$388 in Sushi. Just a $20 Tip: The Brutal Math of Uber Eats and DoorDash
Delivery drivers were hailed as pandemic heroes. But they say the rise of contactless delivery has made customers less inclined to tip generously and gig work is becoming an even harder way to make a living. Read More
The Third Revolution in Warfare
By: The Atlantic September 11, 2021 On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, against the backdrop of the rushed U.S.-allied Afghanistan withdrawal, the grisly reality of armed combat and the challenge posed by asymmetric suicide terror attacks grow harder to ignore. But weapons technology has changed substantially over the past two decades. And thinking […]
Crisp Insights into Digital Age ESG Developments – July 29, 2021
Biden Advisers Ride on Pegasus Spyware As the NSO-Pegasus saga continues to play out, the information in this article highlights two important governance concerns: The amount of investor capital that has gone into cleaning up NSO’s reputation is considerable and serves as a warning of companies that (especially repeatedly) had reputational issues. Moreover, […]
Analyst Who Leaked Drone Secrets Sentenced to 45 Months
By: The Hill July 27, 2021 A former Air Force intelligence officer was sentenced to 45 months in prison Tuesday for sharing top-secret information about the U.S.’s drone program to the press. Daniel Hale was sentenced by Judge Liam O’Grady in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va., for violating the Espionage Act. Prosecutors […]
NATO Launches €1bn Fund to Invest in War Startups
By: Sifted June 23, 2021 NATO is planning to harness the knowhow of startups to develop its next generation of war machines. The transatlantic defence alliance has announced that it is to launch a startup accelerator programme and a €1bn investment fund focused on deeptech startups. The disruptive technologies that NATO is interested […]
America Grapples With Regulating Surveillance Technology
By: The Economist March 9, 2021 AMONG THE most pernicious aspects of the range of surveillance technologies available to the average police force is how they can render the visible invisible. For instance, you would notice if a police officer walked down your street every day, writing down the licence plates of every car. A police […]
Drones Used by Police to Monitor Political Protests in England
By: The Guardian February 14, 2021 Police have used unmanned drones to monitor political protests, including those held by the non-violent Black Lives Matter movement, research shows. Police also used drones in 2020 at animal rights protests, Extinction Rebellion and anti-HS2 demonstrations, and in one instance, an extreme-right protest. Campaigners say the police’s […]
NHS Using Drones to Deliver Coronavirus Kit Between Hospitals
By: The Guardian October 17, 2020 An NHS drone is being used to courier Covid-19 samples, blood tests and personal protective equipment between hospitals in England. It is hoped that the trials, backed by a £1.3m grant from the UK Space Agency, can establish a network of air corridors for electric drones to navigate using GPS. […]
‘Attacking at Speed’: Army Project Convergence and Breakthrough Lightning-Fast War
By: Fox News September 27, 2020 The U.S. military recently conducted a live-fire full combat replication with unmanned-to-unmanned teaming guiding attacks, small reconnaissance drones, satellites sending target coordinates to ground artillery and high-speed, AI-enabled “networked” warfare. This exercise was a part of the Army’s Project Convergence 2020, a weapons and platform combat experiment which, service leaders say, […]