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US To Permit Drone Operations Over Homes, Plus Night Flights
Significant development in the US for the future of drone operations will allow flights over homes, and operations at night
Drone Industry Up In Arms Over ‘Remote ID’ Regulations
US regulator proposes ‘digital licence plate’ for drones, but critics say regulations would be expensive and complex to implement
Boris Johnson Victory: What It Means For Tech Sector
What does the general election victory of Boris Johnson and the Conservatives mean for the technology sector? Silicon UK takes a quick look
UK Drone Users Register Today Or Risk £1,000 Fine
British drone pilots have until today to register or risk a £1,000 fine. But will criminals and rogue drone operators care?
Police To Use Drones To Locate Missing Persons
Drone programme officially launched in Scotland this week using AI to help search remote areas for missing or vulnerable people
Drones Disrupt Singapore Flights For Second Time In A Week
More than a dozen flights were affected by drone sightings, after a similar incident at the same airport last week
Government ‘Can Now Deploy Drone Detection Systems Throughout The UK’
Ministers say unidentified systems have been readied to prevent further chaos of the kind that struck Gatwick last week
IBM Patents Coffee Delivery Drone
The drone system makes use of complex AI and sensors to detect when caffeinated beverages are required
Alphabet’s X Spins Off Wing, Loon Into Separate Companies
The research projects, dealing with delivery drones and balloon-based internet provision, are to join Alphabet’s ‘Other Bets’ division
Facebook Shuts Down ‘Aqulia’ Drone Program
Bye bye to Somerset-based aerospace outfit Ascenta, as Facebook cancels high altitude drone connectivity program
Government Looks For Tech To Support Prison Anti-Drone Squad
The specialist squad formed earlier this year aims to tackle the problem of drones being used to smuggle contraband into prisons
Government Demands Drone Registration And Pilot Safety & Privacy Tests
The government wants to prevent drones from taking over UK skies
Google Parent Alphabet Tests Drone Traffic Management System
Alphabet this week started testing an early version of a technology for managing unmanned drone delivery systems
Criminals Making Greater Use Of Tech, Warns Europol
Organised crime study reveals that nearly all criminal gangs are now using some form of technology
Microsoft Makes Its Drone AI Training Simulator Kit Available As Open Source Software
The software simulator toolset could be used to train artificial intelligence and autonomous systems for all manner of devices
Google Officially Ditches Project Titan Drone Broadband
Engineers scattered to other divisions as Titan doesn’t make enough progress to continue
Pentagon Tests Swarm Of Drones For Military Reconnaissance
The rise of the weaponised Internet of Things could start here
Web Summit 2016: Drones, Robots And ‘Fashionable’ Wearables
Robots and AI’s future in the workplace, how drones can help Africa and Fossil CTO talks about the potential of wearables
Deutsche Telekom Prepares Anti-Drone Defence System
The system will look to protect airports, car test tracks, stadiums and critical infrastructure from drone snooping
CNN To Gather News Using Drones, Sets Up UAS Unit
Two full-time drone operators will help the network integrate the unmanned aircraft systems into its ongoing news coverage
Facebook Converges Hardware Labs, Opens Area 404
Facebook pools hardware teams into one lab to boost efficiency
Airbus Partners With Anti-Drone Company To ‘Defend’ Airports And Prisons
Airbus and Dedrone will work on long-range sensors and jamming technologies to take out ‘illegal’ drone pilots
Amazon Wins UK Government Approval For Drone Tests
A cross-governmental team, supported by the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority, will aid Amazon in its delivery drone research
Amazon Begins Drone Delivery Testing In Cambridge
Amazon has started testing its Prime Air delivery drones just south of Cambridge, TechWeekEurope understands
PwC Predicts Drones Will Take Over The World
Market for drones could already be worth as much as £88bn, report claims
Sea-Going Drones To Patrol Vast Marine Reserve
Vast Pitcairn Islands marine reserve is now being monitored by solar-powered Wave Glider drones
MWC 2016: AT&T And Intel To Develop Drone Control Networks
AT&T has pledged to invest £6.9bn in its enterprise business as it works with Intel on drones
Drone Ban Ordered For US Super Bowl
FAA creates 32 mile exclusion zone for drones around the stadium hosting the American Super Bowl
Dutch Police Unleash Drone-Killing Eagles
Birds of prey trained to take down drones that pose a threat to public safety