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India to use drones to map rural areas and issue digitised title deeds
A government plan to map residential areas in rural India and issue digitised title deeds could benefit hundreds of millions of people. Read more…
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Rakuten Mobile to use drones to carry out base station inspections
Rakuten Mobile will collaborate with Rakuten AirMap in using drones to conduct completion inspections of base stations for its mobile network. Read more…
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You don’t need 5G to enable innovation in mobile IoT solutions
You would be forgiven for being surprised by a quote in a progress report from the GSMA on IoT innovation across Asia. But, that’s what happened. Read more…
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Friday Futures: deflecting asteroids, jet pack flight is real
This week: deflecting asteroids; whipping stuff into space; a cure for all cancers; jet pack flight hits stratosphere; magic with drones and dirt from Mars. Read more…
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Crocodile-spotting drones deployed in Australia
An Australian drone maker, Amazon and other firms have partnered to create a drone service to protect tourists from crocodiles in holiday destinations. Read more…
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Friday Futures: laughter, biased algorithms, burning bubbles
The U.S. Army has placed a $39 million order for tiny reconnaissance drones, small enough to fit in a soldier’s pocket or palm Read more…
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Friday Futures: powdered data and jobs only humans can do
Welcome to Friday Futures, our weekly guide to the latest visions of The Future from around the web. This week: data in powder form; 3D printing; original thinking; Tesla video games; zero gravity; cool AR Read more…
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HK’s drone jammer highlights complexity of IoT security
A HK festival canceled a drone performance after dozens of drones failed due to GPS jamming. The bigger lesson: IoT security is really, really complicated. ITEM: The Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival canceled a Read more…
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Elderly Japanese farmers trial farmhand drone
TOME, Japan (Reuters) – The next generation farmhand in Japan’s ageing rural heartland may be a drone. For several months, developers and farmers in northeast Japan have been testing a new drone that can hover Read more…
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Friday Futures: embryo editing, bonus moons for Jupiter, safer AI
Welcome to Friday Futures, our weekly guide to the latest visions of The Future from around the web. This week: embryo editing and ethics; facial recognition; US election rigging; safer AI; drone deliveries; neurons can duplex. Read more…