Los Angeles Times San Diego Sheriff's Department begins using drones to find missing people, document crime scenesLos Angeles TimesSheriff's homicide detectives showed up at the house first. Next came the drone. As detectives began investigating the fatal shooting of a Pala woman last week, two deputies flew the drone over the outdoor homicide scene, taking […]

NPR PHOTOS: A Drone's View Of The WorldNPRAt Goats and Soda we're always watching the developing world. A group of international photographers is doing the same thing — but from a drone's perspective. We mined the website dronestagram (think Instagram for drone pics) for the most riveting … and more » Brought to you by Google […]

MarketWatch Opinion: Firefighters have a new tool in saving lives: dronesMarketWatchFirefighters in Greater Manchester aren't the first ones to have used drones for such purposes. Companies like FLIR Systems FLIR, -0.85% and Workswell already offer complete imaging solutions, not only for firefighters, but also for power engineers … Brought to you by Google News. Read […]

Bloomberg Swiss Police Are Ready to Blast Drones Out of the Sky at DavosBloombergIn Davos, police were testing to make sure the equipment was ready and able to take down any drones potentially carrying out covert missions, said Steffen Wicker, managing director at H.P. Marketing & Consulting Wüst, which makes the jamming guns … and more » […]

Fortune Aerial Photography Company Settles With FAA Over Illegally Flying DronesFortuneSkyPan International, which uses drones to take aerial photos for corporate clients like Wells Fargo and Ritz Carlton Residences, has agreed to pay $200,000 to settle accusations that it violated rules by flying drones in New York City and Chicago in …The FAA just issued […]

NBCNews.com How Drones Are Helping Scientists Study the Future of WhalesNBCNews.comOcean Alliance created the "Snotbot," a drone they designed to capture both images of the whales and live biological samples of the "snot" the animals exhale through their blow holes. The team mounted petri dishes to the drone's base so that when the … Brought […]

CNET Much-hyped Lily Camera Drone going out of businessCNETLily's shuttering comes almost two years after the company began touting its point-and-shoot quadcopter drone, complete with a built-in camera, to widespread fanfare. The company initially promised to begin shipping the $1,000 drones to customers in …Hyped Drone Company Lily Collapses After Failing To Raise Additional $15 MillionForbesWhy […]

Forbes Hyped Drone Company Lily Collapses After Failing To Raise Additional $15 MillionForbesThe San Francisco-drone company said in an email to customers that it was unable to find more financing to enable manufacturing and production of its first drone. One source that was informed of the company's troubles said that Lily had been trying to […]

Forbes The Most Exciting Consumer Drone News From CES 2017ForbesDrones are big business, predicted to be worth billions in the next decade. Getting into this nascent industry is a smart idea, and the best way to make them accessible is to let flyers understand how they work. Airblock, a Kickstarter-funded project … and more » Brought […]

MarketWatch Bebop-maker Parrot to cut a third of its drone staffMarketWatchParrot, which makes the Bebop consumer drone, announced Monday a plan to reduce its drone team of 840 employees by 290 people — about one-third. 150 positions would be cut from its headquarters in France, along with other positions around the world, …Parrot is laying off […]