Drones
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Inside Trump's presidential profiteeringIN THE SPOTLIGHT In less than a decade, the president has turned his office into a billion-dollar pipeline for legally dubious personal enrichment
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Does the Iran war mark the beginning of a new era in battlefield AI?TODAY'S BIG QUESTION Attacking Iran with advanced artificial intelligence across multiple battlefields offers a preview of a new generation of wide-scale automated war
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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How has Iran been preparing for war?Today’s Big Question As the Iran war enters its second week, Tehran turns to — and adjusts — longstanding plans to defend itself
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Russia’s ‘cyborg’ spy pigeonsUnder the Radar Moscow neurotech company with Kremlin-linked funding claims to implant neural chips in birds’ brains to control their flight, and create ‘bio-drones’
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Looming drone ban has farmers and farm-state Republicans anxiousIN THE SPOTLIGHT As congressional China-hawks work to limit commercial drone sales from Beijing, a growing number of conservative lawmakers are sounding an agricultural alarm
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Poland downs Russian drones in NATO airspaceSpeed Read Polish airspace was “violated by a huge number of Russian drones,” Prime Minister Donald Tusk said
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Death from above: Drones upend rules of war in UkraineFeature The world's militaries are paying close attention to drone use in the Russia-Ukraine war
By The Week US Published
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How drone warfare worksThe Explainer From Ukraine to Iran, it has become clear that unmanned aircraft are rapidly revolutionising modern warfare
By The Week UK Published
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'The answer isn't to shake faith in the dollar'Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Why are military experts so interested in Ukraine's drone attack?TODAY'S BIG QUESTION The Zelenskyy government's massive surprise assault on Russian airfields was a decisive tactical victory — could it also be the start of a new era in autonomous warfare?
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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The Week Unwrapped: Will the Enhanced Games change how we see doping?Podcast Plus, how will autonomous weapons change warfare? And are Reform supporters more datable than Tories?
By The Week UK Published
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'The measles virus in Texas keeps spreading like, well, measles'Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Claws, motherships and shotguns are just some of the latest drone technologyThe Explainer Beyond just surveillance, drones can now be used for a wide array of purposes
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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The New Jersey 'UFO' drone scareIn the Spotlight Reports of mysterious low-flying aircraft provoked outlandish theories, but old-fashioned hysteria appears to have been to blame
By The Week UK Published
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