TECH NEWS

The FCC wants to ban DJI drones it already approved. LiDAR and thermal cameras are now “military-grade.”

https://media.thenextweb.com/2026/08/fcc-dji-drone-ban-expand-lidar-thermal-retroactive.jpg

TL;DR

FCC proposing to expand drone ban to cover LiDAR, thermal imaging, aerosol dispensing, swarms, and heavy drones. Would retroactively ban previously-approved DJI models. Existing owners unaffected. DJI calls it “total reversal.” Comments open until September 2.

The FCC is considering banning DJI drones that it already approved for sale in the United States. The proposal would expand the agency’s existing drone restrictions to target specific capabilities: LiDAR sensing, thermal imaging, aerosol-dispersing systems, coordinated swarm operations, docking stations, and drones weighing 55 pounds or more. The FCC is classifying these features as “military-grade.” Several popular DJI models that already have FCC clearance, including the Air 3S, Avata 360, and Mini 5 Pro, would be pulled from the US market if the proposal goes through.

This is a significant escalation. DJI was already banned from selling new modelsafter the FCC added it to the Covered List in December...

Copyright of this story solely belongs to thenextweb.com. To see the full text click HERE

Read more

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VPnn8k6TuzxWvPnVCKj9Rk-1920-80.jpg

'No old code exists': Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis experience director confirms the 'reimagining' had to be built totally from the ground up on Unreal Engine 5 — but this meant Crystal Dynamics could add more tech upgrades

* Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis experience director Jeff Adams confirms "no old code exists" for the original 1996 game * This meant Crystal Dynamics had to build the game from the ground up on Unreal Engine 5 * Adams says the engine also allowed the studio to create its own