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Pirate-hunting drone monitors crime on the high seas

SwissDrones The ocean is a lawless frontier. Anyone who follows Ian Urbina’s excellent series knows that crime abounds on the high seas and often goes unpunished. The factors contributing to lawlessness are complex and difficult to parse, but one issue is strictly logistical. The ocean is big and dangerous and …

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Drones firm monitors power networks around Glasgow and Edinb…

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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