Incredible new map is like Google Street View, but with drone footage
Google Street View is one of the greatest things about Google Maps. With it, users can see actual 3D imagery of locations they plan to …
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These are the most amazing fireworks videos you will ever see
If you watched a fireworks display for Independence Day this past weekend, we can promise you that your vantage point wasn’t as good as the …
A few lucky students are going to be able to rent drones this fall
Why check out a book when you could check out a drone? That’s the decision many students at the University of South Florida are going to …
One lucky college student accidentally received a $350,000 drone in the mail
It has all the makings of a terrible early-’80s frat comedy: A college kid receives an expensive aerial drone in the mail and hilarity ensues …
Google acquires drone-making startup Titan Aerospace
Google announced on Monday that it would be acquiring Titan Aerospace, a startup that develops high-altitude, solar-powered drones. Titan Aerospace was previously courted by Facebook …
Video: Facebook is using laser-shooting drones to spread Internet access
Facebook and Internet.org on Thursday announced the Connectivity Lab, a team that will work on connecting more people to the Internet by using some new …
Video: Facebook attacks Google’s balloons with drones
For obvious, ad-related reasons, both Google and Facebook are interested in bringing more people online, with each company having its own initiatives to offer affordable …
Amazon’s delivery drone dream may come true after all
The U.S. government this week approved unmanned aircraft tests for six states of the 24 that wanted to be in the program, Reuters reports, with …
Here’s one use of drones that everyone can support
The use of unmanned drones has become a controversial topic lately, largely because governments like to use drones to either launch missiles or spy on …
Congressional report says drones could spell the death of privacy
It’s not just paranoid people who should be freaked out about having unmanned spy drones hovering over their neighborhoods at all times, as a new report …
Apple bars drone-strike tracking app from the App Store
Macabre iPhone fans hoping to track assorted unmanned drone strikes in real time on their smartphones are out of luck. Wired reports that Apple (AAPL) has …
Police chiefs group says arming domestic spy drones with weapons would be bad
Unmanned aerial drones are set to become a shiny new toy used by law enforcement officials to gather information, but that doesn’t mean there won’t …
The Pirate Bay plans to host part of its site on GPS controlled drones
In an effort to bypass censorship as well as heat from authorities and copyright owners, The Pirate Bay on Sunday unveiled new plans to “experiment …
U.S. police agencies to begin using drones within 90 days
Legislation signed by President Obama directs the Federal Aviation Administration to allow remotely controlled drones to be used by law enforcement agencies, DGR News Service …
