Former Google Chief Eric Schmidt drones on about drones
Published in AI


US Army should ditch tanks in favour of AI-powered Drones

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has called for a radical shift in US military strategy. He urges the Army to scrap its “useless” tanks in favour of AI-powered drones.

UK House of Lords investigates AI killing drones
Published in AI


Kills peasants without you having to wake up... sorry that is pheasants

The UK House of Lords is investigating the use of AI-powered killing drones for the military.

Apple trains drones to hard sell its overpriced repairs  
Published in PC Hardware


Undermines competition

The fruity cargo cult Apple has been caught training repair staff how to  undermine third party companies and talk customers into buying more expensive first party repairs.

French ban use of police drones at demos
Published in Transportation
Wednesday, 23 December 2020 10:02

French ban use of police drones at demos


Demonstrators forced to surrender to something else

France's top administrative court has backed privacy campaigners by saying "non" to coppers using drones during public protests in Paris.

Hybrid multirotor breaks the barrier in flight time
Published in Transportation


Quaternium drone HYBRiX sets a new World Record of Endurance with a flight of eight hours and 10 minutes

Commercial delivery systems need longer flying drones if they are ever going to be seriously used and now an outfit - Quaternium - has kept one flying for eight hours and ten minutes.

Putin's hackers are using IoT drones
Published in IoT
Wednesday, 07 August 2019 11:32

Putin's hackers are using IoT drones


All your lightbulbs are belong  us 

Hackers working for the Russian government have been using printers, video decoders, and other so-called Internet-of-things devices as a beachhead to penetrate targeted computer networks, Microsoft security experts warned.

British Army tests new tech
Published in News
Wednesday, 14 November 2018 11:58

British Army tests new tech


But still using Windows ME

The British Army is carrying out a test of military robots and drones over the next month.

Trump wants to take away your drones
Published in News
Thursday, 08 March 2018 10:52

Trump wants to take away your drones


But you can give guns to children

President Donald Trump has decided that while it is ok to give heavy weaponry to children and then to arm teachers to fight the children, the personal use of drones should be restricted.

Nvidia Xavier almost taped out
Published in Graphics
Tuesday, 10 October 2017 12:19

Nvidia Xavier almost taped out


CEO confirms

Nvidia Xavier, the next generation Tegra focused on self-driving, is almost taped out.

Walmart to use drones inside its stores
Published in News
Monday, 03 April 2017 00:11

Walmart to use drones inside its stores


Patent reveals system to assist customers when no employees are present


US retail giant Walmart has recently been granted a patent for using in-store drones to shuttle merchandise from one department to another. Do not be surprised if you hear a buzzing sound overhead while walking through the laundry detergent aisle on the way to checkout.