BBC NewsStanislav Petrov, who averted nuclear war, dies at 77ABC NewsStanislav Petrov, a former Soviet military officer known in the West as “the man who saved the world” for his role in averting a nuclear war over a false missile warning at the height of the Cold War, has died at 77. Petrov’s German friend, […]
{$inline_image}The VergeYou can order this drone around your home using AlexaThe VergeThe Aire drone is one of the most ambitious home robotics projects I’ve ever encountered. If I hadn’t seen it fly in person, I wouldn’t even believe it’s real. But Aire is real. It actually flies. And I actually asked it to take a […]
Aljazeera.comUN’s Antonio Guterres warns against North Korea warAljazeera.com”We must not sleepwalk our way into war,” said Guterres on Tuesday at the annual summit of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. “When tensions rise, so does the chance of miscalculation. Fiery talk can lead to fatal misunderstandings …War With North Korea Starts to Look […]
Chicago TribuneUN chief: Nuclear threat at highest level since Cold WarChicago TribuneU.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the world’s leaders Tuesday that the threat of a nuclear attack is at its highest level since the end of the Cold War and “fiery talk can lead to fatal misunderstandings.” In his first state-of-the-world …North Korea: UN head […]
Telegraph.co.ukGerman First World War submarine wreck discovered with 23 crewmen still onboardTelegraph.co.ukA German First World War U-boat has been found off the Belgian coast almost totally intact and with the bodies of all 23 sailors onboard. The U-Boat II was found lying on its starboard side at the bottom of the North Sea at a […]
Telegraph.co.ukVince Cable compares Brexit to the ‘Iraq war’ and ‘financial crisis’Telegraph.co.ukSir Vince Cablehas compared Brexit to the war in Iraq and the financial crisis, in his fist key note speech as Liberal Democrat leader. Despite insisting there is more to his party than opposing Brexit, Sir Vince said EU withdrawal ranked alongside …and more » Read […]
Bulletin of the Atomic ScientistsWill artificially intelligent weapons kill the laws of war?Bulletin of the Atomic ScientistsIn particular, there is a great deal of Western writing concerning the extent to which the use of AI-enabled weapons will conform to international humanitarian law, i.e. jus in bello, or the laws of war. A typical issue centers […]
The Straits TimesFinnish minister views drone use in rail tunnelsThe Straits TimesFinland’s Transport and Communications Minister Anne Berner watched a live demonstration of the use of a drone to inspect rail infrastructure in the tunnel linking the upcoming Orchard and Orchard Boulevard stations of the Thomson-East Coast Line.and more » Read More… Finnish minister views drone […]
DroneLife (blog)French Drone Project Boosts Africa’s Crop YieldsDroneLife (blog)A French drone company is teaming up with a major European inspection service to improve agricultural yields in West Africa. Delta Drone and Bureau Veritas Afrique announced plans last week to consolidate Bureau Vertitas’ soil analysis data with aerial … Read More… French Drone Project Boosts Africa’s Crop […]
Santa Rosa Press DemocratSonoma County, Santa Rosa law enforcement seeking drone programsSanta Rosa Press DemocratUnmanned drones with high definition cameras could take flight in Sonoma County skies next year to help law enforcement track suspects and assist in search-and-rescue operations for both the Sheriff’s Office and the Santa Rosa Police Department.and more » Read More… Sonoma […]
