The incident on LATAM flight LA800 from Sydney to Auckland left twelve passengers hospitalized after a technical problem caused the Boeing-made plane to dip violently. Passengers reported that the plane quickly lost altitude, causing some to be flung towards the ceiling. One passenger described how people flew through the air because they weren’t wearing their
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has raised concerns about the potential ban of the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok in the United States. He believes that such a ban would ultimately benefit Meta’s Facebook platform, making it even larger and more powerful. Trump has expressed his views on national security and data privacy issues associated
Final Fantasy 16 fans may be excited to learn that the game’s producer, Naoki Yoshida, has hinted at a PC release date not being too far off. According to recent comments, the PC port is currently in the final stages of optimization, which suggests that an official release date announcement may be imminent. Yoshida also
Physicists at RIKEN have achieved a significant breakthrough in the realm of quantum computing by creating electronic states resembling molecules in superconducting circuits. Superconductors, which offer zero electrical resistance to the flow of electrons, are crucial for the development of efficient quantum computers that can surpass the limitations of conventional circuitry. While the primary advantage
WhatsApp has introduced a new feature that aims to provide users with more transparency regarding the security of their conversations. The end-to-end encryption (E2EE) label, spotted by feature tracker WABetaInfo, offers a clear indicator within individual and group chats that messages are encrypted and not stored by WhatsApp. This move comes in the wake of
In recent news, AI-altered video clips of Adolf Hitler’s 1939 Reichstag speech at the beginning of World War II have gained immense popularity on the internet. These video clips have been viewed over 15 million times and have sparked widespread discussions about the manipulation of historical content using artificial intelligence technology. The videos, which clearly
The 2022 Academy Awards ceremony ran longer than expected, but it was filled with enough surprises to keep viewers engaged. Host Jimmy Kimmel delivered some well-placed jabs at the filmmakers, and most of the stars seemed unperturbed as they accepted their awards. Da’Vine Joy Randolph’s win for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her
After months of speculation surrounding the whereabouts of Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales and future Queen of England, the Royal Family released an image that has sparked controversy. The image, which appears to have been heavily edited, led news agencies such as the Associated Press and Reuters to issue rare kill notifications for it.
In a pioneering move, Covestro, a German chemical group, is conducting trials at one of Europe’s largest chemical complexes to produce a key chemical, aniline, using sugar as a base material instead of oil. This shift towards using sugar as a base material aims to reduce the industry’s carbon footprint and address the pressing issue
In the realm of cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin has long been the star of the show, but in recent weeks, Ethereum, also known as Ether, has been making waves of its own. Launched in 2015, Ethereum has quickly become the second-largest digital currency in terms of total value, now estimated at over $460 billion. This surge has