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Scottish Sun
a day ago
- Science
- Scottish Sun
China unveils tiny terrifying mosquito-sized drone to be used for spying & ‘special missions' as they sneak into homes
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) CHINA has unveiled a horrifying mosquito-sized drone to be used for covert missions and spying. The spindly device looks scarily akin to the blood-sucking insect - making it a valuable tool for secret information gathering. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 China has unveiled a tiny terrifying mosquito-sized drone 3 Experts warn it will be used for spying missions 3 In a video published by state media over the weekend, scientists are seen holding up the moquito-like robot which they say will perform a range of military and civilian activities. But experts warn the drone's miniature size will mean it can easily and covertly access private indoor areas and listen in on people's conversations. The eerie device has two yellow, leaf-like wings, a black thin body and three wiry legs. Experts have warned the size of the drone means it will be much quieter than traditional models. Read more on World PARTY BOAT Jeff Bezos' luxury superyacht heads to Venice for world's most lavish wedding This could mean greater access to restricted areas such as "secure government facilities". Sam Bresnick, a research fellow at Georgetown's Centre for Security and Emerging Technology told The Telegraph: 'If China is able to produce mosquito-sized drones, "It would likely be interested in using them for various intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance tasks, especially in places that larger drones struggle to access, such as indoor areas." 'These drones could be used to track individuals or listen in on conversations." In addition to posing a security threat, microdrones like these could also wound up being adopted for personal interests. Timothy Heath, a senior defence researcher in the US, cautioned these tiny devices could even be exploited by criminals trying to gain access to people's passwords. Moment Israel DOWNS Iranian drone over Syria This comes as it was revealed killer camouflage drones the size of insects could be used by Russia and China to commit untraceable murders. Tracey Follows, an ex-Google futurist, warned they could even carry deadly pathogens and be used to spy on the UK. And it is a prediction which is a chilling echo of the Black Mirror episode "Hated in the Nation". The near future sci-fi show envisioned of world where robot bees designed to pollinate flowers could be hijacked to commit murder. The Future of You author previously told The Sun: 'In time, one expects a drone to have the situational awareness to carry out an attack autonomously without a human in the loop. 'The big question is what's the payload on these drones, what are you actually attaching to the drone? 'Increasingly, over the last four or five years, I've been reading about viruses and how you can potentially attach a pathogen to these sorts of weapons. 'So not only can you identify somebody personally, you can then attack them with a virus, for example.' Terrifyingly, she warned it could open the door for rogue nations like Russia to assassinate targets on UK soil without leaving a trace.
The Irish Sun
a day ago
- Science
- The Irish Sun
China unveils tiny terrifying mosquito-sized drone to be used for spying & ‘special missions' as they sneak into homes
CHINA has unveiled a horrifying mosquito-sized drone to be used for covert missions and spying. The spindly Advertisement 3 China has unveiled a tiny terrifying mosquito-sized drone 3 Experts warn it will be used for spying missions 3 In a video published by state media over the weekend, scientists are seen holding up the moquito-like robot which they say will perform a range of military and civilian activities. But experts warn the drone's miniature size will mean it can easily and covertly access private indoor areas and listen in on people's conversations. The eerie device has two yellow, leaf-like wings, a black thin body and three wiry legs. Experts have warned the size of the drone means it will be much quieter than traditional models . Advertisement Read more on World This could mean greater access to restricted areas such as "secure government facilities". Sam Bresnick, a research fellow at Georgetown's Centre for Security and Emerging Technology told "It would likely be interested in using them for various intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance tasks, especially in places that larger drones struggle to access, such as indoor areas." 'These drones could be used to track individuals or listen in on conversations." Advertisement Most read in The US Sun Breaking Latest In addition to posing a security threat, microdrones like these could also wound up being adopted for personal interests. Timothy Heath, a senior defence researcher in the US, cautioned these tiny devices could even be exploited by criminals trying to gain access to people's passwords. Moment Israel DOWNS Iranian drone over Syria This comes as it Tracey Follows, an ex-Google futurist, warned they could even carry deadly pathogens and be used to spy on the UK. Advertisement And it is a prediction which is a chilling echo of the Black Mirror episode "Hated in the Nation". The near future sci-fi show envisioned of world where robot bees designed to pollinate flowers could be hijacked to commit murder. The Future of You author previously told The Sun: 'In time, one expects a drone to have the situational awareness to carry out an attack autonomously without a human in the loop. 