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Obama is pledging more than $2 million to train coal miners to pilot drones

by April Glaser Oct 28, 2016, 3:33p

$28 million in federal grants are going toward workforce redevelopment programs across Appalachia.

Hackers are able to seize control of consumer drones and make them fall from the sky

by April Glaser Oct 28, 2016, 8:00a

This is serious.

Google VR head Clay Bavor will headline An Evening with Code Mobile on November 10

by Ina Fried Oct 24, 2016, 11:11a

The event will also feature Speakable CEO Jordan Hewson and Zipline founder Keller Rinaudo.

Just how close are we to getting Amazon deliveries by drone?

by Eric Johnson Oct 21, 2016, 6:30a

Kara Swisher, Lauren Goode and April Glaser discuss on Too Embarrassed to Ask.

NASA is flying drones at a Nevada airport to test air traffic control systems

by April Glaser Oct 20, 2016, 4:52p

Tests include tracking drones in real time and beyond the pilot’s line of sight.

DJI’s hyped Mavic Pro foldable drone has been delayed

by April Glaser Oct 20, 2016, 1:16p

By how long? Impatient enthusiasts are speculating.

The drone delivery boss at Alphabet’s X lab is out

by April Glaser Oct 19, 2016, 11:58a

Dave Vos is leaving Project Wing.

Amazon has patented a voice-controlled drone that fits in your pocket

by April Glaser Oct 18, 2016, 4:18p

Tiny voice-controlled drones could film police videos and or help find where you parked your car.

Drones are playing a new role in the recovery efforts after Hurricane Matthew

by April Glaser Oct 16, 2016, 9:23a

Insurance and telecom companies are using drones to inspect where floodwater is too high to drive.

The world’s supposed first drone delivery program is bringing blood to remote Rwandan clinics

by April Glaser Oct 15, 2016, 8:00a

Zipline partnered with UPS and Gavi to launch the program.

WeChat made a drone that flies around and streams video to your friends

by April Glaser Oct 14, 2016, 3:20p

The most popular social messaging platform in China now has its own foldable drone.

AT&T technicians use drones to test signal strength and find birds’ nests

by April Glaser Oct 13, 2016, 10:01a

Drones will be the new normal.

Wireless charging could keep drones in the air for much longer

by April Glaser Oct 12, 2016, 4:23p

Most drones currently carry enough juice to fly for only about 20 minutes before needing to land to recharge.

Intel is launching its own drone, designed for industrial jobs

by April Glaser Oct 11, 2016, 8:10p

Intel isn’t only making components anymore.

James Corden chased after a drone that spied on his family

by Eric Johnson Oct 10, 2016, 6:30a

“Why are we all right with this?”

Don’t fly your drone into Hurricane Matthew recovery efforts

by April Glaser Oct 7, 2016, 1:43p

It could cost you upward of $32,000 in fines.

The former chief of the U.K.’s air-traffic control is moving to a U.S. drone startup

by April Glaser Oct 3, 2016, 10:00p

AirMap’s technology is used in 80 percent of commercial and consumer drones worldwide.

In the race for drone delivery, the U.K. is way ahead of the U.S.

by April Glaser Oct 3, 2016, 6:01p

But first it has to figure out a low-altitude air traffic control system.

DJI’s new portable drone is so smart it will follow you around like a dog

by April Glaser Sep 27, 2016, 12:07p

At $999, the Mavic Pro employs gesture recognition so you don’t have to hold the controller to take a selfie.

UPS successfully delivered medical supplies by drone to an island off the Atlantic coast

by April Glaser Sep 23, 2016, 3:57p

The world’s largest shipping company is testing medical delivery drones.

Intel is buying Movidius, a startup that makes vision chips for drones and virtual reality

by Ina Fried Sep 6, 2016, 2:00a

It’s the latest in a string of acquisitions for the chip giant.

A leading drone maker tweaks its software so its copters don’t crash the Rio Olympics

by Ina Fried Aug 4, 2016, 2:00p

China’s DJI said it created the temporary no-fly zones at the request of the Brazilian military.

Amazon is conducting new drone-delivery tests in the U.K. and it wants the U.S. to know about it

by Jason Del Rey Jul 25, 2016, 9:48p

“The U.K. is a leader in enabling drone innovation,” Amazon crowed.

Watch: New drone footage soars above the progress on Apple’s upcoming ‘spaceship’ campus

by Mark Bergen Jul 2, 2016, 3:00p

Do you see an Apple car yet?

It’s Sunday, so let’s watch a $1,400 drone drown in Coca-Cola

by Eric Johnson Jun 26, 2016, 1:59p

YouTube is weird.

The FAA’s new drone rules will help farmers and filmmakers but not Amazon or FedEx

by Ina Fried Jun 21, 2016, 3:04p

Planes must weigh less than 55 pounds, including cargo, and remain within view of their operator.

GoPro delays its highly anticipated drone until winter

by Ben Popper May 5, 2016, 3:47p

Meanwhile, revenue dropped 50 percent from last year.

The Hover Camera, a selfie stick with wings, lands $25 million in funding

by Ina Fried Apr 26, 2016, 6:00a

Preorders for the tiny drone won't start until the summer, though, and challenges remain.

SkySafe will knock that annoying drone out of the sky with wireless magic

by Noah Kulwin Apr 20, 2016, 12:22p

No guns or trained eagles required.

Meet Zipline, a drone startup that's dropping medicine by parachute in Rwanda's backcountry

by Noah Kulwin Apr 4, 2016, 4:15p

Working in a developing country gives Zipline more flexibility for development and testing.

The FAA Logged More Than 500 Drone Incidents in Six Months

by Russell Brandom Mar 26, 2016, 7:00a

Airplanes and helicopters no longer have the skies to themselves.

Tiny Chipmaker Movidius Has a Tiny Chip That Looms Large

by Ina Fried Mar 16, 2016, 7:30a

The startup's processors are giving vision to a range of tech gear, from drones to security cameras to virtual reality goggles.

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