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Memphis International Airport Begins Federal Drone Testing – Tennessee, United States
Drones will deliver parts at the FedEx hub and medical supplies at Shelby Farms and the Liberty Bowl as part of a new nationwide project to accelerate their integration into the National Airspace System. The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority, in partnership with FedEx and others, was announced Wednesday as one of 10 federal partners in a Trump administration push to advance America’s use of unmanned aircraft systems. The airport authority will partner with the City of Memphis, city police and fire departments, Agricenter International, the University of Memphis, the Tennessee Department of Transportation Division of Aeronautics, FedEx, GE subsidiaries AirXOS and Avitas, Intel, Flirtey, 901Drones, Express Drone Parts and ForeverReady Productions. Airport Authority president Scott Brockman and U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, said FedEx, the airport’s largest customer, is key to the project.
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FCC Chair Calls For More Oversight Of Facebook, Google And Twitter – United States
Do big tech companies need more government oversight? That’s the question Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai pondered in a blog post Tuesday, just as Congress prepares to grill executives from Facebook and Twitter on Wednesday. Specifically, Pai said companies like Google, Facebook and Twitter need to be more transparent about how they operate their social media platforms. “Currently, the FCC imposes strict transparency requirements on companies that operate broadband networks how they manage their networks, performance characteristics, and the like,” he wrote. “Yet consumers have virtually no insight into similar business practices by tech giants.” The Republican-controlled FCC, led by Pai, killed Obama-era net neutrality regulation on broadband services last year. While he rejected the idea that these companies should be regulated “like the water company” or any other public utility, he said, “it’s important to have a serious conversation about these issues not least because these tech giants have come to have much greater influence over our economy and society.
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U.S. To Expand Military Presence In Greece As Tensions Rise With Russia And Turkey
The U.S. military is planning to expand its presence in Greece as Washington’s relationship with Turkey deteriorates. The U.S. hopes to use collaboration with Athens to increase its military access to key parts of the Middle East, officials said. “If you look at geography, and you look at current operations in Libya, and you look at current operations in Syria, you look at potential other operations in the eastern Mediterranean, the geography of Greece and the opportunities here are pretty significant,” Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Joseph Dunford told reporters Tuesday, according to Military Times. The ongoing civil war in Syria likely plays a significant role in the U.S.’s decision to explore closer military ties with Greece. The Syrian government is currently preparing to launch an offensive against rebel groups in the province of Idlib, while Turkey is meeting with officials from Russia and Iran this week to discuss Syria’s future.
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