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International Airlines Group (IAG)-owned Vueling is set to cease operating an all-Airbus fleet. According to IAG’s second-quarter financial results report, the airline group has allocated its existing order for 50 Boeing 737 MAXs, originally placed three years ago, to the Spanish low-cost carrier. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in lateContinue Reading

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This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is MrWilson with a comment about the failure to get indictments in supposed ICE assaults: And the fact that prosecutors and grand juries didn’t find evidence of actual assault in so many cases proves ICE’s assault statistics are bullshit. IfContinue Reading

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YouTube said in a statement the latest feature is to protect children from harmful content., (NewsNation) — YouTube announced it will soon be rolling out a new age estimation tool powered by AI to identify teen users. The tool will determine a user’s age based on the types of videosContinue Reading

AI Drives Surge in Panasonic’s Battery Unit Profit

Panasonic’s battery energy unit saw earnings jump by 47% in the first quarter of its 2026 fiscal year as demand for energy storage systems for data centers soars.   Panasonic, which makes batteries for electric vehicles manufacturers and for industrial customers, on Wednesday reported an operating profit of $215 million (31.9 billion Japanese yen) in itsContinue Reading

tiktok-launches-‘footnotes’-feature-to-curb-misinformation

The new feature allows users share relevant info and rate comment usefulness., (NewsNation) — TikTok unveiled a new feature Wednesday, designed to bring “more context to content” on the social media platform. “Footnotes” allows users to add “relevant information” to videos and rate helpfulness of comments, similar to X’s CommunityContinue Reading

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Following public discussion, Ubuntu developers have decided to remove wget from the default install of Ubuntu Server 25.10, in favour of wcurl , which offers similar functionality. The package has been removed from the default seed (which lists the packages that make up a default install, and are included on theContinue Reading

hangcha-and-manitou-form-lithium-battery-jv-in-france

Chinese industrial vehicle manufacturer Hangcha and Manitou, a French company specializing in manufacturing material handling, lifting and earth-moving equipment, have agreed to expand their partnership to create a joint venture (JV) focused on manufacturing and distributing lithium-ion batteries for industrial vehicles. The JV is a step forward in Hangcha’s strategyContinue Reading