Uber for Planes Amendment in FAA Bill – Plane & Pilot
The new provision would effectively allow private pilots to post ride share notices online, which would in theory open up the market to companies wanting […]
Month: April 2018
Ford is basically giving up on US car business; GM isn’t far behind
Ford said Wednesday it will only offer two new cars in North America over the coming years — its iconic Mustang and the Focus Active, […]
Genealogy Websites Were Key to Big Break in Golden State Killer Case – The New York Times
Investigators used DNA from crime scenes and plugged that genetic profile into a private online genealogy database. They found distant relatives of Mr. DeAngelo’s and […]
North and South Korea reportedly set to announce end to Korean War
North and South Korea are reportedly set to announce an official end to the 1950-1953 Korean War that technically finished with a truce — and […]
Report: Russian Hackers Had The Ability To Shut Down U.S. Power Plants : NPR
Since at least March 2016, Russian hackers attempted to infiltrate numerous sectors of American infrastructure, including energy, nuclear, commercial facilities, water, aviation and manufacturing, according […]
E.P.A. Chief’s $43,000 Phone Booth Broke the Law, Congressional Auditors Say – The New York Times
The Environmental Protection Agency violated the law when it installed a soundproof phone booth for the administrator, Scott Pruitt, at a cost of roughly $43,000, […]
FIFA files for compensation in U.S. as victim of corruption | Daily Mail Online
Global soccer body FIFA has applied to US authorities for tens of millions of dollars in damages from ex-officials indicted there for graft and recognized […]
Drug overdoses tied to 24-fold rise in organ transplants | WTVR.com
A study published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine on Monday now reveals just how much of an increase there has been in the […]
Hide Secret Messages In Plain Sight With Zero-Width Characters
Fingerprinting text is really very nifty; the ability to encode hidden data within a string of characters opens up a large number of opportunities. For […]
Yet Another Dead Whale Is Grave Reminder Of Our Massive Plastic Problem
After investigating, the El Valle Wildlife Rescue Center determined that the sperm whale was killed by gastric shock to its stomach and intestines after ingesting […]