Drone

Alphabet Leads Covert Meeting To Discuss Tech In Logistics
Alphabet Leads Covert Meeting To Discuss Tech In Logistics
October 28, 2019  |  Delivery

Alphabet recently held a secret, closed-door meeting with shipping companies like FedEx during what it called the Alphabet Advanced Logistics Summit, according to a report...

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FAA Clears Alphabet-Owned Wing To Deliver By Drone
FAA Clears Alphabet-Owned Wing To Deliver By Drone
October 20, 2019  |  Delivery

The Federal Aviation Administration has allowed Wing, an Alphabet-owned drone delivery service, to perform at home deliveries using the vehicles.  TechCrunch is reporting that it’s...

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UPS Takes Steps To Launch Drone Deliveries
UPS Takes Steps To Launch Drone Deliveries
July 23, 2019  |  Delivery

UPS announced that it has applied for a certification to operate commercial drone flights. The company applied to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for...

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Alphabet-Owned Drone Co Fuels Expansion With Hiring
Alphabet-Owned Drone Co Fuels Expansion With Hiring
June 28, 2019  |  Innovation

Alphabet-owned drone company Wing is looking to hire at least 24 people to expand the company in an increasingly competitive field, according to a report...

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Amazon Patents ‘Surveillance-as-a-Service’ Via Drone
Amazon Patents ‘Surveillance-as-a-Service’ Via Drone
June 20, 2019  |  Amazon

To offer “surveillance as a service,” Amazon earned a U.S. patent for an “unmanned aerial vehicle.” It was granted on June 4 after its filing...

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San Francisco Startup Lumoid Lets Best Buy Shoppers Try Before They Buy
San Francisco Startup Lumoid Lets Best Buy Shoppers Try Before They Buy
June 13, 2017  |  Retail

What does Best Buy have that Amazon doesn’t? Thanks to a partnership with San Francisco startup Lumoid, it’s a rental option that lets electronics shoppers...

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Connected Car Tracker: Waymo Grows Tests While Amazon Eyes Tech
Connected Car Tracker: Waymo Grows Tests While Amazon Eyes Tech
April 28, 2017  |  Innovation

Two big moves in the self-driving space this week. The first comes from Amazon. While the online retail giant has been tossed around in the...

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Malware Drone Steals Data Off Computer Hard Drive
Malware Drone Steals Data Off Computer Hard Drive
February 23, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University’s cybersecurity lab have come up with a way to use malware installed on a drone to steal data off of computers by...

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Drone Startup Lily Robotics Shuts Down
Drone Startup Lily Robotics Shuts Down
January 13, 2017  |  Retail

Things appeared to be going alright for drone startup Lily Robotics up until recently. In December, reports suggested Snapchat was eyeing the drone startup as...

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