Consumer electronics to become a trillion-dollar industry by 2026
Heading back to black
A new report from beancounters Stocklytics claims that the consumer electronics industry is back on track after having a dismissal few years and will be worth a trillion dollars by 2026.
Former Google Chief Eric Schmidt drones on about drones
US Army should ditch tanks in favour of AI-powered Drones
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has called for a radical shift in US military strategy. He urges the Army to scrap its “useless” tanks in favour of AI-powered drones.
UK House of Lords investigates AI killing drones
Kills peasants without you having to wake up... sorry that is pheasants
The UK House of Lords is investigating the use of AI-powered killing drones for the military.
Apple trains drones to hard sell its overpriced repairs
Undermines competition
The fruity cargo cult Apple has been caught training repair staff how to undermine third party companies and talk customers into buying more expensive first party repairs.
French ban use of police drones at demos
Demonstrators forced to surrender to something else
France's top administrative court has backed privacy campaigners by saying "non" to coppers using drones during public protests in Paris.
Hybrid multirotor breaks the barrier in flight time
Quaternium drone HYBRiX sets a new World Record of Endurance with a flight of eight hours and 10 minutes
Commercial delivery systems need longer flying drones if they are ever going to be seriously used and now an outfit - Quaternium - has kept one flying for eight hours and ten minutes.
Putin's hackers are using IoT drones
All your lightbulbs are belong us
Hackers working for the Russian government have been using printers, video decoders, and other so-called Internet-of-things devices as a beachhead to penetrate targeted computer networks, Microsoft security experts warned.
British Army tests new tech
But still using Windows ME
The British Army is carrying out a test of military robots and drones over the next month.
Trump wants to take away your drones
But you can give guns to children
President Donald Trump has decided that while it is ok to give heavy weaponry to children and then to arm teachers to fight the children, the personal use of drones should be restricted.
Nvidia Xavier almost taped out
CEO confirms
Nvidia Xavier, the next generation Tegra focused on self-driving, is almost taped out.