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Amazon begins testing delivery drone fleets in the UK  

Amazon is inching closer to a reality of delivering products using airborne drones. It's now partnering with the UK government to expand trials of its drones to cover various delivery scenarios. In collaboration with the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), Amazon will test drones that fly beyond the operator's line of sight in rural and suburban areas, their ability to identify and avoid obstacles, and even trips involving fleets of automated drones handled by a single person. The outcomes of these trials will help inform the development of future policy and regulation for the use of unmanned drones for commercial…

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The sun-powered Solar Impulse 2 plane just completed a journey around the world  

I can't believe I'm typing this: two pilots just completed a 24,584 mile-long trip around the world in a plane over the course of more than a year, without a single drop of fuel. Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg flew the Solar Impulse 2 across Europe, North America and Asia over the past year; the final leg of their trip took them from Cairo to Abu Dhabi in two days and 37 minutes, signaling the end of an incredible journey that the Swiss duo undertook to prove that clean technologies can power our future energy needs on earth. The Solar…

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Norway is building the world's first ‘floating' underwater tunnels  

Norway has an ambitious plan to ease the congestion of local ferries by building a series of underwater tunnels that allow travelers to cross the nations bodies of water. The “submerged floating bridges” would consist of large tubes suspended by pontoon-like support structures 100 feet below water. Each will be wide enough for two lanes of traffic, and the floating structures should ease the congestion on numerous ferries currently required to get commuters from Point A to Point B. Each support pontoon would then be secured to a truss or bolted to the bedrock below to keep things stable. Currently, a trip from Kristiansand to…

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Florida court proves if you're a criminal that isn't using bitcoin, you're doing it wrong  

Bitcoin has made millionaires nearly overnight, lost some their life savings, and fluctuates more than a politician during election season, but make no mistake: it's not currency, at least to this Florida court. A Miami-Dade judge ruled in favor of a man, Michell Espinoza, charged with illegally selling and laundering $1,500 worth of bitcoin to undercover detectives. Before the transaction, Espinoza was informed by the detectives that they intended to use the bitcoin to purchase stolen credit cards, a move that could constitute money laundering — by Florida's definition of the law. Under Florida law, someone can be charged with the crime…

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PlayStation Vue will be more attractive to cord cutters with addition of NFL RedZone  

One of the most-voiced concerns about cord-cutting being a viable alternative to cable/satellite is the lack of live sports. After today's announcement from Sony that it's bringing NFL Network and its subscription service, RedZone, to PlayStation Vue, it's clear this is becoming less of an issue. The popular streaming option for PS4 owners is set to kick off the new channels this fall, at the start of the NFL season. It'll join MLB TV, NHL TV and NBA League Pass as streaming options, covering each of the “big four” sports in the US. For fight fans, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) also has a PS4 streaming…

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