Erste Bank is upgrading its cybersecurity measures by implementing quantum encryption through a pilot project with partners A1 and Zerothird.

During his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to Air Force First Sergeant Erik Slover, a pilot wounded during an operation to arrest Nicolás Maduro, whose leg was shattered by bullets.

A Turkish F-16 fighter jet crashed in the western province of Balikesir, resulting in the death of its pilot. The Ministry of National Defense has launched an investigation to determine the cause.

Several months before the main state graduation exam session, trial math checks are beginning in schools across Lithuania.

An F-16 fighter jet belonging to the Turkish Air Force crashed early Wednesday morning in Balıkesir, Turkey, resulting in the death of the pilot.

Actors Tim Daly and Tea Leoni have been cast as 'newlyweds' in an upcoming NBC comedy pilot written by Gail Lerner.

Austrian bob pilot Jakob Mandlbauer was discharged from hospital in Salzburg on Tuesday, three days after his serious crash in the Olympic four-man bobsleigh race. According to the Austrian Olympic Committee, the 27-year-old was initially taken to hospital in Cortina after the accident and then to Treviso, for where he was transferred by air ambulance to Salzburg on Sunday.

The Slovenian Ministries of Agriculture and Defense have signed an agreement to launch a pilot project for the public procurement of local food for the Slovenian Army.

The Irish Government has introduced a National Pilot Repair Voucher scheme as part of its newly unveiled Circular Economy Strategy, aiming to promote repair and reduce waste.

Mark Eshleman, director of the Twenty One Pilots' 'More Than We Ever Imagined' IMAX movie, discusses his determination to make the band's Skeleton Clique fan group a major part of the film, set to hit theaters on February 26.

An air ambulance traveling from Ranchi to Delhi crashed, resulting in the death of the Amritsar pilot on board.

The helicopter struck a market stall at 9:09 a.m. local time, killing the pilot, the co-pilot, and two vendors.

The Boeing Company's 777-9 flight training simulators have received qualification certification, advancing the readiness for pilot training on the new aircraft.

The X-Files is set to return, with a pilot episode officially ordered, signaling a new chapter for the popular science fiction series.

A helicopter crash in Iran's Isfahan province has resulted in the deaths of the pilot, co-pilot, and two fruit sellers.

UKRAJINSKE bespilotne letjelice uništile su dva ruska helikoptera, Mi-8 i Ka-52, na aerodromu Pugačovka u Orelskoj oblasti u Rusiji. Napad se dogodio 20. veljače u večernjim satima.

După aproape 3 ani fără nicio veste nouă despre serialul „Dosarele X” în regia cineastului american Ryan Coogler, Variety scrie acum că acesta a primit o comandă oficială pentru episodul pilot și că a

Escribe y dirige un nuevo piloto que contará con Danielle Deadwyler en la piel de una nueva agente del FBI

OpenAI is deepening its collaborations with major consulting firms to accelerate the adoption of its enterprise AI solutions, following CEO Sam Altman's emphasis on prioritizing sales to business clients.

California's DMV previously ruled that Tesla falsely promoted its cars' self-driving capabilities.

A Russian Mi-28 Havoc attack helicopter is noted for its compact crew compartment, designed to facilitate the pickup of downed pilots.

After a seven-year pilot program, Poland's Ministry of Health has published recommendations for the future of Mental Health Centers, proposing a triple funding system and a three-tier care model.

Austrijos pilotas Jakobas Mandlbaueris buvo pergabentas į ligoninę tėvynėje po avarijos, kurią patyrė Kortinos bobslėjaus trasoje varžydamasis paskutinį olimpiados savaitgalį.

Reports claim former Trump aide Corey Lewandowski entered the cockpit of a plane mid-flight to fire a pilot over a missing blanket, during a risky phase after take-off.

A US court has rejected Tesla's appeal, upholding a jury's verdict that requires the electric vehicle manufacturer to pay $243 million due to a fatal accident linked to its Autopilot system.

Fans of Twenty One Pilots in Romania can experience a special film-concert, 'Twenty One Pilots: More Than We Ever Imagined,' in cinemas months before the band's live performance at Electric Castle 2026.

