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‘Opened Pandora’s box’: Putin’s big warning after Ukraine hits Russian economic infrastructure

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned Ukraine of a retaliatory campaign against its most sensitive economic sectors after Kyiv intensified drone strikes on Russian economic infrastructure, saying the attacks had “opened Pandora’s box”.

The Times of India · Aug 22

Meet Luca McGill, the Arizona eighth-grader who flew a drone 120 metres into the sky expecting cities to have the most ground-level CO2; rural areas did instead

When 13-year-old Luca McGill set out to measure carbon dioxide in Arizona, he assumed the busiest city streets would naturally produce the highest levels. However, his custom drone experiments revealed a completely different reality. As documented by the Society for Science, which highlights young researchers through its Thermo Fisher Scientific…

The Times of India · Aug 22

10 dead as Russia, Ukraine trade fresh strikes after Moscow’s deadly shopping centre attack

At least seven people were killed in fresh Russian missile and drone attacks across Ukraine on Saturday, while three people died in a Ukrainian drone strike in Russia’s Krasnodar region.

The Times of India · Aug 22

Deadly 'double-tap' Russian drone strikes target Ukraine shopping centre

A pair of Russian drone strikes that hit a shopping centre in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih Friday killed at least 15 people and wounded scores more, authorities said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of targeting emergency workers in what's known as a "double-tap" strike, with the second…

France 24 · Aug 21

‘Double-tap’ attack: 14 killed as Russian drones ravage Zelenskyy’s hometown

Russian drone strikes on the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih killed at least 14 people and injured 121 others on Friday, including 22 children, local authorities said, in one of the latest deadly attacks as Moscow intensifies its aerial campaign against Ukraine.

The Times of India · Aug 21

Deadly Russian attack on shopping mall in Zelenskyy's hometown kills at least 16

In an update on Saturday morning, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported that nine people remain missing following the attack. Search and rescue operations are ongoing.

Euronews · Aug 21

How Silicon Valley just might save Americn from the growing drone threat

In June, Allen Control Systems raised $200 million on the strength of its Bullfrog platform, which can respond to a drone threat in seconds by shooting them out of the sky with bullets.

Fortune · Aug 21

Planned New Battleships Come With a High Price Tag and an Uncertain Future

Large warships could prove to be expensive drone sponges without a clear mission.

Reason · Aug 21

Business Brief (Aug. 21): China Urges U.S. to Revoke Drone Tariffs

Chinese mainland tourist visits to Japan plummeted 56% in the first seven months

Caixin Global · Aug 21

Amazon, Uber, DoorDash, and Walmart are taking the delivery wars to the skies

After years of experiments and setbacks, some of America’s biggest delivery companies are racing to make drones mainstream.

Fortune · Aug 21