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Facebook may have ended its secretive internet-drone project — but that doesn’t mean its attempts to build experimental communications hardware are over. Filings seen by Business Insider show that the California social network has been granted permission by the Federal Communications Commission to build a secretive, previously unreported “hardware prototype …

image courtesy NCDOT Hurricane Florence was the brutal and long-lived Cape Verde storm that hit the shores of the Carolinas this September.  The storm claimed 53 lives and caused more than estimated $17.9 billion in damage to homes, roads and infrastructure. With highways flooded and almost every element of community …

That’s causing a few problems for the military professionals, and maybe for the world. Drone evolution has been very quick, particularly in the military sphere. Six years ago, I was writing about drone swarms. Now, the issue is drone swarms with much more advanced technologies, longer ranges, and much more …

While Amazon and Google compete to be first in the skies, amidst all the hype many communities are wondering just how long it will be before their holiday gifts can be ordered at 11:30 pm on December 24 – and still arrive via drone before Christmas.  DRONELIFE checked in with …

Swiggy’s talks on potential acquisitions comes months after its acquired on-demand delivery firm Scootsy in August. Photo: Mint Bengaluru: Food delivery startups Swiggy and Zomato are scouting for acquisitions. While Zomato announced the purchase of drone startup TechEagle, Naspers-backed Swiggy is in early talks with several companies for possible buyouts, …

Leave a Comment Posted on December 5, 2018 This is a special guest post done in collaboration with Kara Murphy, known as @karaemurphy online.   The Holiday season is upon us. If you’ve learned how to create stellar drone photos, and consistently receive encouraging feedback, a print of your work …

Deloitte US has recently announced the launch of its Global Drone Solutions service, aimed at supporting public and private sector clients with drone strategy and integration.  This is occurring  as the sector rapidly accelerates deployment of drones for a variety of applications, and is another indicator that the scale and …

New York Police Department chief Terence Monahan has announced the NYPD’s adoption of drone technology. At a press event yesterday, the NYPD unveiled a fleet of 14 drones made up of models from DJI, including the Matrice, the Mavic and the Inspire series. Three scenarios in which drones could make a …

Drones May Provide Regional Jobs Boost By Kieran Walsh. Published on Wednesday, December 5th, 2018 at 2:30 pm The South East of Ireland could create a range of jobs through drone technology with PWC predicting that two per cent of the State’s labour force may be engaged in drone-related …

In July, I wrote about how Wing – one of Google X’s pet drone projects – “graduated” to become a full company under the Alphabet banner. Now, after months of testing its drone delivery service in Australia, the company is expanding to Europe with a trial planned in Finland next …