How drones are helping to save lives

If you’re living thousands of miles from home, how do you keep in touch, especially when your loved ones don’t have reliable internet? There’s a growing market across Africa and beyond for apps helping to cut the costs of international calls to older phones. And some operators ha ...  Show more

Germany is in the throes of a demographic crisis, in which there are not enough young people entering the labour market to replace those who are retiring. There is an annual net loss of 400,000 to the workforce and the shortage is particularly acute in many of the traditional cra ...  Show more

The skies over the conflict in Ukraine are filled with identical-looking consumer drones piloted by combatants and civilians alike – aircraft that promise to be a regular feature of war in the future. Few methods exist for telling small drones apart in airspace: combatants, unabl ...  Show more

Drop your hand hoes, the drones are here! Some Togolese farmers have begun using specialist drones to help them with simple tasks, like spraying chemicals on their crops. But with a hefty price tag, are drones really the answer to their problems? How much of a difference will the ...  Show more

Walmart, UPS, and even Dominos are all planning on using ariel drone delivery and according to a Bloomberg investigation, Amazon alone has made a $2 billion investment. But is it realistic to envision a future where our valuable and often fragile packages and meals will be delive ...  Show more

Dans la nuit du 3 au 4 mai 2023, l’Ukraine indique avoir abattu 18 drones sur 24 envoyés par la Russie. La veille, le gouvernement russe avait détruit 2 drones qu’ils attribuent à l’armée ukrainienne. Devenu une arme incontournable, le drone n’est pas prêt de stopper son ascensio ...  Show more