After part of a plane’s wall blew out, feds ground some Boeings

After part of a plane’s wall blew out, feds ground some Boeings

Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save The Federal Aviation Administration ordered the grounding of 171 Boeing airplanes for inspection on Saturday, after part of a jet’s wall blew out in midair on a flight Friday and caused a dramatic emergency landing. All Boeing 737-9 Max planes with the same part —…

Nvidia’s New China Pickle: Customers Don’t Want Its Downgraded Chips

Nvidia’s New China Pickle: Customers Don’t Want Its Downgraded Chips

Updated Jan. 7, 2024 12:01 am ET SINGAPORE—After U.S. regulations barred Nvidia from selling its high-performance artificial-intelligence chips to China in October, the company’s engineers quickly designed a new lineup to comply with the tightened rules. The U.S. tech company may have found some wiggle room, but it faces a bigger problem: Chinese cloud companies—some…

A Better New Year’s Resolution: Make Your Passwords Secure

A Better New Year’s Resolution: Make Your Passwords Secure

I recently staged a password intervention. One family member admitted to using the same password for every account. Another stored login credentials in iPhone Contacts. Both habits make accounts vulnerable to hackers. I had to step in. Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Pentagon waited three days to inform White House that the defense secretary was hospitalized in ICU

Pentagon waited three days to inform White House that the defense secretary was hospitalized in ICU

WASHINGTON — Amid tensions in the Middle East, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was hospitalized, including spending four days in the intensive care unit, according to two senior administration officials. The Pentagon did not inform senior officials in the White House’s National Security Council of Austin’s hospitalization until Thursday — three days after he arrived…

Alaska Airlines grounds Boeing 737 Max 9 fleet after section blows out midair

Alaska Airlines grounds Boeing 737 Max 9 fleet after section blows out midair

An Alaska Airlines plane takes off from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on December 4, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.  Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images Alaska Airlines will temporarily ground its fleet of 65 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after a section of the plane blew out midflight on Friday, forcing…

ESPN star Pat McAfee publicly attacks network executive amid Aaron Rodgers controversy

ESPN star Pat McAfee publicly attacks network executive amid Aaron Rodgers controversy

PHOENIX, ARIZONA – FEBRUARY 09: Former NFL player and host Pat McAfee speaks on radio row ahead of Super Bowl LVII at the Phoenix Convention Center on February 9, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona. Mike Lawrie | Getty Images ESPN’s Pat McAfee problem is getting more complicated. On Friday, the host and former NFL punter publicly…

Study Reveals The Biggest Risk Factors For Getting Early Dementia

Study Reveals The Biggest Risk Factors For Getting Early Dementia

A recent study by the University of Exeter and Maastricht University published in JAMA Neurology has identified some of the factors that can lead to early cases of dementia ― some of which may surprise you. The data analyzed the behaviors of over 350,000 participants younger than 65 across the United Kingdom to evaluate young-onset…

A compact crossover is coming for America’s pickup trucks. Here are the top-selling cars of 2023

A compact crossover is coming for America’s pickup trucks. Here are the top-selling cars of 2023

2023 Ford Super Duty F-350 Limited Ford DETROIT – America maintained its love affair with pickup trucks in 2023 — but a top-selling vehicle from Toyota Motor nearly ruined their tailgate party. Sales of the Toyota RAV4 compact crossover came within 10,000 units of Stellantis‘ Ram pickup truck last year, a near-No. 3 ranking that…