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While artificial intelligence (AI) is capable of transforming societies in positive ways, it also presents risks that need to be better understood and managed, new research has warned. Joe Burton, a professor at Lancaster University, UK, contends that AI and algorithms are more than mere tools used by national security agencies to thwart malicious online activities. In a research paper recently published in the Technology in Society Journal, Burton suggests that AI and algorithms can also fuel polarisation, radicalism,…

Drones are everywhere these days. They can fly, swim, and even transform into different shapes. They can deliver packages, be used to spy, pick fruits, and even explore the ocean depths. Some of them are downright creepy. Others are a bit bizarre. Then there are those that are, well, kind of amazing. Here are 8 drones that caught our attention in 2023, and here's why.CLICK TO GET KURT’S FREE CYBERGUY NEWSLETTER WITH SECURITY ALERTS, QUICK VIDEO TIPS, TECH REVIEWS, AND EASY HOW-TO’S TO MAKE YOU SMARTER Chinese amphibious…

This test marks an important step towards advancing self-flying capabilities for air taxis.Washington, Researchers at NASA's Langle Research Center in Virginia have successfully flown multiple drones to test autonomous flight capabilities of air taxis. The drones were flown beyond visual line of sight with no visual observer for its air taxi. The drones successfully flew around obstacles and each other during takeoff, along a planned route, and upon landing, all…

An Alta-8 small Unmanned Aircraft System testbed vehicle flies above NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Flying beyond visual line of sight from observers on the ground required special approval from the Federal Aviation Administration and NASA. Credit: NASA / Bowman Researchers at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia recently flew multiple drones beyond visual line of sight with no visual…

Geological Survey of India (GSI) is planning to install advanced technologies like drones, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) for more efficient and accurate mineral exploration. The move will also result in saving time and resources and discover hidden mineral deposits, according to a statement. GSI director general Janardan Prasad said with the use of AI and ML technology in the field of mineral exploration, integration of various datasets using time-tested machine learning algorithms are gaining…

Julia Carr, who graduated with her doctorate in geosciences from Penn State in 2022, flying a drone in the Luye reach in the southern eastern central mountains of Taiwan. Scientists used drones to collect hundreds of thousands of measurements of boulders along roughly 18 miles of rivers and found new clues about how water helps shape the mountains. Credit: Julia Carr Drones flying along miles of rivers in the steep, mountainous…

Think of European tech powerhouses and you likely imagine London, Berlin, or somewhere in the Nordics. It’s rare that Croatia would come to mind. But those within the tech sector there believe that it ought to be in the conversation—and that it could well be in 2024.The country is “punching above its weight,” says Nikola Paveši, director of startups at Infobip, speaking on the sidelines of his company’s conference in the Croatian city of Zadar this fall. Paveši believes that Croatia could soon become as heralded as…

Just days after the US showcased one of their most powerful microwave weapons that can jam signals over a large area, China, is now claiming that they have developed the world's most powerful microwave weapon that can be fitted in a drone, and…

In the opening hours of its surprise attack in early October, Hamas executed coordinated drone strikes against Israeli watchtowers and security cameras. These attacks were designed to blind the Israel Defense Forces’ surveillance of Gaza, clearing the way for armed assailants to infiltrate Israel and attack civilians with impunity.Such ad hoc fleets of low-cost drones have played prominent roles in other recent conflicts, including Ukraine’s fight against Russian forces and Azerbaijan’s strategy in the Nagorno-Karabakh…

After Palmer Luckey founded Anduril in 2017, he promised it would be a new kind of defense contractor, inspired by hacker ingenuity and Silicon Valley speed.The company’s latest product, a jet-powered, AI-controlled combat drone called Roadrunner, is inspired by the grim reality of modern conflict, especially in Ukraine, where large numbers of cheap, agile suicide drones have proven highly deadly over the past year.“The problem we saw emerging was this very low-cost, very high-quantity, increasingly sophisticated and…