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Got a drone? It’s registration time, says the FAA
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(credit: Microdrones Gmbh)

The US Department of Transportation has launched a "streamlined and user-friendly" online registration process for aerial drones, starting today. New regulations announced in October require all drone owners to register.

In the view of the Federal Aviation Administration, drones or "unmanned aircraft systems" (UAS) qualify as aircraft, even if operated by hobbyists, and will be regulated...

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Microsoft to give back some of the free OneDrive storage it’s taking away
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Microsoft will be giving back some, but not all, of the OneDrive storage that it was planning to take away from users of its cloud storage service.

In early November, the company made a surprising announcement to OneDrive users in two parts. First, the unlimited storage that came with Office 365 subscriptions was being cut back to 1TB. Second, the free storage tier was cut...

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It’s a first! Atlas 5 rocket sends Cygnus cargo ship (with HoloLens) to space station
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Atlas 5 launch
After waiting out Florida’s weather for three days, United Launch Alliance’s Atlas 5 rocket lofted supplies to the International Space Station today for the first time ever. The Atlas rose from its launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 4:44 p.m. ET (1:44 p.m. PT), sending Orbital ATK’s uncrewed Cygnus crew capsule into orbit. The space station’s...
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Analysis shows which streaming service has the best original content and it’s not Netflix
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Photo via Cut Cable Today
It seems everyone is in the game of creating original content for streaming now, but who is making the best content? That’s the question Cut Cable Today explored with this incredible analysis of exactly which company is making the best programming. What did they find? Netflix may have the numbers and a large pool of...
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The trailer for Marvel’s ‘Captain America: Civil War’ is out, and it’s looking pretty amazing
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Captain America
And you thought sitting down with your family tomorrow was setting the stage for some epic internal battles. Marvel dropped the trailer for Captain America: Civil War, and if you were wondering what it looks like when the Avengers start to in-fight on the silver screen, wonder no more. Basically, it comes down to watching Captain America (Chris Evans)...
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