Indian aviation authorities are reviewing airlines' requests for extensions on pilot flight duty time limitations as they finalize summer flight schedules, with pilot availability being a key concern impacting potential flight numbers.

No fim de semana de estreia nas Superbikes, o piloto português juntou o 8.º lugar de sábado ao 7.º de domingo e terminou a primeira etapa do ano com 17 pontos. Segue-se a corrida de Portimão.

Milānas-Kortīnas olimpisko spēļu noslēguma dienā pēdējo startu aizvada bobsleja četrinieku ekipāžas, starp kuriem arī Jēkabs Kalenda ar komandu. Vakar pēc pirmajiem braucieniem latvietis ieņēma 11. vi

A series of articles from La Vanguardia detail the internal workings of its newsroom, covering the teams responsible for managing the web edition's homepage, crafting the paper's aesthetic, adapting to new technologies, and addressing the evolving needs of journalism in the digital age.

An Austrian bobsled flipped at 115 km/h after pilot Jakob Mandlbauer made an error exiting a turn. Mandlbauer suffered neck pain but was conscious and able to move his limbs before being hospitalized.

‘Family Card’ distribution to begin in Ramadan on pilot basis: Info minister  The Daily Star

Give some credit to pilot Trump on the economy  The Times

Taylor Schilling has been cast in the leading role for NBC's new drama pilot 'What the Dead Know,' produced by Dick Wolf.

Hayley Griffith and Mia Challis have been cast as series regulars in 'Regency,' a new historical comedy pilot for CBS.

Ratel Robotics said it had adapted one of its ground robot models to carry and launch fiber-optic drones. Ratel Robotics A Ukrainian arms maker said one of its ground robots can now launch fiber-optic aerial drones. It said the robot can launch them closer to the front without putting operators at risk. "Everything is as safe as possible for all people performing this mission," the CEO told Business Insider. A Ukrainian arms company says it has modified one of its ground robots to carry and launch unjammable fiber-optic drones. Ukrainian forces can put the drones in the air closer to the front without exposing pilots. Ratel Robotics shared a video this week of its Ratel H model robot equipped with a protected box. In the clip, the launcher opens up and releases a small drone connected to a fiber-optic cable. The uncrewed ground vehicle functions as a mobile launch point. CEO Taras Ostapchuk told Business Insider the "ground robot becomes like a base station" for the up to four drones that it can carry. Those bases are typically human-operated launch points, where pilots need to be closer to danger to put the drone in the air. Ostapchuk said that the ground robot can drop off operators at a safe location and then continue toward the front to launch the drones. The operators remotely controlling it and the fiber-optic drones can hang back "in the safest place possible." The aim is that "everything is as safe as possible for all people performing this mission," the CEO said. Fiber-optic drones, which receive signals by a thin cable rather than radio links, have become central to the war because they can't be jammed by electronic warfare like other drones — though their range is limited and the cable can be cut or snagged. Fiber-optic drones can't be jammed by electronic warfare. Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images It is unclear how many of Ratel Robotics' systems have been adapted for this mission or whether they are already in the field. Drone carriers are not necessarily a new concept. For instance, Ukrainian soldiers say Russia is using its medium-sized strike drones to fly smaller drones into battle like "an aircraft carrier." Ground robots account for only a small share of Ukraine's drone missions, but the technology is becoming more prolific. New Ukrainian defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov said this week that Ukrainian forces carried out more than 7,000 combat and logistics missions with ground robotic systems in January. He added that production and upgrades are accelerating. Ukraine uses its fleet of ground robots for many different missions, including carrying ammunition and gear, evacuating wounded soldiers, laying mines, demining, firing on Russian positions, and exploding near targets. Ukraine uses robots for a host of uses, including firing at Russian positions and carrying wounded troops. Serhii Mykhalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images The Ratel H can carry more than 880 pounds and can travel more than 37 miles. The company says it is multipurpose, able to transport cargo and evacuate wounded soldiers. The robot can also be equipped with weaponry and electronic warfare systems. The West is paying close attention to Ukraine's fight, seeking to learn lessons about what it would need to fight Russia. Ground robots are drawing close scrutiny in the West. Western militaries have fielded similar systems, but not at this scale or across so many roles, and Ukrainian companies are pushing the technology forward. Read the original article on Business Insider

