09.25.18 Transportation Uber pledges to cap trip pricing during major emergencies It's one of the company's new crisis response guidelines. By S. Krishna, 09.25.18 save Save share
10.06.17 10.06.17 in Internet FCC creates hurricane task force to aid recovery in Puerto Rico Follows the agency's $77 million pledged to fix communications on PR and the Virgin Islands. By D. Lumb, 10.06.17 save Save share View
09.14.17 09.14.17 in Services Facebook's 'Crisis Response' provides info during a disaster The feature includes Safety Check, links to articles and fundraising tools. By M. Locklear, 09.14.17 save Save share View
06.07.17 06.07.17 in Internet Facebook's new maps will help responders during natural disasters The social networking company will share the tech with Unicef and the Red Cross. By T. Regan, 06.07.17 save Save share View
02.25.14 02.25.14 in Services Vodafone's network in a backpack connects people after natural disasters Vodafone Foundation (the carrier's philantrophic arm) has launched a 24-pound mobile network in a ba... By M. Moon, 02.25.14 save Save share View
06.12.13 06.12.13 Airbnb's disaster response tool to help survivors find free housing (video) Airbnb has launched a new disaster response tool in an effort to make things easier for willing ho... By M. Moon, 06.12.13 save Save share View
11.22.12 11.22.12 in Robots Toshiba tests robotic quadruped for nuclear plant inspection, hopes to help clean up Fukushima The cleanup efforts at Fukushima's nuclear facility are been peppered with robotics: packbots, a r... By S. Buckley, 11.22.12 save Save share View
08.11.12 08.11.12 DARPA's Captive Air Amphibious Transporter can drive on water, help during disaster relief (video) A couple of months back, DARPA announced it'd been working on developing technologies to help duri... By E. Alvarez, 08.11.12 save Save share View
08.06.12 08.06.12 WiFi-Extending Robot is built like a tank -- we talk to the people behind the project (video) It's a fairly menacing sight, an aluminum robot sporting big tank treads -- that is, until you wat... By B. Heater, 08.06.12 save Save share View
04.18.11 04.18.11 iRobot Packbots enter Fukushima nuclear plant to gather data, take photos, save lives (video) iRobot recently deployed a pair of robots to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan, where i... By A. Toor, 04.18.11 save Save share View
