Credit: KleinVision A Chinese firm has acquired the technology behind a groundbreaking flying car originally developed and successfully test-flown in Europe, according to a report on the BBC. The AirCar, powered by a BMW engine using conventional fuel, made headlines in 2021 when it completed a 35-minute flight between two …
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US spy-tech firm Palantir was a shoo-in for a multi-million-pound NHS contract months before the deal was signed, emails obtained by openDemocracy appear to show. The email exchange from 2020, in which senior NHS executives discussed the budget for a new national data platform, sees more than one person referring …
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When tech entrepreneur Matt Pobloske bought longtime Tucson optics firm Breault Research Organization about five years ago, the idea was to rejuvenate and grow the somewhat stagnant company. He has done that and more, hiring new engineers and key senior staff and expanding the company’s defense business. Most recently, Breault …
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Taser developer Axon said this week it is working to build drones armed with the electric stunning weapons that could fly in schools and “help prevent the next Uvalde, Sandy Hook, or Columbine.” But its own technology advisers quickly panned the idea as a dangerous fantasy. The publicly traded company, …
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Police forces are using drones made by a Chinese firm accused of supplying the machines to guide Russian missiles, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. DJI Technology, also known as Shenzen DJI Science and Technologies, provides drones to police forces across Britain. The firm, which has been sanctioned in the …
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A public relations firm run by former Democratic operatives and tied to foreign influence campaigns is lobbying national security legislation on behalf of a Chinese drone manufacturer blacklisted for alleged human rights abuses. DJI, a drone maker based out of Shenzhen, China, has paid CLS Strategies $190,000 in 2021 to …
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Express logistics company TCI Express is looking to begin deliveries using drones by the end of the ongoing fiscal, a top company official said. Recently, the company concluded its initial trials, TCI Express Managing Director (MD) Chander Agarwal told PTI. …
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Omega Seiki Mobility, part of the Anglian Omega Group, is looking to enter the fast-emerging drone market with an investment of around Rs 75 crore and is open to onboard a partner as it aspires to become a global player in this space, group chairman Uday Narang has said. The …
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A Scottish drone specialist has been enlisted to help cut the cost of monitoring electricity networks that cover much of the UK. Edinburgh-based Cyberhawk has won a contract to provide drone-based inspection services across ScottishPower’s 2,400 towers and electricity transmission structures. The agreement with the power giant’s SP Energy Networks …
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Muslim Pro users are posting negative reviews about the popular prayer and Quran app after a report revealed that it was selling users’ personal data to companies that then gave it to the US military. In a bombshell report by Vice’s Motherboard, it was shown that the US military had purchased …
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