The Federal Aviation Administration just took a major step in letting Boeing 737 Max jets return to the skies after its involvement in two fatal crashes in five months. An FAA panel found on Tuesday that a software update for the plane, and Boeing’s plans …
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10 things in tech you need to know today
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez. Getty/AP/Business Insider composite Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Monday. Britain just laid out plans to end the internet’s Wild West days and take a world-leading role in regulating big tech. …
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A giant screen atop an iconic London skyscraper crashed and displayed an error message from an ancient version of Windows
An iconic skyscraper in central London crashed and began displaying an old-school Windows 7 default boot-up error message. The circular 360 LED display surrounding the 189-meter BT Tower had to be reset, after the screen crashed on Saturday. The error m…
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‘This was an honest mistake’: A Pennsylvania police officer who shot a suspect with his gun instead of a Taser won’t face charges
A Pennsylvania prosecutor said he decided not to charge a police officer for shooting a suspect in the stomach — because the officer believed he had been deploying his Taser instead of firing his gun. Buck County District Attorney Matthew Weintrub said in …
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Fordham University says the student who died in a bell tower fall is the first such incident in the school’s history
Fordham University officials said that the student who died falling in the campus bell tower is the first incident of its kind in school history. Sydney Paige Monfries, a 22-year-old from Portland, Oregon, tripped and fell approximately 30 feet inside the …
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