NZ Tech Podcast – Netflix woes, Spark flicks Morepork, how Microsoft Teams challenges Slack

I’m Paul Spain’s guest on the New Zealand Tech Podcast this week. We talk about Spark selling its Morepork security business to ADT and how Netflix is struggling with content deals.

Elsewhere I describe Elon Musk as a Bond villain in the segment discussing Neuralink.

Also in the podcast: NZ drone rule update refresh, mobile-only streaming offering in India, FaceApp, Microsoft highlighting nation-state attacks, Huawei staying in headlines and why Apple may acquire Intel’s Modem business.

You can find the NZ Tech Podcast at all the usual places including the Tech Podcast webpage.

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UPS Seeks Airline-Type Status for Long-Distance Drone Deliveries

United Parcel Service Inc. is seeking approval to operate delivery drones under the same rules as a private jet service, unlocking the potential to carry health-care packages over long distances between hospitals.

The company is working with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to obtain Part 135 certification this year, a step toward freeing it from current commercial drone limits on where and how far its robot airfleet can fly. UPS is already earning revenue off health-care deliveries such as blood samples within a hospital campus in North Carolina, operating under the more restrictive rules.

UPS is among a growing segment of operators driving the rapid maturation of the commercial civilian drone industry. Regulators, under pressure to allow commercial expansion, are working with companies willing to commit the time and money to demonstrate they can operate safely, spearheading the expansion.

The FAA has been urging drone companies over the past year to become certified as sma..

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Felcra signs drone tech deal to improve life for 100,000 farmers

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MATA Aerotech Sdn Bhd CEO Wan Azrain Adnan (centre) and Felcra CEO Mohd Nazrul Izam Mansor (2nd right) are seen during the inking of the MoU July 23, 2019. — Picture courtesy of MATA Aerotech

KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 — State-owned Felcra Berhad has signed a memorandum of understanding with drone and robotics specialist MATA Aerotech to collaborate on integrating technology into agriculture.

The deal will help the government move agriculture forward if it can get more rural Malaysians to become farm-preneurs using technological advancements under Industry 4.0.

“It will also encourage young Malaysians to venture into the agricultural sector, lowering the country’s dependence on foreign labour.

“The smart agriculture model will change this country’s agriculture landscape. The future is here,” MATA Aerotech CEO Wan Azrain Adnan said in a media statement.

Citing Taiwan as an example, Wan Azrain said the use of d..

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Hannibal’s first drone races prove popular, attract 40 pilots

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Jul 22, 2019 at 7:30 PM

HANNIBAL – Hannibal may have a new sport – 40 drone racers from eight states competed in Hannibal's Inaugural Bill Lear Innovator Cup Drone Racing Finals on July 20 and 21 at the Hannibal-LaGrange University's campus.

HANNIBAL – Hannibal may have a new sport – 40 drone racers from eight states competed in Hannibal's Inaugural Bill Lear Innovator Cup Drone Racing Finals on July 20 and 21 at the Hannibal-LaGrange University's campus.

The drones were raced six at a time for two minutes, with their times recorded by the officials. Each pilot had 10 chances to compete before the finals.

No one was allowed in the race area during a race, with the pilots wearing goggles connected to their drones to see the race layout. They were led by white cones on the ground as they flew through many gates of different sizes and shapes.

Some hit a gate and went down. While there also was the danger of colliding with another drone, this wa..

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Nano Drones Market is Booming Worldwide | AeroVironment, Parrot, JJRC Toy, Prox Dynamics, Skyrocket Toys, Syma Toys

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Nano Drones Market is Booming Worldwide | AeroVironment, Parrot, JJRC Toy, Prox Dynamics, Skyrocket Toys, Syma Toys

Jul 22, 2019 (AB Digital via COMTEX) —

A new business intelligence report released by HTF MI with title “Global Nano Drones Market Research Report 2012-2024” has abilities to raise as the most significant market worldwide as it has remained playing a remarkable role in establishing progressive impacts on the universal economy. The Global Nano Drones Market Report offers energetic visions to conclude and study market size, market hopes, and competitive surroundings. The research is derived through primary and secondary statistics sources and it comprises both qualitative and quantitative detailing. Some of the key players profiled in the study are AeroVironment, Inc., Parrot SA, JJRC Toy, Prox Dynamics, Skyrocket Toys LLC, Syma Toys, Mota Group, Guangdong Cheerson Hobby Technology, Horizon Hobby, Aerix Drone, Hubsan Technology Company..

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Crypto Asset Custody Sidelined: Why The Herd is Yet To Arrive

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Crypto Asset Custody Sidelined: Why The Herd is Yet To Arrive

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Crypto asset custody is riskier and more complicated than most of us realize. It played an important role in financial market but most people are not aware of .

SINGAPORE, July 20, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Force Protocol has successfully hosted the prestigious “Custody Alliance Global Meetup-Taibei” at Taibei, July 4th ,2019, along with BC Group and TokenInsight, on behalf of co-hosted Jinse Finance, ChainUP, Krypital Group, Tsingtech Capital, Finctor Group, Infinitech Capital, Futuremoney, Maicoin, Biki, Kex Group and OceanEX.
“Custody Alliance Global Meetup”, an invitation only gathering, was booked up over a week prior to its scheduled date. Over one hundred individuals added th..

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Technical Problems Force State Fair Drone Show To Cancel For Second Week

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — It’s going to be a disappointing weekend for drone fans at the California State Fair.
For the second weekend in a row, a first-of-its-kind drone show was canceled. As people walked into Cal Expo Friday at the fair, they immediately saw a sign warning there would not be a drone show.

In past years the fair has ended its Friday and Saturday nights with a firework show, but this year they chose to try something different.

“We wanted to bring the drones here as an example of new technology that’s going on,” said Cal Expo Deputy General Manager Margaret Mohr.

READ ALSO: California State Fair Drone Show Canceled, Again; Fireworks Display Back On Friday, Saturday

It’s an aerial show using 80 colorfully lit drones flying high over the fairgrounds in choreographed formations. The custom-designed performance with music and narration was supposed to tell the story of California.

But now for the second weekend in a row, the drone shows were canceled. So what went wrong?

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