From movie shoots to search-and-rescue operations to your neighborhood park, drones are everywhere. This week, the Federal Aviation Administration released data revealing the exact whereabouts of the country's registered drones. Among the findings: Los Angeles County is the drone capital of America, with 12,250 registered drones. In second place is Arizona's Maricopa County, home to a number of Phoenix-based aerial photography companies. Looking at the data from a per capita perspective, Hinsdale County, Colorado wins out, with 5.2 drones for every 1,000 people.

Google's self-driving vehicles could one day be fitted with a form of adhesive coating on their bonnets to reduce injuries in collisions with pedestrians. The tech giant received a patent Tuesday for a kind of human flypaper that would sit beneath an eggshell-like protective layer on the car's front, the Mercury News reports. "The adhesive layer may be a very sticky material and operate in a manner similar to flypaper, or double-sided duct tape," the patent reads. "The adhesion of the pedestrian to the vehicle may prevent the pedestrian from bouncing off." Google acknowledges that it's not yet possible to guarantee its self-driven cars would not hit pedestrians, according to the News.

Silicon Valley companies have long battled one another for your money, your attention, and your data. Now they are fighting one another over a new battleground: Your living room. Google on Wednesday unveiled Google Home, a voice-activated, Internet-connected speaker with a built-in virtual assistant powered by Google's smarts. Home is Google's answer to the Echo, a similar device from Amazon that has become a surprise hit with shoppers. For consumers, Google Home and the Amazon Echo can answer questions about the weather, set alarms, and manage appointments, among other tasks.

Uber is advancing its driverless car efforts by deploying a test vehicle in Pittsburgh over the coming weeks, the company announced Thursday. The company's autonomous Ford Fusion, which has been outfitted with sensors from Uber's Advanced Technologies Center, will have a human in the driver's seat to monitor operations. The car will be used to collect mapping data in addition to testing self-driving capabilities, and will include laser scanners, radars, and high-resolution cameras. Uber says the technology is in its early days and that the company has informed local officials and law enforcement of its plans."Right Last month, Uber joined with Google, Ford, Volvo, and Lyft in announcing that they would form a coalition to urge lawmakers to pave the road for self-driving vehicle technology.

Geniuses come in all forms, from aerospace engineers and artificial intelligence experts to creative storytellers and environmental advocates. Might you be a genius, too? TIME asked the wise guys (and girls) at Mensa, the world's oldest and arguably best-known society for smart people, to help us create this simple 10-question quiz that puts your noggin to the test. If you can correctly answer the brain teasers below, you just might have what it takes to earn the title "genius."

If opening musical numbers are any indication, Google wanted to make sure everyone knew it was going to be a mind-blowing yet quirky day right from the start. After two years holed up in San Francisco's Moscone Center, Google's annual I/O developer conference kicked off outside on Wednesday, in a white-tented amphitheater on the company's campus in Mountain View. To begin, two musicians, placed in what looked like giant crows' nests, played strings that ran the length of the forum, stretching from their perches to the metalwork above the stage where Google CEO Sundar Pichai would soon appear. The tune was a number by Yann Tiersen, whose jaunty French folk music has found a wide and loving audience through films like Amélie. The video that followed took that vibe and gave it a Four Loko.

Google had a lot to showcase at its annual developer conference on Wednesday, from a new home virtual assistant to plans to delve deeper into virtual reality. This year's Google I/O focused heavily on machine learning and VR, and how these technologies are being applied to Google's core products. Google Home, launching later this year, is very much what it sounds like: a virtual assistant for your house. It's a voice-activated device meant to be placed in the home that allows for access to Google when your phone isn't nearby. The company also positioned the device as a smart controller for the home during its presentation, saying it's capable of communicating with nearby connected gadgets like smart light bulbs and Nest devices.

Google on Wednesday unveiled a new messaging app with a built-in smart assistant, putting it in a position to compete with services like Facebook Messenger and Microsoft Skype. The app, called Allo, integrates Google directly into messaging threads. For instance, if a friend texts you to invite you out for Italian food, Google will suggest nearby restaurants. From there, you can also choose to book a reservation through OpenTable. It's similar to the way Facebook Messenger allows you to interact with various apps.

Google just made it that much easier to access its massive search engine when your phone isn't nearby. The device is similar to the Amazon Echo smart speaker. Google Home functions as a speaker that also houses Google's powerful new voice-activated assistant. It's launching later this year, but the company demonstrated a preview of the gadget on stage. Google Home is customizable, so buyers can swap out the material based on their furniture and ambience.

Google unveiled Wednesday a significant overhaul to its voice search functionality that makes it smarter and more intuitive. The revamped software also has a new name: "Google Assistant." Google Assistant understands language more naturally than standard Google voice search. For example, if a user asks who directed the film The Revenant, that person can follow up with a query like "Show me his awards." The user doesn't have to say the director's name to get the correct answer.