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An app that controls Chinese-made consumer drones, used by some police forces including the NYPD, contains a security weakness that could allow users’ personal information to be exploited, according to a report on Thursday. The app on Google’s Android devices used to operate the popular drones made by China-based Da …

Despite the challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic on almost every aspect of the daily lives of people, ingenuity finds a way. Given the highly-transmissible nature of SARS-CoV-2, many businesses and essential services have been affected. With public health authorities enforcing strict measures such as social distancing and self-isolation, …

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline A. Clifford By DRONELIFE staff writer, Jim Magill Under current Texas state law, it is illegal to use a drone to capture an image of private property without the owner’s consent, unless you are a law enforcement office, a professor doing research, a …

Here’s a new category for the drone industry: therapy drones.  Could learning to pilot a sUAS be a new and effective form of adaptive therapy?  Joseph Dorando, founder of the Wounded Eagle project, says that the benefits of learning to pilot a drone can’t be underestimated – and urges the …

Courtesy: Droniq German drone provider Droniq and UAV-tech firm Sky Drone are teaming up to help pilots better control unmanned aircraft beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS). Under the partnership, Droniq will use Sky Drone’s platform to offer a hardware package that enhances locating, controlling and transmitting drone data during …

Azur Drones Investment in the drone industry is still going strong, as an Azur Drones funding announcement indicates.  The French drone manufacturer has received an additional $2.9 million in new financing from a private investor, bringing the total financing for the autonomous drone solutions provider to almost $29 million over four years. …

The technology is far superior to human eyes, which can be a big bonus in conservation. Birds nesting on the ground across farmlands in Europe often face a singular threat: plows and other agricultural tools. Each spring numerous breeding farmland birds fall victim to agricultural activities as people fail to …

Minneapolis (KROC AM News) – A man who was prosecuted in Minnesota on federal charges related to a terrorist group has been sentenced to 3 ½ years in prison.  The US Attorney’s Office in Minneapolis says 55-year-old Usama Hamade was sentenced Monday. Judge Erica MacDonald/Minnesota Judicial Branch photo US Attorney Erica …

Credit: AFP PHOTO/ WAM / Handout / Dubai has been at the forefront of the adoption of cutting edge drone technology like drone taxis – but until the new Dubai drone law was issued this month, commercial flight was strictly restricted.  Now, commercial drone operations in the UAE may be …

CA-based drone mapping platform DroneDeploy expands this month, opening a new office in Australia and hiring a new Chief Financial Officer.  “Both steps will help ​DroneDeploy​, the leading enterprise-grade drone software solution, serve a diverse and increasing group of customers and industries benefiting from drone software around the world,” says a …