drones

Good day, The website says it all: "Flying is complex." And with that, Wing, a subsidiary of Google parent Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL), has introduced an app that it believes could form the basis for an air traffic control system for drones. The OpenSky app is now available in the Google Play...

Iran shot down a U.S. surveillance drone Thursday, escalating tensions in an adversarial relationship already on edge after Washington pulled out of a nuclear deal between the two countries.  What Happened Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said Iranian forces shot down the unmanned drone,...

The sweeping possibilities of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) were evident from the time they were envisioned. However, their relevance in commercial use cases had largely been non-existent until recently, as the technologies powering such systems were hazy at best. However, with the rise of...

One of our favorite images we’ve used when pitching technology in agriculture is monitors mounted in combines as farmers till and harvest showing board futures prices and basis prices at local elevators. Well, 2019 farmers are taking it to a whole new level. The Journal ran an article about...

On July 4, 2017, an unmanned aerial vehicle (otherwise known as a drone) crashed through the display window of a Kate Spade boutique in Manhattan, New York. On March 23, 2017, a 19-year-old Rochester teen crashed his drone through a 23rd floor window of City Hall in Buffalo, New York. On September...

After posting stellar returns in 2017, robotics and artificial intelligence exchange traded funds are struggling this year. Down nearly 8 percent this year, the Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF (NASDAQ: BOTZ) epitomizes the trend. The good news is that the struggles being endured...

GoPro Inc (NASDAQ: GPRO) is reportedly looking to slash up to 300 jobs, mostly in its drone division. While this has yet to be confirmed, at least one notable analyst cautions investors to move to the sidelines. The Analyst Longbow Research's Joe Wittine downgraded GoPro's stock from...

In the past one- and two-year periods, Ambarella Inc (NASDAQ: AMBA) underperformed most major indices, but this may change in 2018, according to one Wall Street analyst. The Analyst Oppenheimer's Andrew Uerkwitz upgraded Ambarella's stock rating from Perform to Outperform with a new $70...

Deutsche Bank will host its annual DB Tech Conference on Sept. 12 and 13, highlighting 34 companies within the semiconductor space. Heading into the conference, investors are expecting the group to post "at least in-line to possibly better" results in the third quarter, the firm's...

Shares of GoPro Inc (NASDAQ: GPRO) gained around 13 percent early Thursday morning to trade at $10.10 after the action camera and drone maker impressed investors with an encouraging third-quarter update. GoPro's stock for the most part traded below $10 per share but on Thursday the stock moved...

Shares of Ambarella Inc (NASDAQ: AMBA) plunged more than 20 percent Friday morning and hit a new 52-week low of $42.55 after the component maker for action camera and drones reported its second-quarter results. Deutsche Bank's Ross Seymore maintains a Hold rating on Ambarella's stock with a price...

The defense industry is revamping military drones in a race to capture a target-rich new market: the police helicopter, a patrol mainstay of thousands of cop shops worldwide. The Federal Aviation Administration is already working with defense contractors to develop rules governing drones that would...

Robots were responsible for killing billions of people and enslaving the surviving human race in the "Terminator" franchise. In 2017, the threat of this happening is more real than what many had jokingly brushed off as science fiction.  Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk...

Technological innovations today transcend the wildest of all imagination. Breakthrough products such as smartphones engendered by science and technology have now become sine qua non for all demographics, so much so that people look lost and forlorn when separated from them even for the smallest of...