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Ukraine’s one-time test used fully autonomous drones to kill Russian soldiers

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Fully autonomous drones killed Russian soldiers during a battlefield test two years ago, according to a Ukrainian drone manufacturer. If true, the incident would represent another milestone in a war that has spurred unprecedented developments in military drones, robots, and AI-guided weaponry. The one-time test was revealed by Alexander Kokhanovskyy, CEO of the Ukrainian drone […]

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Pokémon Go players unwittingly contributed to tech with military drone uses

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A decade after the global craze for Pokémon Go peaked, an AI company has been using billions of real-world images captured by millions of players to develop navigation technologies for delivery robots and possibly military drones. That represents an intriguing but potentially discomfiting legacy for an augmented reality mobile game that has incentivized gamers to

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Pentagon wants $54B for drones, more than most nations’ military budgets

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The US military’s massive $1.5 trillion budget request for the next fiscal year includes what Pentagon officials described as the largest investment in drone warfare and counter-drone technology in US history. The proposed spending on drone and autonomous warfare technologies within the FY2027 budget proposal for the US Department of Defense would surpass most countries’

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Drones get smarter for large farm holdings

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Singapore-based DroneDash Technologies and GEODNET have formed a joint venture to be called GEODASH Aerosystems, to build an agricultural spraying drone for large industrial farms. The companies say the near-production drone technology is designed to remove the need to map a field to be treated before each flight, and the need to rebuild flight plans

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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: A Varied Week For Big Deals, Led By AI And Defense

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Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2025 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? Check out The Crunchbase Megadeals Board. This is a weekly feature that runs down the week’s top 10 announced funding rounds in the U.S. Check out last week’s biggest funding deal

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MIT engineers design an aerial microrobot that can fly as fast as a bumblebee

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In the future, tiny flying robots could be deployed to aid in the search for survivors trapped beneath the rubble after a devastating earthquake. Like real insects, these robots could flit through tight spaces larger robots can’t reach, while simultaneously dodging stationary obstacles and pieces of falling rubble.So far, aerial microrobots have only been able

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