2024-10-31
“We suspect Skydio was targeted by Beijing because it is likely seen as a competitor to DJI,” said one US official. “If there is a silver lining, we can use this episode to accelerate our work to diversify drone supply chains away from . . . China.”
Financial Times
China sanctions Skydio, the US' largest drone maker and a supplier to Ukraine's military; sources say Skydio is rushing to find new suppliers for critical parts
Skydio, the US's largest drone maker and a supplier to Ukraine's military, faces a supply chain crisis after Beijing imposed sanctions …
2022-12-28
“We were fully staffed and prepared for the approaching holiday weekend when severe weather swept across the continent...This forced daily changes to our flight schedule at a volume and magnitude that still has the tools our teams use to recover the airline operating at capacity” https://twitter.com/...
Insider
Southwest Airlines says an operational meltdown over the holiday weekend was partly caused by its scheduling software, which a union rep called “outdated”
New York CNN — A punishing winter storm … Los Angeles Times : Far from a shock, Southwest meltdown was ‘perfect storm’ of well-known vulnerabilities Scott Neuman / NPR : The bliz...
2021-07-08
AI and automation aren't necessarily equivalent... as @MichaelJKanaan has thoughtfully explained to me many a time https://twitter.com/...
Washington Post
A look at the debate over autonomous weapons: 30 countries support a total ban, the US says concerns are overblown, and Russia says such weapons don't yet exist
Gerrit De Vynck / Washington Post : Tweets: @zaknafeindc , @ghostpanther , @thekarami , @chey_cobb , @nils_gilman , @gerritd , @rachaelmyrow , @ylitvinenko , @onekade , @daankayse...