US Army Buys Penguin Drone, Bayraktar TB2"s Latvian Lookalike
Edge Autonomy announced a deal with the US Department of Defense (DoD) to produce an unspecified amount of long-endurance Penguin drones for the US Army. From a report: The company manufactures a range of light drones capable of carrying a range of p.....»»
El Salvador"s Government Buys More Bitcoin as Its Price Drops to $35,149
As the price of bitcoin drops to $35,149, "The entire country of El Salvador is riding the cryptocurrency wave," reports The Street, "even in its choppiest waters." The first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, the Central America.....»»
Got an Invasive Army of Crayfish Clones? Try Eating Them
The marbled crayfish is a threat to the native species, but the “Berlin lobster” may also offer a sustainable food source and help stop the spread of parasites......»»
Microsoft Buys ‘Call of Duty’ and ‘Candy Crush’ Maker For $68.7 Billion
Microsoft is buying the gaming company Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, gaining access to blockbuster games like “Call of Duty” and ”Candy Crush.” The all-cash deal will let Microsoft, maker of the Xbox gaming system, ac.....»»
Army wife uses AirTags to track shady movers
An Army spouse says she used an AirTag to keep tabs on her family's belongings during a move when a shady moving truck driver didn't deliver the items on time.An Apple AirTagMilitary members doing permanent change of station (PCS) moves have historic.....»»
Watch Emirates’ new daredevil ad shot by a drone
Emirates' 2021 ad featuring a stuntwoman perched atop the world’s tallest building proved such a hit that the airline has decided to take it up a notch......»»
High-speed rail construction reveals Roman town in the UK
The town grew from an Iron Age village of about 30 roundhouses alongside a road. Enlarge / Aerial shots with drone of Blackgrounds Roman archaeological site. (credit: HS2) Archaeologists surveying the planned route of a high-s.....»»
Swiss Army Backs Home-grown IM Service Amid Privacy Concerns
The Swiss army has told its ranks to stop using foreign instant-messaging services like WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram for official communications. Instead, it's opting for a Swiss alternative -- in part over concerns about legislation in Washington t.....»»
Drone Carrying a Defibrillator Saves Its First Heart Attack Patient in Sweden
A man in Sweden is alive today thanks to -- in part -- a drone. The 71-year-old had a heart attack while shoveling snow in December and was resuscitated by a nearby doctor after a drone flew in a defibrillator, Everdrone reported this week. From a re.....»»
Herd the moos? Latvia"s symbolic blue cow back from the brink
Once a rarity, cows with light blue or dark ultramarine hides may again be glimpsed grazing on the Latvian countryside among the regular brown, black or white spotted cattle......»»
CES 2022: Aiseed introduces smart drones using edge AI computing
The pace of global drone development has increased over the last few years with smart drones being used more commonly for consumer markets, rescue operations, visual inspections and logistics. Taiwan-based startup Aiseed has combined edge computing w.....»»
India roundup: Reliance buys British battery maker Faradion
Reliance's subsidiary has acquired a UK-based battery maker, Faradion, while the Indian authority is looking into Apple's App Store over alleged unfair competition......»»
Best drone deals for January 2022: DJI, Potensic, Holy Stone and more
Buying a drone? Here are answers to the most common questions and the best drone deals available right now......»»
Watch this pest controller use a drone to vacuum up a wasp nest
A company in Japan has developed a drone with a vacuum mechanism that enables a pest controller to remove a wasp nest while standing a safe distance away......»»
X-ray analysis confirms forged date on Lincoln pardon of Civil War soldier
Alas, the forged date can't be removed without damaging the document. Enlarge / Abraham Lincoln's pardon for Patrick Murphy, a Civil War soldier in the Union Army who was court-martialed for desertion. (credit: National Archives).....»»
US Army Creates Single Vaccine Against All COVID, SARS Variants
Slashdot readers fahrbot-bot and Tangential share a report from Defense One: Within weeks, scientists at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research expect to announce that they have developed a vaccine that is effective against COVID-19 and all its v.....»»
A Growing Army of Hackers Helps Keep Kim Jong Un in Power
Kim Jong Un marked a decade as supreme leader of North Korea in December. Whether he can hold on to power for another 10 years may depend on state hackers, whose cybercrimes finance his nuclear arms program and prop up the economy. From a report: Acc.....»»
Korean Air first carrier to use drone swarms for aircraft inspection
In what’s thought to be an industry first, Korean Air has started using a swarm of drones for the visual inspection of aircraft......»»
Rocket Report: SpaceX plans a Falcon 9 flurry, Bill Gates buys into rockets
SpaceX seeks to launch three mission in 72 hours to close out 2021. Enlarge / Blue Origin's BE-4 engine hot-fire tests take place at the company's facility in West Texas. (credit: Blue Origin) Welcome to Edition 4.26 of the Ro.....»»
US adds drone maker DJI and 7 other Chinese companies to investment blacklist
The United States has added drone maker DJI and seven other Chinese companies to an investment blacklist, raising even more pressure on businesses in the world's second largest economy......»»
US To Blacklist Eight More Chinese Companies, Including Drone Maker DJI
schwit1 shares a report from the Financial Times: The US Treasury will put DJI and the other groups on its Chinese military-industrial complex companies blacklist on Thursday (Warning: source may be paywalled; alternative source), according to two pe.....»»