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In Pictures: Drones behaving badly
Technical advances -- and questionable use -- are fast accelerating the need for policies regarding the unmanned future of our skies
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IN PICTURES: 15 current and future uses for drones
For a world already on edge about NSA spying, drone technology is just another reason to keep looking over our shoulders.
News about drones
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CSIRO, Microsoft project combines AI with Indigenous knowledge to protect national parks
An Australian-led project dubbed 'Healthy Country' aims to identify the best way to preserve and protect national parks with a focus on combining the knowledge of traditional owners and cloud-based AI.
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WA government expands police drone fleet
The West Australian government has announced WA Police will train up to 60 drone pilots over the next two years as it adds up to 35 new remotely piloted aircraft to its fleet.
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Queensland Police equips motorbikes with drones
Queensland Police Forensic Crash Unit unveiled motorbikes equipped with drones to help map crash sites.
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Google’s Wing first to launch app using CASA’s drone safety API
Wing — a subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet — has launched the first mobile app that integrates with a new drone safety API operated by Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).
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CASA to launch drone safety API
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is planning to retire its ‘Can I Fly There?’ drone safety app.
Features about drones
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Meet Cisco's go-to guy on commercial drones
Cisco sees network infrastructure, collaboration, security and other opportunities in commercial drones
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Commercial drones gaining altitude with top IT vendors
Enterprise IT vendors didn't have much to say about commercial drones just 18 months ago, but now Cisco, AT&T, Verizon and others are making their moves.
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Top drone startups find venture capital flying their way
With unmanned aerial vehicles (i.e., drones) here to stay, entrepreneurs are pouncing on the opportunity to safeguard people from having these flying machines drop in unexpectedly and venture capitalists are buying in.