Keith Lambert 
Another day, another canceled British Airways flight. This involved BA56 from Johannesburg OR Tambo International Airport to London Heathrow and involved disembarking 360 adult passengers and 10 infants from the Airbus A380 late into the night and a further two nights in the South African city before normal operations resumed. With BA planes apparently often … Read more
Google announced the Chromebook Plus in October, and the next set of software features — both artificial intelligence and premium ChromeOS add-ons — and hardware are here. Most importantly, purchasing a Chromebook Plus will get you 12 free months of Google One AI Premium, while Plus hardware now starts at $349 (up from $399). Additional … Read more
The giant sunspot that sparked spectacular auroras around the globe earlier this month is about to face Earth again. That sunspot, AR3664, was about 15 times the width of Earth when it fired off a series of coronal mass ejections on May 10. These collided with our planet’s magnetic field and triggered the aurora borealis, … Read more
Metabolism is the “beating heart of the cell”. New research from ELSI traces the history of metabolism from early Earth to the present (left to right). The history of compound discovery over time (white line) is cyclical, almost resembling an EKG. Credit: NASA/Francis Reddy/NASA/ESA Goddard Space Flight Center A new study shows that only a … Read more
The EU’s strict new pedestrian safety regulations have outlawed this unique feature Italian car manufacturer Alfa Romeo has been forced to scrap a 70-year design tradition for its stylish vehicles due to a new safety law introduced by the European Union. The manufacturer will no longer sell new models with an off-centre front number plate … Read more
Passengers on board a Spirit Airlines flight from Jamaica to Florida had a terrifying experience when they were told to prepare for an emergency water landing. Flight NK270 was forced to return to its original destination, Montego Bay, shortly after takeoff on Saturday following a “suspected mechanical failure,” according to CBS News. Video from the … Read more
At Cornwall Council’s planning meeting, people heard both for and against the major development which will change the face of Penzance’s seafront today (Tuesday, May 28) before committee members made their decision. The local authority’s western area planning committee discussed controversial plans to redevelop the Coinagehall Street area again after a site meeting earlier this … Read more
The new MODEL 1 streaming amplifier from Marantz is compact power for home music. Marantz These days, many of us have abandoned physical media when it comes to music. Sure, there’s been a vinyl renaissance, and even CDs and cassettes are seeing a slight increase in sales, but most of us now stream. Whether it’s … Read more
Sign up for our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up for our free IndyTech newsletter Ein six seconds, a top-secret printer in a factory on the northern outskirts of Stockholm churns out sheets worth thousands of euros each. Each contains 108 miniature solar cells that will soon find their way … Read more
Unlock Editor’s Digest for free FT editor Roula Khalaf picks her favorite stories in this week’s newsletter. OpenAI said it has begun training its next-generation artificial intelligence software, even as the startup backtracked on earlier claims it wanted to build “superintelligent” systems that would be smarter than humans. The San Francisco-based company said on Tuesday … Read more