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World’s First Passenger Drone Is Controlled By A Microsoft Surface

A Chinese company based in the culinary port city of Guangzhou has unveiled a single-passenger drone that can transport people up to an altitude of 11,000 feet. It can cruise at 62 miles per hour for over 20 minutes and is controlled with a Microsoft Surface. It is the most daring product to come out of the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The personal aerial vehicle is named EHANG 184 AAV and comes with a six figure price tag.

Scientists: Trees Near Fukushima Have Mutated, People May Be Next

Japanese scientists have revealed that up to 90% of fir trees in forests surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant show signs of mutations and abnormality.  Insects sampled in a town over 50 kilometers from the disaster zone also showed signs of having deformed or missing legs. Scientists are said to be worried that these deformities are a precursor to what is in store for the Japanese people. Nsnbc.me reports: Japanese scientists are reluctant to comment on the record.

Ukrainian Cyber Malware Responsible For Power Outage Is Widespread

Internet security software firms believe that last month’s cyber attack on a Ukrainian power plant, was the first time a malicious software had been traced to a power outage. The cyber attack on Ukrainian power companies resulted in an electricity blackout for tens of thousands of homes, and is more widespread than previously thought, according to software firm ESET. Engineering & Technology reports: Prykarpattyaoblenergo, a power company in Western Ukraine, reported an outage on 23 December that affected the nearby area including regional capital Ivano-Frankivsk.

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