Rappler's latest stories on drones
Singapore launches first drone delivery service
The use of drones is part of Singapore's drive to embrace technological innovation, as well as an effort to tackle a manpower shortage in a country of just 5.7 million
Turkish drones kill 19 Syrian government soldiers as tensions soar
The report comes hours after Turkey shot down two Syrian warplanes
Sacrifice tech, not people, to solve problems
Technology should be the first responder, and sometimes the sacrificial part, that provides society with the means to get through disasters with as few casualties as possible
Drones are changing the way the world monitors volcanoes
Drones can be a great help in providing needed information in a crisis situation, as well as in the study of volcanoes
U.S. proposes remote ID requirement for drones
Officials say the new rule would help identify potential threats, and presumably enable security officials to act against them
Netflix flexes 'largest drone show' in PH to promote '6 Underground'
Find out how you can catch #BayhemInTheSky here!
U2's Bono launches blood delivery by drone service in PH
(UPDATED) Zipline, of which U2 frontman Bono is a board member, will partner with the Philippine Red Cross to deliver blood and medical products by drone in the Philippines by 2020
'Antidrone' system forces trespassing drones to land or return to owner
When a drone is detected by the system, it sends out an interference beam that jams the drone’s connection, forcing it to return to its owner or slowly descend from its point
Google completes first drone delivery in the U.S.
Google subsidiary Wing says that a family used the Wing app to order Tylenol, cough drops, Vitamin C tablets, bottled water and tissues
Turkey 'downs' unidentified drone on Syria border
The drone detected near the Syrian border by the military intrudes into Turkish airspace 6 times before being shot down by F-16 jets
Drones a game changer for emergency responders
Drones have become an invaluable tool in firefighting, detecting toxic gas or locating missing people or suspects
Oil prices sink as quick Saudi output recovery seen
'This time prices slumped on reports of sooner-than-expected return for oil production after the attacks,' says an analyst in reaction to the price drop
U.S. singles out Iran, readies response to Saudi oil attacks
Trump says he is ready to help key ally Saudi Arabia counter the weekend drone attacks, which triggered a record leap in global oil prices, but would await a 'definitive' determination on who was responsible
Iraq denies links to drone attack on Saudi oil plants
Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi says 'Iraq is constitutionally committed to preventing any use of its soil to attack its neighbors'
Drone strikes on Saudi Arabia ripple across oil market, diplomacy
Here is what we know about the implications of the strike on the world's largest oil processing facility and nearby Khurais, which hosts a massive oil field
Iran unveils new reconnaissance and attack drone
The drones are capable of 'surveillance and reconnaissance missions and continuous flight for precision missions'
Lebanon says Israel drone attack 'declaration of war'
'This allows us to resort to our right to defend our sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity,' says Lebanese President Michel Aoun
Iran files complaint to U.N. over U.S. spy drone
'The complaint states that Iran reserves the right to defend its airspace and confront any violation,' says Iranian deputy foreign minister Gholamhossein Dehghani
Iran reports previous incident with 'spy drone' in May
Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says a 'spy drone' widely used for carrying out military strikes entered Iranian airspace
Amazon says drone deliveries coming 'within months'
The drones are expected to shorten delivery times for many items to just one day for Amazon Prime members
Saudi Arabia shuts main oil pipeline after Huthi drone attacks
Saudi Arabia says two pumping stations had been targeted on May 14
Like Uber, but for organs: first kidney delivered by drone
The specially designed high-tech drone was fitted with equipment to monitor the kidney along its 5-kilometer journey to its recipient: a 44-year-old woman from Baltimore who had spent 8 years on dialysis before the procedure
Above the concrete canopy: Hong Kong from the sky
AFP photographer Dale de la Rey spends 3 months training his drone camera lens down on Hong Kong, in a bid to capture the rarely seen sides to the city
Pair freed without charge in London airport drones probe
Authorities say the two previously arrested are no longer suspects in the drone incidents
Two held over London airport drone chaos as flights resume
(UPDATED) Violators face up to 5 years in prison for endangering an aircraft
London airport reopens after drones sow chaos
(UPDATED) Authorities have yet to find the owner of the drones, which affected airport operations for more than 2 days
Venezuelan president escapes drone 'attack'
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accuses Colombia of plotting this attempt to 'assassinate' him
Google parent 'graduates' moonshot projects Loon, Wing
Loon is Alphabet's radical project for global internet connectivity with balloons while Wing focuses on auto drone delivery technology to reduce fossil fuel use and urban congestion
Google retreating from military AI project: reports
The collaboration with the US Department of Defense was said to have sparked rebellion inside the California-based company.
Your next pilot could be drone software
By combining their enormous amounts of flight data and experience, drone-control software applications are poised to quickly become the world’s most experienced pilots
Congress seeks government regulation of drones
Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III says drones must be regulated because they could also be used to violate people's rights, especially the right to privacy
Australian lifesaving drone makes first rescue
The drone drops a safety device to distressed teens caught in rough seas
Thailand says drone users must register or face jail, fines
Anyone using an unregistered drone after Tuesday risks a 100,000 baht ($3,100) fine or a maximum of 5 years' imprisonment, according to the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Office
GoPro considers selling company after weak holiday sales
The action camera manufacturer also cuts staff and announces plans to exit the drone business
'Go home' drone seeks to stop overtime binge of Japanese workers
The 'T-Frend' buzzes over those trying to work late, blasting out the strains of 'Auld Lang Syne,' a Scottish tune typically used in Japan to announce that a store is closing
No-fly zones for drones in Manila, Clark during ASEAN Summit – CAAP
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines also reminds drone operators of a 2014 memoranda declaring no-fly zones in certain areas such as military training camps and Malacañang
U.S. crucial to beating IS in Philippines, says ambassador
Ambassador Sung Kim highlights American intelligence, urban warfare training, and drones as among the factors that helped end the conflict in Marawi City
DPWH to use drones, geotagging to combat ghost projects
Under the new system, says Secretary Mark Villar, contractor claims will only be processed after they submit geo-tagged photos and geographic-based status reports
GoPro announces Hero 6 and spherical cam Fusion
The new cameras arrive as GoPro faces intense pressure from low-cost competition in the mini-camera market
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SAKSIKAN: Aksi 300 drone di Countdown Asian Games 2018
Ratusan drone membentuk berbagai formasi termasuk burung Garuda dan bendera merah putih
Singapore offers Manila drones, urban warfare training
Singapore s defense ministry says its offer includes the use by Filipino troops of its urban warfare training facilities and a detachment of drones
WATCH: Crashes and slow-mo drone racing shots in China
See high speed drones captured in slow motion at the recently concluded Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2017
WATCH: UK drone racer on first-person-view racing and building drones
Once you ve flown for a week or a few days you forget that you re looking at a screen and it becomes your eyesight and you forget about the controls says XBlades drone pilot Gary Kent
Japan scrambles jets after China allegedly flies drone
The two countries are at odds over a group of small uninhabited islands in the East China Sea administered as the Senkakus by Japan but claimed as the Diaoyus by China
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FAST FACTS: All about the drones at Lady Gaga's Super Bowl halftime show
Called Shooting Stars the 300 performance drones are part of Intel s program to transform the devices from individual working units to fleets that can be used in other practical applications
ISIS using drones to drop grenades
In Mosul the terror group transforms an off the shelf gadget into a weapon targeting civilians and the military
Alphabet drops dream of drones providing internet
Google s parent company says high altitude balloons may be the more feasible solution
China rejects Trump claim it stole drone
Trump s accusation that China had stolen the drone was not accurate says foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying
