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Majority of British People Support Use of Drones

Despite recent calls for greater oversight of Drone use 55 percent of British people support the use of the technology, with just 23 percent opposing them. If it was guaranteed that no innocent civilians were killed that level of support

Majority of British People Support Use of Drones

Drones on Leashes Debut at Ted 2014

Sergei Lupshin, a roboticist based in Zurich, revealed his new “leashed quadcopter drones” at at TED 2014.  Lupshin calls them “Fotokites” because they look like a kite and do not require any special piloting skills to operate. They also provide

Study: Drone Swarm Can Self-Organize in the Air

A team of Hungarian researchers have created a swarm of ten drones that can “self-organize” in the air.  The project was modeled on birds such as pigeons, “which fly in tight bunches while making adjustments and decisions.” Tamas Vicsek, a

Left Renews Attack Against Border Patrol Agents

On Tuesday in Milton, Texas, 41 year old Jesus Flores-Cruz was shot and killed after he threw large rocks at a U.S. Border Patrol agent. The agent claims his life was being threatened.  Flores-Cruz, a Mexican citizen who investigators claim

Left Renews Attack Against Border Patrol Agents

Baseball Teams Using Drones in Spring Training

The Washington Nationals and the Miami Marlins are using drones to film practices during spring training.  Though the Nationals have said that they are using the drones for promotional vides, they may ultimately use the drones to help position their

Baseball Teams Using Drones in Spring Training

Lessons from AZ: How Not to Secure Texas Border

A plan to install 350 miles of “virtual fencing” along the Arizona-Mexico border was approved by an Arizona House panel on Monday. The endeavor would receive $30 million in funding but could also include an additional $260,000 in donations collected by the state.  Sen.

Lessons from AZ: How Not to Secure Texas Border

United Arab Emirates to Use Retina-Scanning Drones

The United Arab Emirates is looking to use retina-scanning drones to deliver official government documents like drivers licenses.  On Monday, the UAE government revealed a prototype drone and will test it for six months. “Within a year from now we

United Arab Emirates to Use Retina-Scanning Drones

Sochi Drone Shooting Olympic TV, not Terrorists

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — That drone you might have spotted hovering and zipping around the Sochi Olympic slopes isn’t searching for terrorists or protesters hiding behind the fir trees. It’s being used to transmit live video of snowboard and ski

Sochi Drone Shooting Olympic TV, not Terrorists

'RoboCop' Star Gary Oldman: Obama 'Bush on Steroids'

Actor Gary Oldman’s latest project bears a strong political subtext. RoboCop, the remake of the 1987 sci-fi classic, takes on corporations, drones and the fusion of technology and crime fighting. DenofGeek.com asked Oldman about the film’s relevance to today’s headlines.

'RoboCop' Star Gary Oldman: Obama 'Bush on Steroids'

The LEGO Movie Has a Progressive Streak

In response to Selling socialists the bricks they need to bury themselves: I took my kids to see the film Saturday. My son, who is six and has played many of the Lego video games, was particularly excited about it.

US Suspect Possibly Targeted for Drone Attack

WASHINGTON (AP) — An American citizen who is a member of al-Qaida is actively planning attacks against Americans overseas, U.S. officials say, and the Obama administration is wrestling with whether to kill him with a drone strike and how to

US Suspect Possibly Targeted for Drone Attack

Hoover Institution on the Limits of Drones

The Hoover Institution at Stanford University has devoted its latest edition of Strategika, its online military history journal, to the question of drones. Drones have been important to our national security strategy since the late years of the Bush administration,

Hoover Institution on the Limits of Drones

FAA Stops Beer Drone Delivery

The Lakemaid micro brewery started delivering beer to ice fishers using drones, at least until the FAA coldly shut their operation down.  The FAA is currently reviewing their policies.   According to the beer company’s president, Jack Supple, “They think

Obama: We Must Move-Off Permanent War-Footing

During tonight’s State of the Union, President Obama informed the country that it needs to move off permanent “war-footing.” Instead we need to build up our foreign partners but provided no further details about what that might look like.  The

Drone Surveillance Footage Sends Man to Jail

A North Dakota farmer was sentenced to three years in prison after he was located by a border surveillance drone. Rodney Brossart was sentenced to three years in jail after police were able to apprehend him for failing to return

Amazon Speeds up Delivery by Sending Packages You Didn't Order

Amazon is watching you and shipping your next package…even if you didn’t order it.  The Seattle, Washington retailer has just obtained a patent that they call “anticipatory shipping,” which targets customers based on their historical shopping trends. This new software

Amazon Speeds up Delivery by Sending Packages You Didn't Order

Starwars Technology Aids Soldiers on Battlefield

Reminiscent of “Star Wars” technology, the U.S. military is rolling out a variety of innovative vehicles, drones, and weaponry to aid soldiers in their missions against enemy forces. The Black Night Transformer described by Pop Science as a “multi-mission medical and

Feds Announce Test Sites for Drone Aircraft

(AP) Feds announce test sites for drone aircraftBy MICHELLE RINDELSAssociated PressLAS VEGASThe Federal Aviation Administration announced six states on Monday that will develop test sites for drones, a critical next step for the march of the unmanned aircraft into U.S.

Feds Announce Test Sites for Drone Aircraft

Obama Finds Protesters in Hawaii

Even in Paradise, Barack Obama has his dissenters. Obama, vacationing in Hawaii, was forced to pass by a small group of protesters as his motorcade made its way home from his morning workout at the gym at Marine Corps Base

Obama Finds Protesters in Hawaii

Report: US Sending Missiles, Drones to Iraq

The United States is sending Iraq dozens of missiles and surveillance drones to help it combat a recent surge in Al-Qaeda-backed violence, the New York Times reported on Thursday. The weapons include a shipment of 75 Hellfire missiles purchased by

Report: US Sending Missiles, Drones to Iraq

Aviation Schools Prepare for Boom in Drone Jobs

(AP) Aviation schools prepare for boom in drone jobsBy DAVE KOLPACKAssociated PressGRAND FORKS, N.D.Two student pilots are seated shoulder to shoulder before a bank of video monitors, maneuvering an unmanned aircraft by keyboard and mouse as the drone descends toward

Aviation Schools Prepare for Boom in Drone Jobs