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    Microsoft’s new Flight Simulator is a beautiful work in progress – TechCrunch

    For the last two weeks, I’ve been flying around the world in a preview of Microsoft’s new Flight Simulator. Without a doubt, it’s...

    Singapore Airlines To Reassess Its Fleet Plan Over 6 Months

    Singapore Airlines is running the ruler over its fleet of 220 planes. Yesterday, the airline released its 2020/21 financial year first-quarter results. They were...

    Samsung’s second-quarter profit grew 23% year-over-year, thanks to strong chip demand – TechCrunch

    Samsung Electronics sounded a cautiously optimistic note in its earnings report today. The company is continuing to deal with the fallout of the COVID-19...

    Emirates Sees A Boost To Bookings Generated By Eid

    Emirates is gearing up for its busiest travel period in months as people travel to celebrate Eid this weekend. An increase in traffic is...

    Vistara To Commence Flights To London, Paris, And Frankfurt

    Indian carrier Vistara will launch new routes to London, Paris, and Frankfurt following an announcement yesterday. The carrier will operate these routes with a...

    How Aircraft Engines Are Tested Before Production

    Most of us don’t give aircraft engines much through. Sometimes, when you’re in the sky, you see the engines hanging under the wing and...

    Amazon’s hardware business doesn’t escape Congressional scrutiny – TechCrunch

    While much of today’s Congressional grilling into the anticompetitive practices of the big tech giants focused on their core businesses, Amazon’s hardware also came...

    Moderna and Pfizer Begin Late-Stage Coronavirus Vaccine Trials

    The first large study of the safety and effectiveness of a coronavirus vaccine in the United States began on Monday morning, according to the...

    Apple’s App Store commission structure called into question in antitrust hearing – TechCrunch

    Apple CEO Tim Cook defended the company’s App Store commission structure in his sworn testimony before the House Antitrust Subcommittee on Wednesday. He...

    Why It’s Good to Be Old, Even in a Pandemic

    The older I get, the more comfortable I feel in my own skin, too — it’s at once thinner and thicker now. I’ve come...

    Old Vaccines May Stop the Coronavirus, Study Hints. Scientists Are Skeptical.

    Billions of dollars are being invested in the development of vaccines against the coronavirus. Until one arrives, many scientists have turned to tried-and-true vaccines...

    Allegiant Will Furlough Up To 275 Pilots Amid $93m Loss

    Allegiant Air has posted a $93 million loss for the second quarter as it prepares to furlough up to 275 pilots. Moving forward, Allegiant...

    Google’s Sundar Pichai grilled over ‘destroying anonymity on the internet’ – TechCrunch

    Google’s Sundar Pichai faced an awkward line of enquiry during today’s House Antitrust Subcommittee hearing related to its 2007 acquisition of adtech...

    MEA Airbus A330 Damages Turkish Airlines 777 In Ground Collision

    A Middle East Airlines (MEA) Airbus collided with a Turkish Airlines aircraft in Lagos yesterday afternoon. According to social media reports, the MEA’s winglet...

    Misleading Hydroxychloroquine Video, Pushed by the Trumps, Spreads Online

    In a video posted Monday online, a group of people calling themselves “America’s Frontline Doctors” and wearing white medical coats spoke against the backdrop...

    In antitrust hearing, Zuckerberg admits Facebook has copied its competition – TechCrunch

    At the House Antitrust Subcommittee hearings this afternoon, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was directly questioned about his company’s strategy of copying competitors’ app...