Autel’s new Evo Lite+ has a night mode and great flight time, and it’s a compelling alternative to DJI’s most popular drones.
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The Ice Cream You Ordered Is Here. A Drone Just Delivered It
Plus: Google beefs up its image search, Lego and Epic lay bricks together, and other consumer tech news from this week.
DJI’s Action 2 Camera and Mavic 3 Drone Are on Sale
Planning to hit the trails this spring? Now’s the time to grab a pocketable cam to document all your adventures.
This Custom Drone Whooshes Closer to the Snowboarding Action
The organizers of a live snowboarding broadcast wanted to create a more immersive viewing experience. So they hacked together a flying rig just for the job.
Polestar’s New EV Concept Comes With … a Boomerang Drone?
The O2 sports car has a built-in “cinematic drone” that deploys to autonomously record your road-warrior skills. And if it’s ever made I’ll eat my driving gloves.
DJI’s Excellent Mavic 3 Is on Another Plane
This will get you the best-looking video footage from a consumer drone. It’s also tons of fun to fly.
The US Puts a $10M Bounty on DarkSide Ransomware Hackers
Plus: a “Trojan Source” bug, Russian hackers exposed, and more of the week’s top security news.
A Drone Tried to Disrupt the Power Grid. It Won’t Be the Last
An attack attempt in 2020 proves the UAS threat is real—and not enough is being done to stop it.
You Can Now Buy Ring’s In-Home Drone—if You’re Invited
The flying camera from the Amazon-owned company is back.
Everything Amazon Announced—Including a Cute Security Robot
At its hardware event, the retailer took the wraps off several new smart home gadgets, from a TV-sized Echo Show to an ultra-cheap smart thermostat.