Drones Are About to Fill the Sky With Advertisements

November 9, 2022

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Despite how King Leonidas is portrayed as a younger man in popular depictions (like in the 2007 film 300), he was actually around sixty years old when he fought in the Battle of Thermopylae.

Happy Wednesday! Ready or not, Google is shutting down the old Gmail design, and moving everyone to the current look. Gmail could have more competition soon — Zoom is working on email and calendar services of its own.

There are also more great deals popping up ahead of Black Friday. Anker has released a Bluetooth tracker that works just like Apple AirTags, but at a lower price. If you’ve had your eye on a smart speaker (or two, or three), the Google Nest Mini is just $18 right now.

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If you don’t know that hundreds of illuminated drones filling the sky in a programmed pattern is a new advertising thing, seeing it for the first time can be a bit jarring. Read More »

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