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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…
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Drones could become a game changer for power companies
MILAN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Flying robots that can travel dozens of kilometers without stopping could be the next big thing for power companies. Utilities in Europe are looking to long-distance drones to scour thousands of miles Read more…
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Smart and Nokia get GSMA funding for disaster response drones
Philippines mobile operator Smart Communications and Nokia announced that they have received funding from the GSMA Disaster Response Innovation Fund for a disaster response drone system. The Nokia Saving Lives drone project, which will operate Read more…
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Facebook gives up on broadband drones – but just the drone part
ITEM: Facebook has officially given up on its project to deploy broadband UAVs that would connect the unconnected to the internet from the air. Or at least it’s giving up on doing the UAV part. Read more…