
Joby Flew 3,199 Miles With Zero Pilot Input, in a Cessna Caravan
Joby flew a converted Cessna Caravan 3,199 miles across the US with zero pilot inputs, supervised remotely from California and Shaw Air Force Base.
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Joby flew a converted Cessna Caravan 3,199 miles across the US with zero pilot inputs, supervised remotely from California and Shaw Air Force Base.

Flytrex will preposition delivery drones on restaurant rooftops using predictive AI, claiming a 60% cut in cost per delivery and half the wait time.

Two drone experts warn that civilians who build and move attack drones may forfeit noncombatant status, and the texts deciding it date to 2009.

Anthropic says a freelance Russian team used Claude Code to build kamikaze drone swarm software that picks targets, including people, with no human veto.

Schmidt's Washington Post op-ed says Ukraine's innovation edge is losing to Russian mass. His byline omits Swift Beat, the drone maker he runs.

Surf Life Saving NSW now flies 73 shark drones over 97 beaches after 750 winter sightings. The nets went back in the same day the drone hours grew.

Ukraine will give Britain access to Avengers AI Labs and its 100,000 monthly drone video feeds, making the UK the first foreign partner in the platform.

Insta360's Link 2 Pro and Link 2C Pro arrive in Arctic White on August 27, 2026 at $249.99 and $199.99. Same sensor, same gimbal, new shell.
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