Always has been, always wi– Wait, what? Every company seeks to expand beyond its core market, both to satisfy shareholders as well as grow its sales opportunities. Intel has spent a lot of time and money over the years trying to move beyond processors alone and test the waters as a consumer brand. You could see the evolution: the Intel chime (dumdumdumDUM!), the dancing bunny people, the expansion into various parts of the PC… and beyond. Intel's core business, though, has always had an underlying goal: sell more chips.

Ed Felten, deputy chief technology officer at the White House, said during the call that drones are becoming more advanced through the use of sensors and artificial intelligence that help them sense obstacles, making them a useful tool for government agencies to assess damage during emergencies. Felten added that drones are "still a nascent technology," so only state and local governments have passed privacy rules to govern the use of drones while the federal government considers broader regulation.