Earlier today, a United Airlines flight from Melbourne to Los Angeles had to divert to Brisbane after declaring an emergency in flight. Operated by a Boeing 787-9 ‘Dreamliner,’ the transpacific service had departed the Australian city relatively punctually on Friday morning, but soon found itself incurring a heavy delay whenContinue Reading
JetBlue has announced that it will add two returning routes from one of Florida’s busiest airports, with the airline planning to offer year-round services to Philadelphia and Guayaquil, Ecuador.Continue Reading
LONDON (AP) — Planning an international trip? Travelers should prepare for the possibility of extra scrutiny of their phones when crossing borders, especially when entering the United States. The Canadian government warned travelers in a recent travel advisory that U.S. border agents are entitled to search your electronic devices andContinue Reading
Automotive and industrial equipment manufacturer FEV is working with 18 global partners from the automotive and metal industries in the MeGiCast consortium project to investigate the potential of gigacasting (large-scale die-casting) for more efficient vehicle body production. Aluminum die casting of entire modules allows for efficient production and reduces developmentContinue Reading
Delta Electronics, a provider of power management and Internet of Things (IoT) smart green products, has launched its next-generation DC Wallbox 50 kW EV charger. The upgraded model for public and commercial charging applications is designed to deliver advanced functionality and an optimized user-centric experience, enabling seamless and efficient chargingContinue Reading
Along with Celine Dion and Elton John – plus some good music too The Brian-Eno-composed sound played by Windows 95 when booted has been added to the US Library of Congress’s list of nationally significant recordings.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Under-audit political squad also said to be drafting invoices for Uncle Sam In February, Elon’s Musketeers at Traitor 47’s cost-trimming DOGE operation turned up at the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which regulates the kinds of self-driving cars the billionaire wants to build.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Former policy boss claims Facebook cared little about national security as it chased the mighty Yuan Facebook’s former director of global public policy told a Senate committee that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was willing to do almost anything to get the social network into China – including, she alleged, offeringContinue Reading
Karmelo Anthony, 17, was arrested in the fatal stabbing of another Texas high school student, Austin Metcalf., (NewsNation) — The co-CEO of online fundraising site GiveSendGo defended the company’s decision to leave up a page for Karmelo Anthony, a Texas teen arrested in the fatal stabbing of high schooler AustinContinue Reading
“They’ve taken a gray wolf and turned it into something that represents a dire wolf,” said Colossal adviser Forrest Galante., (NewsNation) — Colossal Biosciences claims to have made “the world’s first de-extinct animals,” a pair of wolves named Romulus and Remus who were created using a complete dire wolf genome.Continue Reading
Astronomers discovered FFPs (free floating planets- rogue planets) more than 20 years ago, using the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope in Hawaii. Since then, observers have spotted hundreds rogue astronomical bodies. In 2023, the James Webb Space Telescope discovered dozens of seemingly physics-breaking rogue objects floating through space in pairs. James Webb Space Telescope near-infrared surveyContinue Reading
A SpaceX Dragon cargo ship nears the International Space Station in March 2024 ahead of docking. The next SpaceX Dragon cargo launch for NASA lifts off on April 21. (Image credit: NASA) NASA’s next special delivery to the International Space Station has a launch date, but it’s going to be one for early-birds. A SpaceXContinue Reading