The USS Lionfish docked at Battleship Cove in Fall River, Massachusetts. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider The USS Lionfish was commissioned in 1944 and earned one battle star for service in World War II. It sank a Japanese submarine, rescued the crew of a B-29 bomber, and served as a training submarine. The Balao-class submarine is now a museum docked at Battleship Cove in Fall River, Massachusetts. The World War II submarine USS Lionfish was part of America's "Silent Service." Despite comprising less than 2% of all US Navy vessels during World War II, submarines like the USS Lionfish sank 55% of Japanese vessels in battle. This once-fearsome vessel is now a 311-foot-long museum exhibit, allowing the public to learn about its top-secret wartime operations. Take a look inside the USS Lionfish. Commissioned in 1944, the USS Lionfish earned one battle star for service during World War II. The USS Lionfish at sea in an undated photo. Arkivi/Getty Images Over the Balao-class submarine's two war patrols, she sank a Japanese submarine, destroyed a schooner, and rescued the crew of a downed American B-29 bomber. The USS Lionfish was recommissioned for the Korean War, serving from 1951 to 1953. From 1960 to 1971, the USS Lionfish served as a reserve training submarine, teaching crew members to operate similar vessels. Since 1973, the USS Lionfish has been on display at Battleship Cove, a maritime museum in Fall River, Massachusetts. The USS Lionfish. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider Tickets to Battleship Cove cost $25 per adult. I visited the museum in January to take a closer look at the retired submarine. The first stop on my self-guided tour was the forward torpedo room, where 16 torpedomen slept and worked. The forward torpedo room. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider The forward torpedo room featured six torpedo tubes, each storing a torpedo, and 10 reloads. The 16 crew members slept alongside the torpedoes on pull-out bunks, remaining ready to fire at all times. Behind the torpedo room was officers' country, which included the officers' pantry. The officers' pantry. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider In the officers' pantry, meals for the higher-ranking crew members were reheated and plated on Navy china. They ate the same food as the rest of the sailors, but in a fancier setting. Officers used the wardroom for dining, working, and relaxing. The wardroom on board the USS Lionfish. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider It could also serve as an operating room in medical emergencies. Junior officers slept in a room with four bunks. The junior officers' quarters. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider Officers enjoyed more privacy on board than enlisted men. Senior officers had even more privacy in a room with a triple bunk. The senior officers' quarters. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider The submarine's second-in-command, known as the executive officer, slept in this room. The commanding officer slept in the only private room on board the submarine. The commanding officer's stateroom. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider The commanding officer's stateroom featured a small desk that functioned as a private workspace. Chief petty officers slept five to a room in their quarters. The chief petty officers' quarters. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider Chief petty officers served as liaisons between the officers and the crew. This room was also colloquially known as the "goat locker" since the more experienced officers were affectionately nicknamed "old goats." In the ship's office, an administrator known as the yeoman handled all of the ship's paperwork. The ship's office. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider Personnel files, orders of supplies, and other administrative tasks were the yeoman's domain. Equipment in the control room managed the submarine's depth, speed, steering, and navigation. The control room. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider The commanding officer issued orders from the control center or the conning tower located directly above. The USS Lionfish's conning tower wasn't open to the public, but I did get to look inside one while touring another Balao-class submarine, the USS Becuna. Communications and covert operations were handled in the radio room. The radio room. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider The USS Lionfish was equipped with sonar, or "sound navigation and ranging," to listen for enemy ships in the surrounding waters. Chefs prepared meals for the submarine's 80 crew members in the main galley. The main galley. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider The galley prepared four meals a day: breakfast, lunch, dinner, and midnight rations known as "mid-rats." The crew's mess was an all-purpose room where sailors ate, lounged, and played games. The crew's mess. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider Frozen and refrigerated food was stored in compartments underneath the floor. The bunks have been removed from the crew's berthing during ongoing restoration work. The crew's berthing. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider Other Balao-class submarines held 35 or 36 bunks in this space. The USS Lionfish featured two engine rooms, each containing two diesel engines. The forward engine room. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider Each engine room was responsible for half of the ship's electric and propulsion power. In the maneuvering room, switches controlled the flow of electricity to the submarine's generators. The maneuvering room. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider While surfaced, the submarine's four diesel engines powered its generators, which in turn powered the ship's motors. While submerged, storage batteries powered the motors. My tour ended with the after torpedo room at the back of the submarine. The after torpedo room. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider Around 13 enlisted men worked and slept in the after torpedo room, which featured four torpedo tubes. The USS Lionfish remains unique among World War II submarines. The USS Lionfish docked at Battleship Cove in Fall River, Massachusetts. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider Over 50 submarines underwent a Greater Underwater Propulsive Power 1-A, or "GUPPY," modernization after World War II. However, the USS Lionfish remained as it was. Museum staff and volunteers are working to restore the USS Lionfish and preserve its original configuration. Even in frigid temperatures, I saw volunteers holding tools and walking carefully around the deck's open panels, revealing the complex mechanics beneath. Read the original article on Business Insider

