The flag carrier of the Netherlands, KLM, is facing some headwinds as it works to roll out its newAirbus A350 next generation widebody jets that will replace the legacy A330 and Boeing 777 twin-aisle jets. Some hiccups with the regulatory provisions for the 34 seats in World Business Class meanContinue Reading
In March, the Federal Aviation Administration declared an official halt to the iconic parallel landing pattern scheme at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The decision came as part of a wider safety campaign following the tragic accident in Washington DC, when an American Airlines regional jet fatally collided with aContinue Reading
Audacity 4’s first public beta arrived this month with the biggest design change the iconic open-source audio editor has seen in decades. The audio editor’s interface, built on wxWidgets since the project began, now runs in Qt. However, the audio engine which handles file I/O, project storage and the built-inContinue Reading
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One of the frustrating things about the proliferation of “AI”, in the large language model sense, is how it muddles previously serviceable terms. It’s neither artificial intelligence, in the sci-fi robot sense, nor artificial intelligence in the video game sense — i.e., deliberate programmed behavior not controlled by the player…Continue Reading
Illustration shows the exoplanet HD 80606 b as it is roasted by its host star. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI)) If you thought summer here on Earth could get pretty brutal, spare a thought for the extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, designated HD 80606 b. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers haveContinue Reading
(Image credit: Digital Extremes) Defying recent live service trends in gaming, Warframe has been going strong for 13 years. It’s one of the best space games out there, and it shows no signs of slowing down with the Jade Shadows: Constellations update. The online sci-fi action RPG has evolved both technically and narratively over theContinue Reading
The man who died when a small jet crashed on a Texas highway was an entrepreneur well-known in the state for being at the center of Austin’s turbocharged evolution as a technology hub. Joshua Baer, 50, described himself as an “Austinpreneur,” a reference to the state capital and his enthusiasmContinue Reading
Cameron Stanley wrote that the chatbot “enabled U.S. forces to deploy over 2,000 munitions.”, Cameron Stanley wrote that the chatbot “enabled U.S. forces to deploy over 2,000 munitions.”, from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
H55 has delivered its Adagio propulsion battery modules to Pratt & Whitney Canada in support of the RTX Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstrator, marking the Swiss company’s first delivery of production-conforming systems to an active aerospace integration and flight-test program. The modules were produced in a regulator-approved facility as production-conforming systems, notContinue Reading
Seoul Semiconductor says its 12 V High Voltage (HV) opto-semiconductor technology has entered mass production with four unnamed automotive brands across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The company plans to deploy the technology in 10 vehicle models by year-end. The technology addresses a voltage mismatch problem that’s grown more acuteContinue Reading
On Friday, the government’s Section 702 surveillance authority lapsed! It may be temporary, but it’s still an important milestone. Section 702 was one of the surveillance programs Ed Snowden exposed in 2013 — and even after the exposure, the NSA has continued abusing it to spy on Americans. It’s theContinue Reading
State officials say some Florida kids are spending more than eight hours a day on the app., State officials say some Florida kids are spending more than eight hours a day on the app., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading