Today: September 25, 2024
Today: September 25, 2024

Technology

Business|News|Science|Technology|World

China's homegrown C919 aircraft arrives in Hong Kong in maiden flight outside the mainland

A Chinese C919 commercial passenger jet has arrived in Hong Kong in the Chinese-made aircraft's first foray outside of mainland China

China's homegrown C919 aircraft arrives in Hong Kong in maiden flight outside the mainland
News|Political|Technology

DeSantis’ campaign and allied super PAC face new concerns about legal conflicts, AP sources say

Ron DeSantis’ expansive political machine is facing a churn of leadership, stagnant polling numbers and new concerns about potential legal conflicts

DeSantis’ campaign and allied super PAC face new concerns about legal conflicts, AP sources say
Business|News|Science|Technology|World

China-made C919, ARJ21 passenger jets on display in Hong Kong

Chinese aerospace company COMAC has showcased its domestically-developed C919 passenger jet in Hong Kong, giving officials and media a close-up look at the narrow-bodied aircraft

China-made C919, ARJ21 passenger jets on display in Hong Kong
Entertainment|Technology

What's streaming now: Bradley Cooper conducts, Lidia Bastianich cooks and Percy Jackson quests

This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include Bradley Cooper’s loving look at the life of Leonard Bernstein in “Maestro,” Percy Jackson finds out that Greek myths aren’t just a history lesson in “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” and PBS celebrates chef Lidia Bastianich

What's streaming now: Bradley Cooper conducts, Lidia Bastianich cooks and Percy Jackson quests
Business|News|Technology|World

A suspected cyberattack paralyzes the majority of gas stations across Iran

Iran’s state TV says nearly 70% of the nation’s gas pumps are out of service after possible sabotage — a reference to cyberattacks

A suspected cyberattack paralyzes the majority of gas stations across Iran
Business|Environment|News|Technology

4 years in prison for Nikola Corp founder for defrauding investors on claims of zero-emission trucks

The founder of Nikola Corp. has been sentenced to four years in prison for his conviction for exaggerating claims about his company's production of zero-emission 18-wheel trucks

4 years in prison for Nikola Corp founder for defrauding investors on claims of zero-emission trucks
Business|News|Technology|World

Google to pay $700 million to US states, consumers in app store settlement

Google has agreed to pay $700 million and make several other concessions to settle allegations that it had been stifling competition against its Android app store — the same issue that went to trial in another case that could result in even bigger changes

Google to pay $700 million to US states, consumers in app store settlement
Business|News|Technology|World

Study shows AI image-generators being trained on explicit photos of children

Hidden inside the foundation of popular artificial intelligence image-generators are thousands of images of child sexual abuse, according to a new report that urges companies to take action to address a harmful flaw in the technology they built

Study shows AI image-generators being trained on explicit photos of children
Business|News|Technology|World

China's BYD to build its first European electric vehicle factory in Hungary

One of the world’s largest electrical vehicle manufacturers, China’s BYD, will open its first European EV production factory in Hungary, the country’s foreign minister said on Friday

China's BYD to build its first European electric vehicle factory in Hungary
Entertainment|Technology

What to stream this week: Barbenheimer, 'New Year's Rockin' Eve' and K-pop act TVXQ

This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include the return of “Night Court” and the release of an early K-pop sensation, the boy band TVXQ

What to stream this week: Barbenheimer, 'New Year's Rockin' Eve' and K-pop act TVXQ
News|Political|Technology

As social media guardrails fade and AI deepfakes go mainstream, experts warn of impact on elections

Experts are warning that the spread of misinformation could get worse in the coming presidential election contest

As social media guardrails fade and AI deepfakes go mainstream, experts warn of impact on elections
News|Political|Technology|World

Jewish protesters calling for cease-fire in Gaza disrupt first day of California legislative session

Protesters calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war have disrupted the first day of California's legislative session

Jewish protesters calling for cease-fire in Gaza disrupt first day of California legislative session
Business|News|Technology|World

