Forget rampant killer robots: AI’s real danger is far more insidious
29 May 2019
AI isn’t going to crush us underfoot, but it does harbour a threat that makes Terminator look innocent: entrenching human biases and turning them against us
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Found 519 results for drones
Monkeys use their 'eagle' call to warn each other about drones
27 May 2019
Monkeys in Senegal have learned to adapt to drones flying over their habitat. They use a similar call to when they spot an eagle to alert others
Drones flown straight at aircraft to test collision avoidance tech
24 May 2019
A start-up has tested its collision avoidance system by flying drones straight at planes and helicopters over 7000 times — so far there haven't been any crashes
How hacked rental e-scooters could be the future of street crime
1 May 2019
As we travel in autonomous cars or on electronic scooters, a trick involving a bit of malicious code may put our computer networks at risk, warns Annalee Newitz
We have to find a way to stop drones disrupting airports
20 March 2019
Drones near airports are grounding flights and leaving people miserable, but can we actually find a way to stop them?
Police drones with lasers could help find a murder victim in Australia
26 February 2019
The Australian Federal Police wants to use drones equipped with lasers to find a buried body in a murder case
The US plans to launch swarms of attack drones from robo-submarines
12 February 2019
The US Navy has a project that plans to use an autonomous submarine to launch a swarm of attack drones from underwater
Drones are causing airport chaos - why can't we stop them?
9 January 2019
For the second time in less than a month a drone has shut down an airport – here's why they wreak so much havoc and what would happen if one hit a plane
Rogue drones have brought Gatwick airport to a standstill
20 December 2018
Tens of thousands of passengers are unable to travel as drones were spotted flying near Gatwick Airport, UK. Police have yet to find the perpetrators
Drone owners in India must get government approval before every flight
11 December 2018
A law designed to open up civilian access to the skies in India overturns a ban on drones, but only by giving the government automated control over when they can take off
