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SpaceX Aborts Starship Booster Recovery Due To Technical Issue
SpaceX's Starship blasted off Friday for a key test of the world's biggest and most powerful rocket, with plans to carry out the first-ever "catch" of both the booster and the spaceship.
Ex-CIA Chief John Brennan's Son Charged Over Sexual Images Of Minor Girls
The complaint said the investigation into the younger Brennan originated in 2024 with a tip to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, a child protection organization.
Ex-Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Hires Law Firm That Struck Deal With Trump
New-York based Paul Weiss, with more than 1,500 lawyers, long has been a go-to for corporate boards and executives facing regulatory scrutiny, misconduct allegations or other reputational crises.
Nationwide FAA ground stop: nearly 11,000 flights delayed or canceled at airports across the US
Transportation secretary said stoppage is due to ‘communication issue’ and homeland security says there’s no indication of ‘nefarious attack’FAA grounds thousands of flights – liveThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a nationwide ground stop for all flights in the US on Friday, delaying or canceling more than 11,000 US flights, according to aviation tracker FlightAware, and throwing airports into sudden chaos.In a post on X, Sean Duffy, the US transportation secretary, said the stoppage is due to “a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers” and that the FAA’s technicians are looking into the matter. Continue reading...
Stuart Bonds made ‘racist’ and ‘divisive’ comments. But One Nation is showing no sign of dumping the NSW candidate
The former coalminer’s claim Australians are being ‘demographically replaced’ sparked wide criticism, but his party has shown no signs of dumping himGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn a Facebook video from a Sydney anti-immigration rally on Sunday, as a man dressed like a medieval knight watches on, One Nation leader upper house candidate Stuart Bonds launches into a speech against “mass” migration.“Make no mistake, we are being demographically replaced inside our own nation,” he says. Continue reading...
US flight outage live updates: FAA grounds thousands of flights as Trump administration looks for cause of nationwide delays
Democratic lawmakers press Trump officials for more details about communication system failures that sparked nationwide flight fiascoFAA issues nationwide ground-stop order, delaying or canceling nearly 7,000 flightsSign up for the Breaking News US emailIn other tech-related news, the Microsoft outage is still going. The longest in the company’s history. My colleagues are covering the latest and how it’s affecting millions and pretty much every industry …As I noted earlier, the calls for Howard Lutnick to appear before lawmakers on Capitol Hill have been answered. Continue reading...
Mamdani and Trump agree to delay on food stamp rules that put benefit at risk for millions
New York City mayor says deal will allow bodegas and convenience stores across the country more time to complyZohran Mamdani, the New York City mayor, has struck a deal with Donald Trump to secure a 90-day delay on new rules for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap), so that bodegas and corner stores across the country have time to comply.The extension, Mamdani said, starts Friday as a result of conversations he had with Trump and Brooke Rollins, the agriculture secretary. Continue reading...
A 'Sexpionage' Playbook: Russian Ex-Agent Decodes The Jensen Huang Affair
Aliia Roza, who claims to have worked in Russian intelligence specialising in covert operations, social engineering and psychological manipulation, told NDTV that the relationship between the two should be examined as a potential case of corporate espionage.
What Caused Global Microsoft Outage That Disrupted Outlook, Teams, Copilot
The IT company behind some of the world's most popular office software apologised for the disruption that impacted critical services in dozens of countries.
‘Huge mess’: Expert warns FAA nationwide grounding exposes ‘vulnerable’ system
An aviation expert said the FAA’s nationwide ground stop on Friday left travelers in limbo and revealed a troubling reality, on the same day the agency reportedly launched a new AI tool.CNN aviation analyst Miles O’Brien told anchor Jake Tapper that the FAA’s system was “already bursting at the seams” and that some of its technology dates back to World War II. The agency issued the rare stoppage citing communications problems. "They've got floppy disks, they've got paper strips, and now they're talking about putting AI on top of it," O'Brien said. "It's like putting a rocket booster on a horse and buggy. You got to be really careful on how you manage this whole thing."A cyber attack has not been ruled out, O'Brien explained. "We have an incredibly vulnerable system," O'Brien added, saying it could take hours — or longer — for the system to begin running again."This is this is a huge mess. It will take a tremendous amount of time to unwind all this," O'Brien said. "This ballet of flights that goes back and forth and through the heroic actions of air traffic controllers working with this old system make it all work. But when it stops, it gets ugly really quickly."
OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Wallet For Secure AI-Powered Payments
The wallet has been built in partnership with American Express, Mastercard and Visa, OpenAI said.
Turkey And Qatar Sign Defence Agreement To Strengthen Ties
The announcement came after Erdogan met Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Istanbul.
