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Apple’s latest patent points to a new underwater camera system that could help future iPhones capture clearer underwater photos without bulky dome attachments or external accessories. The filing describes a unified free-form optical layer designed to work across multiple camera lenses, reducing distortion, glare, and alignment issues while also improving sealing. For underwater photography, this could mean a thinner, lighter, and more reliable solution. The patent shows Apple’s continued focus on pushing iPhone camera design beyond everyday photography and into more specialized shooting environments.

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Drone attacks in active conflict jumped from 4,525 in 2023 to 19,704 in 2024. At the same time, commercial drone markets are accelerating across logistics, agriculture, inspection, and urban mobility. When one technology scales across both war zones and commercial markets, IP becomes the real control layer.

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A Deeper look into the 2026 global Drone Technology landscape Few Technologies serve simultaneously as consumer gadgets, commercial tools, and battlefield weapons. Drones do all three. In the warehouses of…