John Barnett, a former quality control engineer at Boeing who—just last week—testified against the company as part of a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit, has been found dead, the BBC reports. The M3 MacBook Airs are as Good as Ever, and That’s the Problem Barnett, 62, who previously worked for Boeing for three decades and retired from … Read more
With four damaged underwater cables in the Red Sea, telecommunication providers are now looking to the skies for connectivity. Satellite operators are lending their space-based connectivity to reroute internet traffic, suggesting that a hybrid system combining underwater and orbital internet might be the best approach moving forward. Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites … Read more
This story originally appeared on Jalopnik. If you follow social media, you’ll know that there have been more than a few crashes and fender benders involving the Tesla Cybertruck. Yet another such crash happened in Beverly Hills last night, reportedly involving the actual owner of the truck. Tesla Investors Not Happy With Mr. Tweet’s Tweets … Read more
Ever since a passenger plane’s door blew off in early January, plane-maker Boeing has been under increased scrutiny. Now, a new report from the Federal Aviation Administration calls into question the aircraft manufacturer’s safety procedures, calling them “inadequate.” Prepping the Sandworm Scenes in Dune: Part Two The report, which was published Monday, was originally requested … Read more
It seems almost too comical to be true, but this is the world we live in. One year after the U.S. shot down a Chinese spy balloon that ignited a national frenzy, the military has spotted another balloon in American skies. Dave Bautista Opens Up About His Relationship With Denis Villeneuve Officials are tracking a … Read more
LA PARAGUA, Venezuela — Families and friends began burying loved ones on Thursday who were among at least 16 people killed in the collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in a remote area of central Venezuela. The tributes come as anger mounts at the government’s slow response helping the injured and recovering bodies from … Read more
A beloved instructional assistant at a Texas high school died nearly two weeks after he was injured in a classroom, officials say. Alfred “Mr. Fred” Jimenez had been employed with the Northside Independent School District since 2014 and worked with children with cognitive disabilities, the San Antonio district said in a statement. The incident happened … Read more
After eight years of experimenting with flames in space, NASA lit a fire inside a cargo spacecraft for the last time and sent its Saffire experiment toward a burning reentry into Earth’s atmosphere. Former NASA Astronaut Leland Melvin on the “Overview Effect” NASA’s Spacecraft Fire Safety Experiments, also known as Saffire, came to a fitting … Read more
An unspecified defect in early model Starlink satellites has prompted SpaceX to preemptively deorbit the units before they potentially fail and become hazards in low Earth orbit. While the company remains confident that the deorbiting of these problematic units will prevent any issues, this incident underscores the challenges and uncertainties in navigating the realm of … Read more
Kelvin Kiptum, the marathon world record holder from Kenya who was on track to be the first person to ever run the race in under two hours, died in a car accident Sunday, according to the international sports governing organization World Athletics. He was 24. Kiptum was traveling in a car not far from his … Read more