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Actual pigeons flying through fog in Kathmandu, Nepal, in January 2019.Photo: Niranjan Shrestha (AP)It turns out that Facebook’s onetime plan to build huge drones that would relay wireless networks to parts of the world without widespread access to high-speed internet, Project Aquila, isn’t the only odd method the company has explored in its quest towards world e-domination. According to a recent report in Business Insider (paywalled), Facebook worked on a since-canceled project titled “Catalina” that would use much smaller drones to help boost wireless speeds.

A source told the site Catalina “began in late 2017 or earlier” and continued past end of Aquila in June 2018. Named after Santa Catalina Island, a landmass off the coast of California that at one point used pigeons for communication with the mainland, the project entailed fixed-wing drones “closer in size to a sparrow than an eagle” that would use high-density solid-state drives to ferry data to users who might find it prohibi..

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Thursday

Mar 28, 2019 at 12:21 PM

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Sun 'n Fun in Lakeland is the place to be in Florida if you're looking for family fun and things to do in April. The 45th year of the show features the Blue Angels, a drone light show and more.

LAKELAND — Six F-18 fighter jet pilots will compete against the latest drone technology in the skies over Lakeland for the admiration of thousands of spectators next week.
The 45th annual Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In & Expo featuring a wide variety of high-powered aviation performances, exhibitors and educational classes will take place at Lakeland Linder International Airport Tuesday through Sunday, April 7.
“One reason I think Sun ‘n Fun has been so successful over the years is people with a diversity of interests can find satisfaction here,” said John “Lites” Leenhouts, president and CEO of Sun ‘n Fun.
The annual April fundraiser is the second largest aviation expo of its kind in the world, second to only EAA Air..

BILLINGS – There is a new tool being used by the Montana Highway Patrol that is likely to take the agency’s crash investigations to a new level.

“It really allows us to capture the scene from every angle,” said Trooper Aaron Freivalds.

The agency started using drone technology in the summer of 2018. Now, each district in the state has a drone and pilots licensed to fly them. Billings and Great Falls districts were some of the first to get the drones and start using them when it came to fatal crashes.

So far, the Billings District has used its drone in eight deadly crashes. Freivalds is the pilot.

“It’s always been an interest and a hobby of mine,” he said.

Ever since he was a kid, Freivalds has been interested in remote-controlled technology.

“I like them. I have personal drones,” said Freivalds. “I’ve been flying RC planes and helicopters and now quadrocopters since I was about 10 years old.”

He was instrumental in introducing the patrol to the use of drones, hoping to answer q..

Wednesday

Mar 27, 2019 at 7:30 PM

Technology-related employment in Missouri grew by more than 5,700 new jobs in 2018 and the tech sector increased its contribution to the state's economy, according to Cyberstates 2019, the definitive guide to national, state and metropolitan area tech sector and tech workforce analytics published annually by CompTIA, the leading technology industry association

Technology-related employment in Missouri grew by more than 5,700 new jobs in 2018 and the tech sector increased its contribution to the state's economy, according to Cyberstates 2019, the definitive guide to national, state and metropolitan area tech sector and tech workforce analytics published annually by CompTIA, the leading technology industry association.

Net tech employment grew by an estimated 5,736 jobs in 2018, a 2.8 percent increase over 2017. Since 2010, net tech employment has grown by more than 37,600 new jobs. With more than 209,000 workers, tech accounts ..