Summary Tom Cruise insisted on prioritizing practical effects over CGI in Top Gun: Maverick, adding authenticity to the aerial action. Cruise originally wanted to fly a real Boeing F-18 fighter jet in the film, but the US Navy denied his request due to insurance concerns and the high cost of the plane. Cruise’s dedication to … Read more
TOKYO — Japan’s top government spokesperson expressed concern on Friday that the U.S. military is continuing to fly Osprey aircraft in the country without providing adequate information about a fatal crash this week in southwestern Japan despite repeated requests that it do so. One crew member was killed and seven others are missing, along with … Read more
Eddie Murphy and Tracee Ellis Ross are stepping out for the premiere of their new holiday movie! The co-stars posed for photos together at the premiere of Candy Cane Lane on Tuesday (November 28) held at Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles. Fellow cast members in attendance included Nick Offerman, Robin Thede, D.C. Young Fly, … Read more
GET FRONTIER’S UNLIMITED FLIGHT PASS FOR $499: As of Nov. 17, you can snag Frontier’s annual GoWild! All-You-Can-Fly Pass for just $499 per year. Seasonal passes are typically $999, so this is a pretty sweet deal. But you’d better hurry; this discount is only valid until Nov. 28. Tis the season to shop. Black Friday … Read more
Joby Aviation and Volocopter gave the public a vivid glimpse of what the future of aviation might look like this weekend, with both companies performing brief demonstration flights of their electric aircraft in New York City. The demonstration flights were conducted during a press conference on Sunday, during which New York City Mayor Eric Adams … Read more
It’s been nearly a decade since El Niño, a natural tropical Pacific weather and ocean pattern, has been as strong as it will be this winter. The last time it really made waves—the chilly season spanning 2015 to 2016—the contiguous U.S. experienced its warmest winter on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration … Read more
Gianluca Grimalda, a climate researcher and environmental campaigner, intends to “slow travel” back to Europe from Bougainville off the coast of Papua New Guinea. Gianluca Grimalda Gianluca Grimalda was faced with a dilemma. His employer, the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, a think tank based in Germany, ordered him at short notice to wrap … Read more
Much has been made of AI-powered videos which can either make a real person speak different words or other languages, or generate a synthetic person which can speak on-demand. A few years ago former football star David Beckham helped push the idea into the mainstream via a video from Synthesia, where he spoke different languages … Read more
October 23, 2023 at 5:00 a.m. EDT Forensics officers in Brasilia wait to receive the bodies of passengers of Gol Flight 1907 in 2006 after it crashed in the Amazon rainforest following a collision with an executive jet. (Silvia Izquierdo/AP)Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave BRASÍLIA — In an empty cafeteria outside Brazil’s … Read more
South African cricketers Tabraiz Shamsi and Lungi Ngidi engaged in some fun banter in a video that was shared on ICC’s official Instagram handle. In the clip, Shamsi is asked about the batter he would not want to face in the nets. He promptly names Ngidi, leading to some hilarious follow-up comments. South Africa will … Read more