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Andrew Blake

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Andrew Blake was a cybersecurity reporter for The Washington Times.

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In this undated handout file photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, a MQ-9 Reaper, armed with GBU-12 Paveway II laser guided munitions and AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, is piloted by Col. Lex Turner during a combat mission over southern Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Lt. Col.. Leslie Pratt, US Air Force, File)

Drone crashes doubled for the Air Force between 2014 and 2015

Drones operated by the U.S. Air Force crashed in record numbers last year, with 20 unmanned aerial vehicles having been either completely destroyed or heavily damaged -- each one costing at least $2 million, a new investigation revealed.

January 21, 2016
This screen shot made Thursday, April 9, 2015, on an iPhone 6 shows some of the new emojis available with the iOS 8.3 software update. The batch of more than 300 new emojis includes ones different skin tones and depictions of families with two moms or two dads. (AP Photo)

Russian censors say emojis don’t violate ‘gay propaganda’ ban

The Russian government has concluded that emojis that come pre-installed on Apple iPhones don't violate the federal law against promoting homosexuality to minors, sparing the Silicon Valley company from being fined for infringing on the Kremlin's so-called "gay propaganda" ban.

January 19, 2016