Drone surveillance and warfare

With AI, jets and police, Paris is securing the Olympics — and worrying critics

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With AI, jets and police, Paris is securing the Olympics — and worrying critics

PARIS — A year ago, the head of the Paris Olympics boldly declared that France’s capital would be “ the safest place in the world ” when the Games open this Friday. Tony Estanguet’s confident forecast looks less far-fetched now with squadrons of police patrolling Paris’ streets, fighter jets and soldiers primed to scramble, and … Read more

Ukraine’s first Oscar hailed as reminder of war’s horrors as Russian drones strike buildings

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Ukraine’s first Oscar hailed as reminder of war’s horrors as Russian drones strike buildings

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine awoke Monday to another day of war — Russian drones blasted buildings in the Kharkiv and Odesa regions — but also the news it had won its first Oscar. The best documentary victory for Mstyslav Chernov’s “20 Days in Mariupol,” a harrowing first-person account by The Associated Press journalist of the … Read more