According to the World Resources Institute, humanity has managed to destroy more than 80 percent of the Earth’s natural forests, with ongoing deforestation occurring at a rate of 20,000 hectares (about 49,421 acres) per day. This damage to our natural resources has resulted in soil erosion, the loss of forest-dwelling species, more polluted water, less clean air, and the destruction ... Read More »

Last Monday, on the 15th of April, a fire started under the roof of France’s legendary Notre Dame cathedral. The 856-year-old building experienced significant damage to its roof, spire, and stained glass windows, but the work of experienced firefighters and the stone vaulted ceiling helped keep the damage to a relative minimum. Nevertheless, restoration of the building will likely take ... Read More »

Generally, we keep our newsletter content to discussion of major leaps forward in the drone industry, up-to-date commentary on the regulatory policies of various governments, or significant stories involving the largest drone service companies. But sometimes, all you want to do is look at a cool video. Something like this: What you’re looking at is footage from a qualifying race ... Read More »

Look there! Up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s…a burrito? It sounds ridiculous, but for some inhabitants of Australia, this situation will soon become reality. Alphabet Inc., the multinational conglomerate that owns Google and its subsidiaries, is rolling out its own take on a drone delivery program called “Wing.” The subsidiary, founded in 2014 to explore ... Read More »

Last week, Fortune Magazine’s fourth annual Drones Lead The Way At Fortune’s Brainstorm Health Conference. The twofold mission of this event, as described in its website, was “to determine how technologies can actually move people to better behavior–and better health” and to determine “how we can best harness the power of business to improve health’s bottom line.” The conference featured ... Read More »

I grew up in Kansas, right in the center of the American Midwest, where it can drop to -19 in the winter and shoot up to over 100 in the summer. Our erratic weather patterns led to a popular saying: “Kansas exists to prove God does not believe in weathermen.” One wonders if there’s a similar saying in Oklahoma, where ... Read More »

Every few weeks, it seems like some new corporate giant is stepping into the realm of drone delivery. In the past we’ve written about Amazon, Uber, Airbus, Aha.is, DHL Express, and many more. It’s gotten to the point where those in the know can track a recognizable pattern: massive tech company announces an extremely ambitious drone delivery program with an ... Read More »

Dread it, run from it – but whether you like it or not, it sure seems like Artificial Intelligence is going to be the future of technology. Tesla, Apple, and Uber think AI will be used to drive cars, while the machine learning algorithms that serve as the foundation for this kind of advanced intelligence are being used in everything ... Read More »