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March 3, 2016

France, Britain agree to invest 2 billion euros in drone prototype project

This post was originally published on this site (L-R) French State Secretary for European Affairs Harlem Desir, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron, French President Francois Hollande, Britain’s Foreign Secretary Phillip Hammond, and French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault … Reuters/Philippe Wojazer France and Britain have agreed to invest 2 billion euros in a project to build a next-generation multi-role drone with a view to making it operational after 2030, the two countries said in a statement on Thursday. “This program … will be based on a multi-role drone platform that could serve as a basis […]
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March 3, 2016

Google to unveil J.J. Abrams’ Lunar X Prize documentaries

This post was originally published on this site Having mastered fictional renderings of spaceflight, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” director J.J. Abrams has turned his attention to a real space drama, with a series of Web-based documentaries about a Google-backed race to the moon. Produced by Abrams and directed by documentary filmmaker Orlando von Einsiedel (“Virunga”), the series chronicles some of the 16 teams vying for $30 million in prizes for landing and operating a privately developed robotic spacecraft on the moon before Dec. 31, 2017. “The teams … range from Silicon Valley tech experts, to hackers in Germany, to […]
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March 3, 2016

Car makers talking with possible partners for mapping company: Audi CEO

This post was originally published on this site A Audi car during the company’s annual news conference in the Bavarian city of Ingolstadt March 3, 2016. Reuters/Michael Dalder German luxury car makers are in talks with possible partners for digital mapping company HERE, Audi (VOWG_p.DE) Chief Executive Rupert Stadler said on Thursday. Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz clubbed together last year to buy Nokia’s maps business, beating out high-tech rivals for location services seen as key to the future of self-driving cars. “There are different kinds of talks at the moment,” Stadler told reporters. “We have let it be known that […]
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March 3, 2016

German court rules Facebook may block pseudonyms

This post was originally published on this site Cups with the Facebook logo are pictured at the new Facebook Innovation Hub during a preview media tour in Berlin, Germany, February 24, 2016. Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch Facebook may prevent its users from using fake names, a German court said on Thursday, overturning a previous order from the Hamburg data protection authority. The ruling is a coup for the social network firm which has long argued its real-name policy ensures people know who they are sharing and connecting with and protects them from the abuse of the wide-open Internet. The Hamburg data protection […]
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