The Download: shoplifter-chasing drones, and Trump’s TikTok deal
Shoplifters in the US could soon be chased down by drones The news: Flock Safety, whose drones were once reserved for police departments, is now...
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Shoplifters could soon be chased down by drones
“Instead of a 911 call [that triggers the drone], it’s an alarm call,” says Keith Kauffman, a former police chief who now directs Flock’s drone...
Inside the race to find GPS alternatives
“Just because of this shorter distance, we will put down signals that will be approximately a hundred times stronger than the GPS signal,” says Tyler...
This giant microwave may change the future of war
As for cost, each Army Leonidas unit currently runs in the “low eight figures,” Lowery told me. Defense contract pricing can be opaque, but Epirus...
NASA has made an air traffic control system for drones
Over the past decade, NASA and industry have demonstrated to the FAA through a series of tests that drones can safely maneuver around each other...
How the Pentagon is adapting to China’s technological rise
She’s currently taking a break before jumping into her (still unannounced) next act. “It’s been refreshing,” she says—but disconnecting isn’t easy. She continues to monitor...