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Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology are working on a new autonomous search and rescue system made up of a marine vessel that can launch a fleet of fixed-wing drones to scout a predefined area, along with live-feed quadcopters.

In a fight against "offensive or clearly misleading" results that make up about 0.25-percent of daily search traffic, Google has outlined new efforts to stymie the spread of fake news and other low-quality content like unexpected offensive materials, hoaxes and baseless conspiracy theories.​

The latest entrant to the VTOL drone arena comes from researchers at the Delft University of Technology, whose delftAcopter relies on a helicopter propellor to be lifted off the ground and then soars like a plane once in the air. ​

One company is looking to add another layer of sophistication to robotic rescue teams, launching a drone-attachment that is claimed to detect the heartbeats and breathing of people trapped under rubble.

Google Goggles is a new Android phone app that lets you search the Web using photos taken with our mobile phone instead of words or voice activation.