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Federal government takes on domestic drone legislation
David Brancaccio Mar 22, 2013
This week, the Senate Judiciary Committee has been looking into the use of drones in America and how they might affect privacy. The federal government is working on new rules that could expand permits for drones in the coming years.
Forget GPS jamming, drone 'spoofing' is all the rage
David Brancaccio Mar 11, 2013
For those who want to stop others from tracking their movement, GPS signals can be jammed -- albeit illegally. And now, GPS signals can also be 'spoofed.'
Your own personal drone
Kai Ryssdal Mar 7, 2013
Ready for your personal drone? A look at what a world of civilian drones with CEO of 3D Robotics, Chris Anderson.
Drones: War machine today, helpful tool tomorrow
John Rosman Jan 10, 2013
When you hear the word drone, images of warfare or high-tech surveillance come to mind. But two entrepreneurs want drones to revolutionize our daily lives.
Santa Claus 2.0: Building drones to replace Rudolph
Ben Johnson Dec 24, 2012
A Santa Claus we met on the street in Brooklyn also happens to be an electrical engineering hobbyist who wants to 'replace reindeer with drones.'
Breaking down Santa, Inc.
Sally Herships Dec 24, 2012
Christmas is coming up and needless to say, Santa Claus must be busy. He is, after all, really the world’s ultimate personal shopper. And since Marketplace is a business program, we couldn’t help but wonder what sort of enterprise Santa runs.
Stopping Poaching with UAVs, and Shopping on Twitter
David Brancaccio Dec 10, 2012
A new project from the World Wildlife Fund and Google aims to stop poaching with the help of drones.
A new glowing plastic that could change the lighting industry
David Brancaccio Dec 4, 2012
A new kind of light bulb has been invented that will ship from U.S. factories and may bring more efficient--and controllable--lighting to the industry.
'Replyallcalypse' at NYU, and a 3D printing roundup
David Brancaccio Nov 30, 2012
What happened when students at New York University discovered they could spam 40,000 people at once, and three stories on 3D printing.
Tech President, The Next Generation
David Brancaccio Nov 7, 2012
It is Obama 2.0 -- what are the technology issues that will dominate over the next four years of the new Obama Administration?
