from Market Watch We all know real life is catching up to science fiction. So it’s not much of a surprise that drones — amazing technology with a creepy underbelly — are about to go mainstream. As tech companies and startups tout the good and fabulous things about drones, it’s important to consider all the aspects that these whirring unmanned devices will have on our … [Read more...] about Attack of the Drones: Invest or Run Screaming?
As Google Moves Into the Drone Business, We Look Back at Eric Schmidt’s Warning
With the technology sector increasingly focused on the billions of people in the world without access to the Internet, interest in drone technology as a solution has increased dramatically in recent years. Already, private citizens use consumer-level drones to film sweeping aerial vistas, while Amazon works to realize its announced plan to deliver its products via its own … [Read more...] about As Google Moves Into the Drone Business, We Look Back at Eric Schmidt’s Warning
Why do Google and Facebook Want Drones and Who Should Be Worried?
On Monday, Google announced it was buying drone manufacturer Titan Aerospace. In March, Facebook bought Ascenta, a similar company based in the UK. As we wait to see which drone company Twitter will acquire, it makes sense to ask the question: why are internet giants buying UAV companies? Commercial drones aren't even (technically) legal in the US! What does Silicon Valley … [Read more...] about Why do Google and Facebook Want Drones and Who Should Be Worried?
Google To Buy Titan Aerospace, Bring the Developing World Online
Google has agreed to buy Titan Aerospace, the UAV startup that was previously courted by Facebook. The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that the New Mexico-based manufacturer of high-altitude drones will be working closely with two of Google's most exciting new projects; Project Loon is building "large, high-altitude balloons that send Internet signals to areas of the … [Read more...] about Google To Buy Titan Aerospace, Bring the Developing World Online
Hunting the Hunters
Officials at Tsavo National Park in Kenya recently announced they will be launching several surveillance drones to help track elephant and rhinoceros movement across the country in an effort to crack down on poachers. They have also implemented new, harsher penalties in an attempt to deter such illegal practices. The steady increase in illegal hunting has made Kenya a major … [Read more...] about Hunting the Hunters
