Feb 25, 2021 | Defense, Drones, Featured
The US military has invested in a prototype energy beam weapon designed to zap drones in the sky. This week, the US Air Force said the prototype, dubbed the Tactical High Power Operational Responder (THOR), is a “directed energy” weapon...
Feb 25, 2021 | Drones, Facial Recognition, Privacy
An Israeli biometrics startup called AnyVision with ties to Israel’s military has applied for a U.S. patent on technology that tells drones how to maneuver to capture better facial recognition images of people on the ground. Facial recognition technology has...
Feb 25, 2021 | Government, Telecommunications
Huawei, currently banned by the U.S. from buying American-made chips, is hoping that a new Executive Order could open the door for a reevaluation on that Trump administration policy – which was designed to cut off supply for Chinese companies deemed a security...
Feb 25, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Climate
The solution to the world’s climate change problems could be under our feet, as soil has the potential to store more than three times the amount of carbon in the atmosphere But about 45% of the Earth’s soil is used for agriculture, and most farmland has lost up to 30%...
Feb 18, 2021 | Detroit, Electric Vehicles, Uncategorized
ord Motor Co on Wednesday said its car lineup in Europe will be all-electric by 2030 as the US automaker races to get ahead of CO2 emissions targets and looming bans in some countries on fossil fuel vehicles. The carmaker said it would invest $1 billion over the next...
Feb 18, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Climate, Drones
It was the 17th hole to appear in the remote Yamal and Gyda peninsulas in the Russian Arctic since the first was spotted in 2013, mystifying scientists. The craters are thought to be linked to climate change. Drone photography, 3D modeling and artificial intelligence...
Feb 18, 2021 | 6G, Featured, Telecommunications
In October of 2020, a consortium of companies announced formation of the Next G Alliance — created to “advance North American mobile technology leadership in 6G and beyond over the next decade.” At the time of the announcement, the Next G...
Feb 18, 2021 | Materials, Robots
Imagine concrete bridges that can heal cracks without human intervention, or tiny machines that can be injected into the body to treat disease. These are just two applications for a category of smart materials that change and adapt to their environment. Inspired by...
Feb 18, 2021 | Drones, Featured
The UN mission in Somalia, using a PRT drone on a routine return delivery, broke the existing beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone delivery record. Drone developer Plymouth Rock believes that this flight has set an additional new record for complete ’round...
Feb 18, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Defense, Featured
A panel Congress created to study artificial intelligence’s impact in national security recommends Congress and the Biden administration ramp up AI research and development funding over the next few years for the United States to maintain its tactical edge over its...
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