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North Charleston

North Charleston Plans Skydio DFR Launch For July 2027

North Charleston police demonstrated a Skydio X10 Drone as First Responder program they want to launch by July 2027, but funding still has to clear a December budget vote.

Rafael SuárezJul 18

AI Marketing

DJI Used An AI Avatar To Sell A Mic Built For Real Creators

DJI promoted its Mic Mini wireless microphone on TikTok with an AI-generated presenter, then deleted the ad after creators pushed back. The campaign turned a product promotion aimed at creators into a debate about trust and whether the demonstration itself could be believed.

Rafael SuárezJul 17

Skydio X10 drone used in a public safety Drone as First Responder program

MINNEAPOLIS VOTE

Skydio loses Minneapolis DFR contract on 6-6 council vote over ICE and Israel ties

The Minneapolis City Council deadlocked 6-6, killing a free 75-day Skydio Drone as First Responder trial after members cited the company’s ties to ICE and the Israeli military, despite neighboring cities expanding similar programs.

Haye KestelooJul 17

DJI Avata 360 shown in earlier leak imagery

FIRMWARE

DJI Avata 360 firmware update fixes black-screen FPV bug

DJI has released Avata 360 firmware v01.00.0500 after reports that the earlier v01.00.0300 update caused black-screen video loss in FPV goggles, a failure that hit the one system FPV pilots cannot afford to lose.

Haye KestelooJul 17

Cleanup

DJI FlyCart Cleans Everest. We Are Why It Has To

A DJI FlyCart 100 spent the 2026 Everest season hauling more than 22,000 pounds of oxygen, rope, ladders and trash across the Khumbu Icefall, cutting a deadly six-to-eight-hour Sherpa trek to an eight-minute drone flight.

Rafael SuárezJul 16

Placer County sheriff deputies escorting a suspect away after a drone search inside a hay barn

POLICE

Placer Sheriff Drone Finds A Felony Suspect In The Haystack

A Placer County Sheriff's drone searched inside a barn full of hay bales, located a domestic violence suspect wedged into the stack, and ended the standoff without deputies climbing blindly into a dangerous hiding place.

Rafael SuárezJul 15

POLICE

Skydio Drone Catches Nashville Robbery Live, Finds Weapon

A Metro Nashville police Skydio drone watched a robbery unfold in real time, guided officers to two arrests, then stayed airborne long enough to locate the discarded boxcutter that underpins the aggravated robbery case.

Rafael SuárezJul 15

DJI Mic 3 two-transmitter kit shown in a sale graphic

DEAL

DJI Mic 3 Kit Falls to $219 in Its Best Sale Yet

DJI's Mic 3 two-transmitter kit has dropped to $219 at Amazon and B&H Photo, the lowest price DroneXL has tracked since launch and a notable discount on a current-generation creator-audio product that rarely gets meaningful cuts.

Rafael SuárezJul 15

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