Posted: Jun 21, 2020 / 10:17 AM EDT / Updated: Jun 21, 2020 / 10:17 AM EDT Courtesy; CBS News When schools, theaters, amusement parks and libraries around the country closed due to coronavirus, kids were left with few activities to keep them busy. So Kelly Passek, a school librarian …
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Ambitious NHS Highland plans to use drones to deliver medical supplies to hospitals, GP surgeries and care homes across the region has been welcomed. The health authority is in partnership with Highlands and Islands Enterprise and the University of the Highlands and Islands to explore if drone technology could be …
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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 …
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