Microsoft's new AI key is first big change to keyboards in decades

Starting this month, some new personal computers that run Microsoft’s Windows 11 operating system will have a special “Copilot key” that launches the software giant’s AI chatbot

Microsoft's new AI key is first big change to keyboards in decades
Education|News|Political|Technology

17-year-old kills sixth grader, wounds five others in Iowa school shooting, police say

Authorities say a 17-year-old student with a shotgun and a handgun opened fire at a small-town Iowa high school, killing a sixth-grader and wounding five others

17-year-old kills sixth grader, wounds five others in Iowa school shooting, police say
Business|News|Science|Technology

Boeing jetliner that suffered inflight blowout was restricted because of concern over warning light

A federal official says the Boeing jetliner that suffered an inflight blowout over Portland, Oregon, was not being used for flights to Hawaii after a warning light that could have indicated a pressurization problem lit up on three different flights

Boeing jetliner that suffered inflight blowout was restricted because of concern over warning light
Business|News|Science|Technology

Alaska Airlines' decision not to ground Boeing jet despite warning signs comes under scrutiny

The decision by Alaska Airlines to stop flying one of its planes over the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii due to warnings from a cabin-pressurization system — yet keep flying it over land — is raising questions about whether the jet should have been in the air at all

Alaska Airlines' decision not to ground Boeing jet despite warning signs comes under scrutiny
Business|Economy|News|Technology|World

CES 2024 updates: The most interesting news and gadgets from tech's big show

CES 2024 kicks off in Las Vegas this week

CES 2024 updates: The most interesting news and gadgets from tech's big show
Business|News|Science|Technology

Airlines say they found loose parts in door panels during inspections of Boeing Max 9 jets

Federal investigators are learning more about how a door panel flew off an Alaska Airlines jetliner last week

Airlines say they found loose parts in door panels during inspections of Boeing Max 9 jets
Business|News|Technology|World

Japan issues improved emergency measures following fatal plane collision at Haneda airport

Japan’s transportation ministry says it has introduced improved emergency measures for the country’s airports, a week after a fatal collision between a Japan Airlines jetliner and a coast guard plane at Tokyo’s busy Haneda airport that is seen as a result of human error

Japan issues improved emergency measures following fatal plane collision at Haneda airport
Business|News|Political|Technology|World

Zelenskyy, Blinken, Israeli president and more will come to Davos to talk about global challenges

More than 60 heads of state and government and hundreds of business leaders will discuss the biggest global challenges during the World Economic Forum’s annual gathering in Switzerland next week

Zelenskyy, Blinken, Israeli president and more will come to Davos to talk about global challenges
Business|News|Technology|World

CES 2024 updates: Car companies unveil new tech and Robert Downey Jr. targets scammers

CES 2024 has kicked off in Las Vegas

CES 2024 updates: Car companies unveil new tech and Robert Downey Jr. targets scammers
Business|News|Technology

ChatGPT-maker braces for fight with New York Times and authors on 'fair use' of copyrighted works

A barrage of high-profile lawsuits in a New York federal court will test the future of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence products that wouldn’t be so eloquent had they not ingested huge troves of copyrighted human works

ChatGPT-maker braces for fight with New York Times and authors on 'fair use' of copyrighted works
Business|News|Technology

Walmart experiments with AI to enhance customers' shopping experiences

Walmart has unveiled plans to dive further into the world of artificial intelligence — and drones — to improve its customers’ shopping experiences

Walmart experiments with AI to enhance customers' shopping experiences
Business|News|Technology|World

Hydrogen energy back in the vehicle conversation at CES 2024

While electric vehicles are gaining the lion’s share of the attention for carbon-neutral technology at CES 2024, hydrogen energy has snuck its way back into the conversation thanks to two automotive giants

Hydrogen energy back in the vehicle conversation at CES 2024
Entertainment|News|Technology|World

Music streams hit 4 trillion in 2023. Country and global acts — and Taylor Swift — fueled the growth

Listened to more music last year

Music streams hit 4 trillion in 2023. Country and global acts — and Taylor Swift — fueled the growth

Follow