sizable raise — $1.....»»
Reddit user acquires decommissioned Netflix cache server, finds 36 hard drives inside
Storing content in close geographical proximity to viewers helps to ensure speedy delivery but with so many subscribers and so much content, it's requires loads of storage. Netflix supplies plenty of documentation about Open Connect but doesn't provi.....»»
Leftover hardware from Mars mission to be used on the Moon
Extra parts from the Mars InSight mission will be used to detect Moonquakes. Enlarge / One of the designs for NASA's commercial lunar delivery service. (credit: Intuitive Machines) On May 5, 2022, the seismometer on board the.....»»
Dubai to launch driverless flying taxi service
Dubai will get a fleet of flying taxis this summer -- electric, driverless drones......»»
Drones Sample Rare Specimens from Cliffs and Other Dangerous Places
Flying robots help researchers identify and protect threatened plants and other species in places that are inaccessible to humans.....»»
Loft Labs integrates with Argo CD to automate deployments with virtual clusters
Loft Labs has integrated with the open source tool Argo CD (continuous delivery) to automate the deployment of services to virtual Kubernetes clusters. Now, virtual clusters created in Loft are automatically recognized in Argo CD including user permi.....»»
FTC seeks to clamp down on alcohol delivery service Drizly and its CEO after data breach
The Federal Trade Commission is seeking tough new restrictions against Drizly, the alcoholic beverage delivery platform, after what US regulators allege were repeated security failures that compromised the data of 2.5 million people......»»
Tesla cuts China prices by up to 9% as analysts warn of "price war"
The price cuts also follows Tesla CEO Elon Musk's comment last week that "a recession of sorts" was under way in China and Europe, and Tesla said it would miss its vehicle delivery target this year......»»
Drone delivery leader Wing heads to new country for next pilot program
Wing will start testing its drone delivery program in a new country as the company this week also announced it has now made 300,000 drone deliveries globally......»»
Navigating when GPS goes dark
Words like "tough" or "rugged" are rarely associated with a quantum inertial sensor. The remarkable scientific instrument can measure motion a thousand times more accurately than the devices that help navigate today's missiles, aircraft and drones. B.....»»
Drone delivery leader Wing heads to new country for next pilot
Wing will start testing its drone delivery program in a new country as the company this week also announced it has now made 300,000 drone deliveries globally......»»
Tesla notes limits in logistics capacity as delivery grows big
For the third quarter of 2022, Tesla reported 54% and 42% on-year growth in production and delivery and another record revenue of US$21.5 billion, logging a 56% on-year increase......»»
DEAL: DJI’s FPV combo doesn’t get any cheaper than this
Are you looking to get into FPV drones? Then don’t miss out on this awesome DJI FPV combo deal and save yourself $300. The post DEAL: DJI’s FPV combo doesn’t get any cheaper than this first appeared on Phandroid. While drone shots in.....»»
Lead times for measurement equipment shortened, says Keysight
Keysight Technologies has seen delivery lead times for its test and measurement equipment shorten to between four and five months from over six months previously, according to Keysight Taiwan GM Allen Chang......»»
A New Tool for Eruption Forecasting: Carbon-Catching Drones
In the future, remote-controlled quadcopters might mean that researchers won’t have to crawl inside volcanoes to collect carbon dioxide anymore......»»
Drones show potential to improve salmon nest counts
Struggling salmon populations could get some help from the sky. A Washington State University study showed that drone photography of the Wenatchee River during spawning season can be effective in estimating the number of rocky hollows salmon create t.....»»
CISOs, rejoice! Security spending is increasing
Three factors influencing growth in security spending are the increase in remote and hybrid work, the transition from virtual private networks (VPNs) to zero trust network access (ZTNA) and the shift to cloud-based delivery models, according to Gartn.....»»
Take your photography to the next level with this drone, now 55% off
TL;DR: As of Oct. 17, you can get the Ninja Dragons Blade X 4K Dual Camera Drone for just $89 instead of $199.99 — that's a 55% discount.Ready to take your photography to the next level? Drones are a great way to change your photography perspec.....»»
First NASA asteroid sample return mission on track for fall "23 delivery
NASA's first asteroid sample return spacecraft, OSIRIS-REx, fired its thrusters for 30 seconds on Sept. 21 and nudged its trajectory toward Earth. The resulting course correction keeps the vehicle on track to deliver a sample of asteroid Bennu to Ear.....»»
FedEx abandons its last-mile delivery robot program
A human in a FedEx uniform will deliver those packages for the foreseeable future. Enlarge / FedEx has been testing robots for last-mile deliveries since 2019, but now it has learned all it can. (credit: Tracy Wilcox/PGA TOUR via Getty.....»»
Using spray drones in agriculture
It's a familiar sight for many—a ground sprayer slowly making rounds in a field, applying pesticides to row crops to give producers the best chance of protecting crops from pests and seeing high yields at harvest. These ground sprayers, with booms.....»»