'The big question is what's the payload on these drones, what are you actually attaching to the drone? Advertisement 'Increasingly, over the last four or five years, I've been reading about viruses and how you can potentially attach a pathogen to these sorts of weapons. 'So not only can you identify somebody personally, you can then attack them with a virus, for example.' Terrifyingly, she warned it could open the door for rogue nations like Russia to assassinate targets on UK soil without leaving a trace. Chinese drone carrier that can launch deadly swarms by James Moules, Foreign News Reporter A NEW Chinese drone carrier that can launch deadly swarms against enemy targets could take to the skies within days. This unmanned "drone mother ship" is expected to take off for its first mission as part of a terrifying drive to boost the Chinese air force's combat capabilities. Named Jiu Tian - meaning "nine heavens" - this unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) would add to China's ability to "swarm" enemies. This tactic involves releasing vast swarms of drones that work together to overwhelm enemy air defence systems. A video widely circulated on X shows a visualisation of the aircraft's capabilities - demonstrating its ability to release vast swarms of deadly drones. China's state broadcaster CCTV confirmed its inaugural mission on Monday. The jet-powered drone will start by undergoing a series of tests before it is fully deployed by the Chinese air force. Boasting a carrying capacity of up to six tonnes of ammunition and small-sized drones, the UAV has a maximum range of 4,350 miles and altitude of 50,000 feet. Swarms of drones, including kamikaze UAVs, can be released from both sides of the aircraft's belly. Terrifyingly, it is reportedly able to fly above many medium-range defence systems currently deployed around the world.
The Independent
09-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Charlie Brooker wants Black Mirror to be one of TV's longest-running shows
It's been 14 years since Black Mirror 's humble beginnings on Channel 4 – and if creator Charlie Brooker has his way, it'll become one of TV's longest-running shows. Brooker's dystopian anthology show, which returns this week on Netflix, ran for three series on terrestrial TV between 2011 and 2014. The streaming service gave it a new lease of life when it looked like new episodes would not be commissioned. That was in 2017 and, ever since, the show has increasingly attracted star names, ranging from Miley Cyrus to Josh Hartnett. The new series's A-list cast includes Paul Giamatti, Rashida Jones, Issa Rae and Emma Corrin, who stars in a feature-length episode titled 'Hotel Reverie'. New episodes, as ever, explore the worrying effects of technology on the world – and if there were any doubts over whether the show could continue (considering the real world has, thanks to AI, worryingly caught up with the science fiction since it first aired), Brooker is batting them away. Black Mirror 's debut episode 'Hated in the Nation' made headlines after showing Rory Kinnear's prime minister getting intimate with a pig on national TV to save his abducted daughter. When The Independent highlighted that this was 14 years ago, Brooker replied: 'Don't say that. I feel so old.' Aske if the show could continue for another 14 years, he said: 'I hope so,' revealing that was his plan. He corroborated this to the BBC, stating: 'Hopefully [it will run and run]. Selfishly, it's a fun job.' One of season seven's stars who was overjoyed to win a role is Lewis Gribben, the Somewhere Boy breakout who appears in an episode titled 'Plaything'. 'It's trippy,' he said. 'You watch it and you're like, 'It would be cool to be a part of that,' so being in it is like, 'Woah!''. Gribben said that Black Mirror 'represents where we're going wrong in humanity' and 'how we're getting further and further apart from people' – and pointed to the recent Studio Ghibli AI scandal as evidence. Last month, fans of famed Japanese animation studio behind Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle were left furious when a new version of ChatGPT let them transform popular internet memes or personal photos into the distinct style of Ghibli founder Hayao Miyazaki. 'Bad parts of technology are becoming more acceptable, like recently that whole AI Studio Ghibli rip-off art,' Gribben said. 'I love Ghibli movies and they're all hand drawn and then animated – it takes years to get it that way. Then people are like, 'Oh, I can make Ghibli art from a photo in two hours.' 'That people find that's OK when there are real artists who paint and draw, and you've just replicated it on a phone and are trying to sell it, is crazy to me. It's bad and soulless.'
