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.....»»
Valve publishes partial Steam Deck teardown, explaining why you shouldn"t do it
Valve is known to champion the open nature of PC gaming, and this video is no exception even though the Steam Deck is a device the company designed and built in a specific way. The beginning of the video explains that Valve thinks anyone who buys a S.....»»
Corps of Engineers considers nature-based flood control
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is known for damming rivers and building levees to keep waterways at bay. But a new initiative seeks natural flood control solutions as climate change brings increasingly frequent and severe weather events that test t.....»»
Foxconn buys Ohio EV factory for $280 million, wants to become the Android of electric cars
Recently, the Taiwanese company purchased Lordstown Motors Corp.'s electric truck factory in Ohio. The deal is valued at $280 million, and will allow the struggling EV startup to stay afloat, while Foxconn gets to have its first ever EV factory. The.....»»
In first, ocean drone captures footage from inside hurricane
In a world first, US scientists on Thursday piloted a camera-equipped ocean drone that looks like a robotic surfboard into a Category 4 hurricane barreling across the Atlantic Ocean......»»
Is the Ring Always Home Cam worth it?
Ring's long-awaited Always Home Cam is a security drone that keeps tabs on your home when triggered by motion events. Is it worth the dough? Let us weigh in......»»
China reveals drone concept similar to US-made Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie
China reveals drone concept similar to US-made Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie.....»»
Amazon fall hardware event: Home robot, flying drone, and new Alexa devices
Amazon's annual September event was filled with several exciting announcements, including an Alexa-powered home robot, new smart display, and much more......»»
Amazon’s indoor camera drone is ready to fly around your house
Amazon announces a million smart home devices. Amazon unloaded an entire delivery truck's worth of products at a private event today. Here are some of the many, many smart home products that were announced. Lookout Nest! Amazon is steppin.....»»
Poll: 71% of unvaccinated say booster doses mean vaccines aren’t working
"We will not boost our way out of this pandemic." Enlarge / A health worker administers a COVID-19 booster vaccine and an influenza vaccine to an Army veteran at the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital on September 24, 2021, in Hines, Illinois. (credi.....»»
Occultist tries to imprison Death in first The Sandman teaser
Plus new peeks at Stranger Things S4, Cowboy Bebop, The Witcher S2, Army of Thieves. Tom Sturridge stars as Dream/Morpheus in the Netflix adapted series, The Sandman. It has been a long time coming, but we finally have our first glimpse.....»»
Facing Post-Brexit Petrol Shortage, UK Issues Emergency Visas for EU Truck Drivers
Slashdot reader AleRunner tipped us off to some excitement in the UK: The British government said on Friday it may draft in the army to help deliver gas after shortages caused by a scarcity of truck drivers forced the closure of stations across the c.....»»
Why Iceland’s volcanoes may aid future Mars exploration
Scientists are using the country to test drone tech that could one day explore the planet's terrain......»»
Drone-delivery specialist Wing lifts lid on its unique aircraft
Drone-delivery specialist Wing has released a video revealing more about the aircraft that it uses, with other footage showing the delivery operation in action......»»
Best cheap drone deals for September 2021: 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......»»
Giant Waikato penguin: School kids discover new species
A giant fossilized penguin discovered by New Zealand school children has been revealed as a new species in the peer-reviewed Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology by Massey University researchers......»»
Paladin publicly launches Knighthawk, a first response drone for cities
Emergency response is a time-sensitive business. When fires burn or a driver crashes their car, seconds can mean the difference between saving lives and watching a situation spiral rapidly out of control. For fire and police departments, getting team.....»»
Qualcomm unveils 5G and AI-enabled drone platform
Qualcomm Technologies has unveiled a drone platform and reference design to offer both 5G and AI-capabilities, the Qualcomm Flight RB5 5G Platform......»»
Did Intel"s drone show reveal an Arc graphics card design?
Alchemist, formerly known as DG2, is said to consist of six models with EU counts that start at 128 and reach 512 for the flagship model. Intel revealed some footage of games running on its GPU, which doesn’t tell us much, and never showed off any.....»»
Watch this FPV drone take on the world’s highest waterfall
Ace FPV drone pilot Ellis van Jason has captured some fabulous footage of Angel Falls, the highest waterfall in the world......»»
The Perl Foundation is fragmenting over Code of Conduct enforcement
"I'm fresh out of ideas with regards to handling toxicity in the Perl community." Enlarge / One of the Perl programming language's best-loved nicknames is "the Swiss Army chainsaw." The nickname also seems unfortunately applicable to Perl's rece.....»»