November 16, 20240 Comments

Heavy turbulence forces Scandinavian Airlines flight bound for Miami to return to Europe

Extreme turbulence Thursday over Greenland forced a Scandinavian Airlines flight from Stockholm to Miami to turn around and return to Europe. Dramatic video from Scandinavian Airlines Flight 957 showed the severe turbulence that left some of the 254 passengers screaming and the cabin littered with debris. There were no reports of any serious injuries on the flight. The pilots chose to make a U-turn and fly about five hours back

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November 15, 20240 Comments

US finalizes $6.6 billion chips award for TSMC ahead of Trump return By Reuters

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Commerce Department said Friday it has finalized a $6.6 billion government subsidy for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s U.S. unit for semiconductor production in Phoenix, Arizona. The binding contract – after a preliminary agreement announced in April – is the first major award to be completed under the $52.7 billion program created in 2022. It comes just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump, who

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November 11, 20240 Comments

Web Summit kicks off in Lisbon as tech leaders weigh Trump’s return By Reuters

By Martin Coulter LISBON (Reuters) – Lisbon will this week play host to Europe’s biggest annual tech conference, Web Summit, where industry leaders and lawmakers will weigh the pros and cons of Donald Trump’s return to the White House.  Senior executives from firms such as Apple (NASDAQ:), Microsoft (NASDAQ:), and Meta (NASDAQ:) will join high-ranking officials from Europe for debates about the future of artificial intelligence, social media regulation, and

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