Getty Images Fixing Boeing, the troubled US aerospace giant, is a “very long-term project”, the company’s top regulator said on Wednesday. The head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) made the comments to Congress, as lawmakers urged the agency to be tougher on the company to force the company to fix its problems. Ahead of … Read more
WASHINGTON — The House has passed a temporary measure that would keep federal agencies funded when the new fiscal year begins next Tuesday while punting final spending decisions for the next budget year until after the Nov. 5 election. The stopgap measure, approved Wednesday by a 341-82 vote, generally funds agencies at current levels through … Read more
Union video game actors filed an unfair labor practice charge and declared a strike on Tuesday against the company Formosa Interactive, which provides voiceover services for the popular online game “League of Legends,” the actors’ union said. SAG-AFTRA union members have stopped providing covered performance services to “League of Legends,” and the massive multiplayer online battle arena game, developed by Riot Games in … Read more
New York magazine has muzzled its usually chatty journalists over the “sexting” scandal involving star reporter Olivia Nuzzi and former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to a report. Vox Media, which bought the magazine in 2019, warned workers not to send any correspondence concerning the bizarre incident — or to reach out to … Read more
Following rising domestic pressure to boycott Chinese-made goods, the Indian government on Monday ordered 59 Chinese apps to be blocked, including TikTok, WeChat, Shareit, and Clash of Kings. The Indian government framed the move as protecting personal information from what it called “malicious apps,” that “harm India’s sovereignty as well as the privacy of our … Read more
A zoo in Finland has agreed with Chinese authorities to return two loaned giant pandas to China more than eight years ahead of schedule because they have become too expensive for the facility to maintain amid declining visitors. The private Ähtäri Zoo in central Finland some 205 miles north of Helsinki said Wednesday on its … Read more
The San Antonio Spurs logo is seen before the game against the Golden State Warriors in Game Three of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs on April 19, 2018 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. Noah Graham | National Basketball Association | Getty Images Businessman Paul Viera is increasing his stake in … Read more
The United States has moved to ban Chinese connected-car technology over fears vehicles can spy on – and assassinate – their drivers. “Cars today have cameras, microphones, GPS tracking and other technologies connected to the internet. It doesn’t take much imagination to understand how a foreign adversary with access to this information could pose a … Read more
A leaked document has laid out YouTube star MrBeast’s formula for success – which includes “obsessive” workers, an emphasis on the “wow factor” and his philosophy that “the more extreme the better.” Jimmy Donaldson – the 26-year-old face of YouTube’s most-subscribed channel MrBeast – seemingly pushed a work environment reminiscent of more traditional tech giants … Read more
HELSINKI — A zoo in Finland has agreed with Chinese authorities to return two loaned giant pandas to China more than eight years ahead of schedule because they have become too expensive for the facility to maintain amid declining visitors. The private Ähtäri Zoo in central Finland some 330 kilometers (205 miles) north of Helsinki … Read more