DJI's grip on beginner drones just got a real challenge. Potensic's new Atom 3 undercuts the Mini 4K with a 50MP camera, 16km range (vs DJI's 15km), and 4K60 HDR — starting at $429.99.
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This was the week the airspace closed while the product pipeline stayed shut. World Cup drone TFRs went live June 1 — including 100+ surprise no-fly bubbles in cities hundreds of miles from any match — while every DJI product thread stalled: no Pocket 4P price, no Osmo 360 II launch, no Air 4 FCC filing. Five stories, in priority order, with our take on each.
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This was the week DJI fought back with evidence. An independent US cybersecurity firm bought DJI gear off the shelf, tested it for five months, and found nothing; the FCC comment docket crossed 3,000; and the FAA turned 11 World Cup stadiums into no-drone zones with FBI seizure authority. Five stories — in priority order, with our take on each.
This was the week the FCC fight stopped being only about DJI. Autel filed a reply that publicly broke ranks, Michigan's 15-bill state-drone-ban package collapsed in committee, and DJI quietly engineered the Air 4 into a sub-250g class that sidesteps the FCC pathway entirely. Six stories — in priority order, with our take on each.
