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    Google is building a new private subsea cable between Europe and the U.S. – TechCrunch

    Google today announced its plans to build a new subsea cable with landing points in New York in the U.S. and Bude, UK...

    Smartwings Pilot Failed To Indicate Seriousness Of Engine Failure

    A final report detailing the engine shutdown incident of Smartwings Flight QS1125 in 2019 has been revealed. The Accident Investigation Unit of the Czech...

    What Happened To Iran Air’s Giant Airbus Order?

    At one point, IranAir had on order 118 Airbus aircraft worth around $25 billion. This order included aircraft from nearly every Airbus commercial aircraft...

    Turkish Airline Signs Codeshare Agreement With Pakistan International Airlines

    On Sunday, July 26th, Turkish Airlines approved a codeshare agreement with Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). Turkish will help take PIA’s passengers to European destinations...

    The Main Differences Between Soviet & Western Aircraft

    At the height of the cold war, Boeing, Airbus, and other manufacturers were not only competing with each other but also the might of...

    Tencent wants to take full control of long-time search ally Sogou – TechCrunch

    It’s been seven years since Tencent picked up a 36.5% stake in Sogou to fend off rival Baidu in the online search market. The...

    Airlines Evacuate 80,000 Tourists From Da Nang, Vietnam

    The skies around Da Nang, Vietnam, are crowded today for all the wrong reasons. The popular tourist spot was enjoying a boom on the...

    Bitcoin bulls are running, as prices spike above $11K – TechCrunch

    The bitcoin bulls are back in town. The price of bitcoin surged today by $1,268.19, reaching a six-month high of $11,203.90, or a one-day gain...

    Vicariously mimics another person’s Twitter feed using lists, but it violates Twitter rules – TechCrunch

    That Vicariously app you might have seen pop up in your twitter feed via a little viral growth hacking has run aground on Twitter’s...

    Plateauing US Passenger Numbers Show Evidence Of Choppy Recovery

    TSA screening numbers have started to plateau as passenger growth stalls. The United States, currently experiencing another surge in coronavirus cases, has seen weeks...

    Hong Kong-based EMQ raises $20 million for its cross-border financial settlement tech – TechCrunch

    Cross-border financial transactions are a major headache for individuals and large companies alike, who often have to deal with long wait times and high...

    Cannabis VC Karan Wadhera on why the industry, which took a hit last year, is now quietly blazing – TechCrunch

    Early last year, excitement over the burgeoning cannabis industry was palpable in Silicon Valley, with a small number of venture firms writing their first...

    American Airlines To Scrap A321 Involved In Take-Off Wing Strike

    An American Airlines A321 that was involved in a take-off wing strike in April 2019 will not return to service. The decision comes 15...

    Qantas Finishes Ferrying Airbus A380s To The United States From Australia

    That’s a wrap, folks. The final Airbus A380 for Qantas has arrived in Los Angeles (LAX) ahead of its intended storage amid a global...

    Tandem snags $5.7M for its language buddy app amid COVID-19’s e-learning boom – TechCrunch

    The Berlin-based startup behind Tandem, an app for practicing a second language, has closed a £4.5 million (~$5.7M) Series A round of financing to...

    Aeromexico Embraer E190 Faces Engine Shutdown

    An Embraer ERJ-190 operated by Aeromexico Connect returned to its origin airport last week after an engine failed following takeoff. The aircraft was operating...