Mike Curran

The FCC’s foreign drone ban is here

The FCC’s foreign drone ban is here

The Federal Communications Commission has banned new drones made in foreign countries from being imported into the US unless the Department of Defense or the Department of Homeland Security recommends them. Monday’s action added drones to the FCC’s Covered List, qualifying foreign-made drones and drone parts, like those from DJI, as communications equipment representing “unacceptable…

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10 Practical Apple Watch Tweaks That Improve Daily Use

10 Practical Apple Watch Tweaks That Improve Daily Use

The Apple Watch ships with sensible defaults, but those defaults are designed to showcase features, not to minimize friction. A few targeted changes can significantly reduce distractions, speed up common actions, and make the watch feel more intentional instead of noisy. None of the adjustments below require third-party apps. They focus on settings Apple already…

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Frozen Waymos backed up San Francisco traffic during a widespread power outage

Frozen Waymos backed up San Francisco traffic during a widespread power outage

Waymo driverless car is not able to detect traffic lights after a major power outage in San Francisco, California, | Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images A power outage struck San Francisco on Saturday that blacked out about 130,000 customers at its peak, according to Pacific Gas and Electric Company, but also caused another…

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