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New story in Technology from Time: How Drones Are Revolutionizing the Way Film and Television Is Made
Around the time Leonardo Da Vinci was painting the Mona Lisa, he was also writing his Codex on the Flight of Birds, a roughly 35,000-word exploration of the ways in…
New story in Technology from Time: Drones Are Easy to Fly. But These Videos Prove They’re Also Easy to Crash
Today’s store-bought drones are remarkably easy to fly, thanks to features like self-stabilization technology, obstacle avoidance sensors and so on. You could walk out of a shop, charge up your…
New story in Technology from Time: Experts Say Drones Pose a National Security Threat — and We Aren’t Ready
Last fourth of July, as fireworks burst across the night sky near the Lieber Correctional Institution in Ridgeville, S.C., convicted kidnapper Jimmy Causey tucked a lifelike dummy into his bed,…
New story in Technology from Time: How Drones Are Helping Scientists Study and Protect Endangered Whales
The above video was provided by Intel. If you’re a six-foot human standing on a paddleboard, it’s just as well you don’t know that a 60-foot, 40-ton humpback whale with…
New story in Technology from Time: A Video Game Letting Players Simulate a School Shooting Has Been Pulled After Criticism
A video game that allowed players to assume the role of a school shooter is being pulled following harsh criticism from families of victims and survivors of mass shootings. Active…
New story in Technology from Time: Europe’s New Privacy Law Takes Effect Today. Here’s How the World Is Handling Digital Rights
The European Union’s much-vaunted General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force this week. But Europe isn’t the only entity trying to balance digital freedoms with citizens’ privacy rights. These…
New story in Technology from Time: Self-Driving Uber ‘Saw’ Pedestrian but Did Not Brake Before Fatal Crash, Investigators Say
(DETROIT) — The autonomous Uber SUV that struck and killed an Arizona pedestrian in March spotted the woman about six seconds before hitting her, but did not stop because the…
New story in Technology from Time: French President Emmanuel Macron Takes on Facebook and Other Tech Firms Over Regulation
(PARIS) — French President Emmanuel Macron took on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other internet giants Wednesday at a Paris meeting to discuss personal data protection and taxes as France…
New story in Technology from Time: Robocalls Have Become an Epidemic. Do These 2 Things Now to Stop Them
How many times a day do you pick up the phone, only to have it be a recording? Or worse, a spam call pushing a sale? Robocalls have become an…