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Daily Crunch: Dronamics lands $40M pre-Series A for cargo drones that ‘can cross all of Europe in 12 hours or less’ by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
The FTC is embracing change with the establishment of an Office of Technology that will help it effectively regulate the fast-moving tech world. Citing “systemic concerns” relating to tech and its potential for fraud and abuse, the FTC’s new division will ensure the agency doesn’t get left in the dust by tech-savvy scammers. Because the […]
FTC’s new Office of Technology will help mop up tech ‘oozing with snake oil’ by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch
Earlier this month, a suspected Chinese spy balloon drifted over much of the continental United States before an F-22 military fighter jet shot it down off the east coast. The event has put a massive strain on the already-fragile U.S.-China relations, with China maintaining that the errant balloon was simply collecting weather data. Shooting down […]
Balloon expert explains the challenges of shooting down China’s suspected spy balloon by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch