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Antigravity's Follow Me bundle adds accurate tracking and gesture controls to its A1 drone

Engadget

Antigravity's debut drone could do a lot, combining 360-degree cameras (from parent company Insta360) with POV goggles and a one-handed point-and-fly controller. The A1 was a lot of fun to fly and offered a new way to capture drone video, letting users reframe footage after the fact by cropping into the 360 video to focus on the most interesting action. The company's latest announcement isn't the A2, but a new accessory package it calls the Follow Me bundle. It includes propeller guards, a watch remote and a ring remote, and it's built to offer new hands-free shooting and tracking options. The watch and ring pair adds several new functions to the drone.


Zelenskyy to hold talks on Russia-Ukraine war with Witkoff, Europeans

Al Jazeera

Is the war entering a new phase? Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to hold talks with United States special envoy Steve Witkoff and European leaders in Norway, aimed at ending the war with Russia. The prime ministers of Norway and Finland will attend the talks in Oslo on Tuesday, while President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is expected to attend remotely because of illness. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said Zelenskyy requested that Witkoff and Kushner participate in Tuesday's discussions. In a post on X before the talks, Zelenskyy said he had engaged in a "substantive conversation" with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio about missile interceptors, intelligence sharing and Starlink, a satellite internet service owned by Elon Musk's SpaceX.


Children among six killed in Russian drone strike on Ukraine park

Al Jazeera

Is the war entering a new phase? A Russian drone strike on a park in Ukraine's north-eastern Kharkiv region has killed six people, including three children. The attack comes amid growing concerns over Ukraine's air defences and Donald Trump's moves to import Russian diesel. Trump: 'Paris is going to be a Muslim city very soon' Could your halal pension be funding Israel's military? Residents hoisted from rooftops amid Spain's deadly flooding


160 people reported killed in escalating drone attacks across Sudan

Al Jazeera

A wave of drone attacks across Sudan has killed more than 160 people in recent days, according to medics and rights groups. D rone attacks on Khartoum killed three children on Monday, according to Emergency Lawyers, a group that monitors violence against civilians in Sudan's civil war, while more than 160 were reported to have been killed in western regions since Friday. The deadliest recent attack was near a market on Sunday evening in Al-Dibab town in the southwestern state of West Kordofan, which is controlled by the RSF. Residents and medical workers said a drone attacked a transport hub where villagers had gathered after a market day to find rides home, killing 80 people. Another 47 wounded people were taken to the nearby town of Al-Mujlad, where 30 later died from their injuries, a medical source said, according to the AFP news agency.


Injured Ukrainian soldier rescued in first-ever drone evacuation mission

Al Jazeera

Is the war entering a new phase? The Ukrainian army says it has carried out the world's first drone evacuation of a wounded soldier from the front line. A heavy-lift hexacopter carried the injured soldier to safety, showcasing battlefield innovation as Ukraine faces declining troop numbers and intensifying Russian drone threats. Residents hoisted from rooftops amid Spain's deadly flooding


Ukraine says it carried out first drone airlift of wounded soldier from front line

BBC News

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The Ukrainian military has released footage of what it says is the world's first drone airlift of a wounded soldier from the front line. The 92nd Assault Brigade said a ground rescue mission was not possible as the wounded serviceman was surrounded by landmines and there was high Russian drone activity in the area. It says a heavy hexacopter, piloted by a remote operator, was able to maintain stability during the very difficult operation. BBC Verify has found confirmed the identity of the army personnel involved in the video, and found no signs of AI generation of manipulation.


Did Ukraines data center strikes affect Russias bot army? We now have better evidence.

Mashable

Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more Mashable Selects Gift Ideas For Everyone On Your List Say More Versus Trending Now Look Up In My Bag Mashable @Home Top creators, ranked Creator Playbook AI at School All Series Did Ukraine's data center strikes affect Russia's bot army? We now have better evidence. New data suggests Yandex strikes created an 84 percent decline in pro-Russian accounts on Facebook and Telegram. Chance Townsend is the General Assignments Editor at Mashable, covering tech, video games, dating apps, digital culture, and whatever else comes his way. He has a Master's in Journalism from the University of North Texas and is a proud orange cat father.


Ukraine launches over 1,000 drones at Russia, setting oil facilities ablaze

Al Jazeera

Is the war entering a new phase? At least one person has been killed, and five others injured after Ukraine launched more than 1,000 drones at Russia, one of Kyiv's largest aerial strikes in the war. St Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov said firefighters were battling fires sparked by Sunday's attacks on the St Petersburg oil terminal, the Ruchi oil depot and industrial warehouses in the Kolpinsky district south of the city. The attack disrupted flights at St Petersburg's main airport, one of the country's busiest, which was restricting operations "for safety reasons", Beglov said. Russian e-commerce company Ozon said there was a fire at its logistics hub in St Petersburg.


Watch: Russian saboteur working for Ukraine shares reconnaissance videos

BBC News

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. A Russian man secretly working for Ukraine's intelligence services has shared videos of surveillance work he says he has done for Kyiv inside Russia. The man, who we are calling Ivan, claims to have played a role in Ukrainian drone attacks on strategic bombers and munitions factories on his home soil. He features in a BBC World Service documentary about the shadowy world of Russian saboteurs. Ivan was cautious about how much detail he shared, making it impossible to verify the activities he claims to have carried out.


Inside the shadowy world of anti-Putin sabotage from within Russia

BBC News

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Two Russian men secretly working for Ukraine's intelligence services have given rare accounts of operations they claim to have been involved with, that have targeted military assets and personnel inside Russia. One of the men, whom we are calling Ivan, claims to have played a role from Russia in Ukrainian drone attacks on strategic bombers and munitions factories on his home soil. He features in a BBC World Service documentary about the shadowy world of Russian saboteurs. The documentary, by independent Polish journalist Marcin Mamon, also features a man we are calling Foma, a Russian living in exile in Poland.