SHENZHEN, China: Chinese drone giant DJI Technology built up such a successful US business over the past decade that it almost drove all competitors out of the market. Yet its North American operations have been hit by internal ructions in recent weeks and months, with a raft of staff cuts and …
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UK 19:40 GMT 06.03.2021Get short URL The British intelligence services are known for using false names when involving themselves in projects, such as the development of new technology. A university document accidentally disclosed that MI5 is partly behind what was intended to be a covert bug and drone research project, The …
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Drones are playing a critical role in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic: delivering vaccines to communities that need them the most. Though most news coverage centered on vaccine inaccessibility has only discussed the sheer lack of availability in many countries due to production limitations or price points, very little …
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The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority announced that Syracuse Hancock International Airport was chosen as a host airport for the Federal Aviation Administration’s “Airport Unmanned Aircraft System(s) (UAS) Detection and Mitigation Research Program.” The FAA issued a solicitation for expressions of interest to airport operators Sept. 4, 2020, outlining the research …
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Seattle, Shanghai and Denmark based technology platform Clobotics has announced a $30MM capital raise. “Clobotics announced today that the company has completed its Series Pre-B-4 capital raise and received an additional $30 million of investment towards its goal of “turning sight into insight” for customers in the wind and retail …
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People returning to work following the long pandemic will find an array of tech-infused gadgetry to improve workplace safety but which could pose risks for long-term personal and medical privacy. Temperature checks, distance monitors, digital “passports,” wellness surveys and robotic cleaning and disinfection systems are being deployed in many workplaces …
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The appetite for investment in the air taxi or urban air mobility sector continues to grow, as new Volocopter funding indicates. Volocopter, one of the first working air taxis – and the only company to receive Design Organization Approval (DOA) by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) – has …
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Flirtey to certify and expand production of the Flirtey Eagle drone delivery system RENO, Nev., March 4, 2021 — (PRNewswire) — Watch High-Res Video: https://youtu.be/laDRmskNG24 Download High-Res Images: HERE Flirtey, the pioneer and a leader in the commercial drone delivery industry, today announced that it has completed the …
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Source: Black Swift Technologies Colorado-based Black Swift Technologies is helping the U.S. Air Force improve drone maintenance planning, thanks to a recent grant. The company will develop a machine-learning software solution for predicting and improving maintenance schedules in an effort to reduce drone systems failures. “System failures can be costly—in time, money …
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And freehold semi-detached house near Orchard Road on sale for $10.9m. From Reuters: Exxon Mobil Corp. plans to cut its workforce in Singapore, home to its largest oil refining and petrochemical complex, by about 7% amidst the “unprecedented market conditions” resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, it said on Wednesday. About …
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