NC State launches autonomous drone network across research stations
NC State's AIRS system deploys FAA-approved beyond-visual-line-of-sight drones that self-launch from weatherproof stations and fly crop trials remotely from Raleigh, collapsing the feedback loop between field data and research action.
Hoop.dev bets the AI-agent bottleneck is access, not capability
Boston-based Hoop.dev sells a wire-level access gateway that lets AI agents query production data under the same identity, scope, and audit trail as the human who deployed them, positioning the company as the governance layer frontier-AI deployments need before they ship.