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AT&T vs. Verizon: Which Telecom Stock Is a Better Buy for 2027?
AT&T (T +0.00%) and Verizon Communications (VZ -0.41%) have spent years competing for the loyalty of American smartphone users and internet subscribers. Choosing between these two industry leaders depends on your outlook for infrastructure…
FAA Ground Stop: Latest Airline Advice As More Than 1,000 Flights Canceled
More than 1,400 flights within, into or out of the United States had been canceled on Sunday as airlines continued recovering from Friday's nationwide Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ground stop, according to FlightAware. U.S. airlines were…
Transportation secretary says he doesn't apologize for FAA's nationwide ground stop
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Sunday declined to apologize for the nationwide ground stop on Friday that stranded hundreds of thousands of travelers across the country following a router issue that derailed air traffic control…
Transportation secretary Sean Duffy blames prior presidents and Congress for flight stoppage
Donald Trump's administration on Sunday blamed the travel chaos stemming from Friday's four-hour nationwide flight stoppage on prior presidents as well as a lack of congressional funding – though a Democratic senator argued that the Trump…
US aviation shutdown blamed on L3 Harris installed router
WASHINGTON — A massive, nearly five-hour shutdown of the US aviation system that has disrupted more than 20,000 flights since Friday may have been the fault of a single router installed by government contractor L3Harris, government officials…
More social media lockouts feared as big tech readies for digital duty of care laws
More Australians and small businesses could be locked out of their social media accounts as tech giants bluntly enforce a digital duty of care, the telecommunications industry ombudsman has warned, reinforcing her call for an independent complaints…
AI can improve 911, but humans must remain in charge
Recent national headlines warned that New Orleans was replacing 911 professionals with AI. The reports were wrong, but the misinformation spread quickly amid the firestorm surrounding this new technology. To be clear, the U.S. is not handing its…
Tests of Mittal: How Bharti Enterprises weathered every storm
Now, as the group marks its 50th anniversary, Mittal is preparing for another transformation. He wants Airtel to evolve from a telecommunications operator into a digitally enabled technology company, with connectivity at its core and businesses…
The Essex Files: Air Traffic Outage Leaves Sports and Schedules Scrambling
A rare nationwide ground stop on Friday afternoon did more than strand passengers at airports. It scrambled college football schedules, forced last-minute adjustments for major wrestling events, and reminded everyone that America's air traffic…
Iran Attacks Bahrain for the Second Time in Days
Iran launched a drone attack on the Gulf Arab country of Bahrain on Sunday for the second time in days, as peace talks between the United States and Iran have faltered. The Bahraini Defense Ministry said the country's armed forces had intercepted…
NY Governor Calls for Sean Duffy's Resignation After Air Travel Chaos
New York Governor Kathy Hochul called for Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to resign or for President Donald Trump to remove him on Saturday, after a communications failure prompted the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue a nationwide…
Former top FAA official warns of 48-hour recovery after aging tech 'overwhelmed' ahead of ground stop
A former top FAA official who helped shut down New York airspace on 9/11 urged Congress to fund an overhaul of the nation's air traffic control system after equipment problems led to a nationwide ground stop. Speaking on 'Fox & Friends Weekend' on…
Man bursts into song on plane and then people realise who he actually is
When someone starts singing on a crowded plane out of the blue, it can have two outcomes. One, the passengers are extremely uncomfortable and irked, trying to get hold of the flight attendants to tell them to be quiet. Or, two, it could be a joyous…
Facing Backlash on Land, Data Centers Look to the Sea
Data centers on land have attracted a lot of opposition. So in response, more companies have an alternative: What if data centers were placed on the ocean, or on some other body of water, instead? The idea is still in the early stages. But as…
SK chairman calls for AI expansion beyond chips into models, services
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won urged leaders of group subsidiaries to redefine themselves as artificial intelligence (AI) companies and expand beyond chips, infrastructure and energy into AI models and services, building a growth cycle that…
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