About the Author

Bruce Crumley

Bruce Crumley is journalist and writer who has worked for Fortune, Sports Illustrated, the New York Times, The Guardian, AFP, and was Paris correspondent and bureau chief for Time magazine specializing in political and terrorism reporting. He splits his time between Paris and Biarritz, and is the author of novel Maika‘i Stink Eye.

Siemens, Skyway partner in standardized vertiport plans for nearing eVTOL activity

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German technology giant Siemens is partnering up with California startup Skyway to research and develop electrical supplies and infrastructure needed to power global vertiports soon expected to facilitate flights of electric takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles like air taxis.

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GAO’s report on FAA drone integration strategy: You can do better

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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has delivered its report on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) efforts to integrate drones into the national airspace and its methods of processing requests for operations not covered by Part 107 rules. The main conclusions of the audit are the regulator needs to do better in both establishing and communicating a comprehensive strategy for broader UAV use, and in defining a uniform procedure for issuing waivers.

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Snowbirds, passionate lovers of warmer climes, and obsessively protective owners of expensive tech rejoice. A Reddit contributor to r/drones has just offered compelling evidence of why it’s ever so wise to stay way out of the cold – this time in the form of a DJI drone-cicle.

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uAvionix BVLOS approval with Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma is its second in two weeks

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Drone avionics tech specialist uAvionix has announced its detect and avoid systems have received the second Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorization for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone flights in as many weeks, this time in partnership with the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO).

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Quantum-Systems sending Ukraine 105 more Vector ISR drones

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German drone manufacturer Quantum-Systems says it will soon be supplying Ukraine defense forces with over 100 more of its specialized data gathering Vector drones in a deal underwritten by Germany’s government as part of its continued support of the nation against Russia’s invasion.

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Google offers Pixel 7 and 7 Pro repair manuals, but only in France
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Latest Galaxy S23 leaks confirm ‘Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy,’ 12MP selfie camera on Ultra
Twitter for Android and iOS isn’t showing the direct message button on profiles for many
Google Chrome is getting a redesign on desktop – here’s a sneak peek [Gallery]
[Update: Realme] A Coca-Cola smartphone could soon be a reality as renders leak
New leaked specs suggest ‘Pixel Tablet Pro’ might not be a thing after all

EU launches Galileo’s High Accuracy Service positioning feed worldwide

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The European Union (EU) has announced the operational launch of the High Accuracy Service (HAS) positioning system from its Galileo global navigation satellite platform – a location-fixing application that becomes available free of charge to myriad users worldwide, including drone operators.

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