Brussels Airlines Operates 3,000 Empty Flights To Keep Airport Slots
Brussels Airlines has operated 3,000 flights without passengers this winter to avoid losing take-off and landing slots. From a report: The airline's parent company, Lufthansa Group, confirmed that 18,000 flights had been flown empty, including 3,000.....»»
Motorless sailplane for exploring Mars soars like an albatross
Researchers have proposed an experimental sailplane which operates without a motor and which could sail through the martian air for days at a time......»»
Pride: Amazon restricts LGBT goods in United Arab Emirates
The online retail giant says it has to comply with the laws of the countries in which it operates......»»
Here’s Hyundai’s next electric vehicle, the Ioniq 6 sedan
Hyundai has translated the Prophecy concept into its curvaceous production car. Enlarge / Streamlined aircraft of the 1930s and 1940s were an inspiration for the Hyundai Ioniq 6. (credit: Hyundai) Hyundai provided flights from.....»»
Get your PC ready, the RTX 4090 could be truly enormous
New renders for Nvidia’s upcoming next-gen RTX 40 GPUs have materialized, seemingly confirming that certain models will indeed require large cooler slots......»»
In Russia, Western planes are falling apart
Aircraft operators are running out of options after months of sanctions. Enlarge / An Aeroflot Boeing 777-300ER aircraft is preparing to land at Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg, in the Russian Federation in June 2022. (credit: SOPA.....»»
New Sonnet PCIe card brings two speedy NVMe SSD slots to Mac Pro
The Sonnet M.2 2x4 Low-Profile PCIe Card adapts available PCIe slots in the Mac Pro to fit two M.2 NVMe solid-state drives.The low-profile x8 adapter means that it can fit into even the tightest of PCIe slots, and is perfect for the Mac Pro's access.....»»
In Russia, western planes are falling apart
Aircraft operators are running out of options after months of sanctions. Enlarge / An Aeroflot Boeing 777-300ER aircraft is preparing to land at Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg, in the Russian Federation in June 2022. (credit: SOPA.....»»
Broadcom"s $69 Billion VMware Deal Set For Lengthy EU Antitrust Investigation
Broadcom's $69bn acquisition of cloud software company VMware is set for a lengthy antitrust investigation in Brussels over regulatory concerns that the deal will harm competition across the global technology industry. From a report: Broadcom is alre.....»»
Broadcom takeover of VMware could be derailed by EU antitrust probe
EU competition regulators plan detailed probe in move that will delay acquisition. Broadcom’s $69 billion acquisition of cloud software company VMware is set for a lengthy antitrust investigation in Brussels over regulatory concerns that.....»»
AirTag helps man discover lost luggage graveyard in airline offices
After an airline failed to find his lost luggage, a YouTuber used his AirTags to go straight to it in an airport office filled with unclaimed bags.Apple's AirTags have helped with lost luggage before, and there are plenty of luggage tags now designed.....»»
FAA: Airlines Must Retrofit Faulty Altimeters "As Soon As Possible"
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The Federal Aviation Administration says it finally has a plan for the industry to replace or retrofit airplane altimeters that can't filter out transmissions from outside their allotted frequenc.....»»
FAA: Airlines must retrofit faulty altimeters “as soon as possible”
Altimeter fixes will let AT&T and Verizon fully deploy 5G on C-Band spectrum. Enlarge / Airbus 320 cockpit. (credit: Getty Images | Skyhobo) The Federal Aviation Administration says it finally has a plan for the industry to re.....»»
Nidec CCI to step up capacity expansion in Vietnam
Nidec Chaun-Choung Technology (CCI) will step up its capacity expansion pace in Vietnam, where the Taiwan-based cooling module maker operates a plant to fulfill mainly orders for notebooks, servers, and networking devices, in the second half of 2022,.....»»
Crime blotter: Cargo handlers at airport arrested for $21,000 Apple theft
In the latest Apple Crime Blotter, a January 6 defendant is accused of wiping iCloud data, an ATM thief accused of rigging an iPhone, and a stolen MacBook contained a couple's wedding photos.The Apple Store in Ft. LauderdaleThe latest in an occasiona.....»»
Verizon, AT&T Agree to Delay Some 5G Rollouts Near Airports
The Associated Press reports: Federal regulators say Verizon and AT&T will delay part of their 5G rollout near airports to give airlines more time to ensure that equipment on their planes is safe from interference from the wireless signals, but the a.....»»
FAA urges airlines to prepare for US C-Band 5G rollout
US operators will resume 5G rollout around airports from next month......»»
iPadOS 16 makes significant changes to how an iPad operates, but it isn"t enough
Stage Manager and virtual memory enable a lot of new capabilities for M1-equipped iPads running iPadOS 16, but there are still plenty of limitations Apple needs to address in future updates.iPadOS 16 introduces Stage Manager, a window management tool.....»»
Sandstorm brings Iraq to standstill, grounds flights
Iraq temporarily closed Baghdad airport Monday as choking clouds of dust blanketed the capital, the latest crippling sandstorm in a country that has warned climate change poses an "existential threat"......»»
Astronomers Might See Dark Matter by Staring into the Void
Vast reaches of mostly empty space could offer superior odds for detecting the invisible substance thought to make up more than 80 percent of the material in the universe -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Tesla Autopilot safety faces bigger questions as US upgrades crash probe
NHTSA's Tesla investigation moves to phase 2 as agency weighs need for recall. Enlarge / Tesla Model X at Brussels Expo on January 10, 2018 in Belgium. (credit: Getty Images | Sjoerd van der Wal) The National Highway Traffic S.....»»