The NHS is piloting a program that turns patients into stand-up comedians, exploring laughter as a therapeutic intervention.

An-Li Bogan has been cast in the untitled NBC drama pilot from Dean Georgaris and John Fox, Variety has learned. Bogan will star alongside previously announced lead Emily Deschanel in the pilot, which is inspired by the real-life work of internationally renowned expert profiler and author Dr. Ann Burgess. The logline for the pilot states, […]

A new 'Family Card' project is set to be piloted in Bangladesh before the upcoming Eid festival.

Opinion | Don’t Put Your Life on Autopilot  The Wall Street Journal

A Delta flight was forced to make an emergency landing after a pilot reported a passenger attempting to access the cockpit.

Twenty One Pilots have officially released their cult fan favorite track 'Drag Path' as a single, featuring a slightly different edit from its limited physical version.

He’ll play the lead character in the pilot, based on Danielle Trussoni’s ‘Puzzle Master’ novels.

An analysis suggests that Microsoft's relatively small number of paying Copilot customers could be an advantage, allowing for more focused development and adaptation.

An F-16 fighter jet belonging to the 9th Main Jet Base Command in Balıkesir, northwestern Türkiye, crashed shortly after takeoff on early Wednesday morning, resulting in the martyr...

Army pilot wounded in Maduro raid gets Congressional Medal of Honor during Trump's speech  Associated Press News

Pilot has secured an experienced energy veteran to spearhead Western Australia's clean energy initiatives.

Lithuanian police in Vilnius have initiated a pilot project to deploy drones to incident scenes in certain situations, instead of traditional police patrols.

A historical article from Helsingin Sanomat looks back 50 years to 1976, detailing the primitive working conditions of pilots in Porkkala, including issues with outdoor toilets during strong winds.

Piloto de acrobacia conseguiu aterrar com êxito, e pela primeira vez, um avião num comboio em andamento e voltar a descolar. Para treinar a manobra, recorreu a um Rimac Nevera R em… marcha-atrás.

Ireland plans to pilot a voucher scheme next year to encourage the repair of consumer goods, as part of a broader circular economy strategy aimed at reducing waste and increasing reuse and recycling.

co-pilot  Tehran Times

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has initiated a pilot program for QR Code-based door-to-door waste collection, aiming to improve waste management efficiency.

Two military pilots and two vendors died after an army helicopter crashed into a fruit market in central Iran. The accident occurred on Tuesday morning in Dorcheh, a city in the province.

An Iranian army helicopter crashed into a fruit market in the central province of Isfahan, killing the pilot, co-pilot, and two merchants, according to Iranian state media.

Nisjet janë rikthyer në qendër të debatit teknik në Formula 1. Pa MGU-H, i eliminuar nga rregullorja 2026, pilotët duhet të mbështeten ekskluzivisht te motori me djegie të brendshme për ta çuar turbon

A helicopter pilot in Iceland has called for authorities to equip private aircraft with water buckets to enhance the country's capacity to respond to wildfires, as reported by Vísir.

Mit zwei Goldmedaillen im Bobsport hat sich Modellathlet Georg Fleischhauer den Traum von den Olympischen Spielen erfüllt. Weil Erfolgspilot Johannes Lochner seine Karriere beendet, ist er nun auf dem

Lockheed Martin has successfully tested an AI-powered system designed to summarize combat data for targeting purposes on F-35 jets, aiming to enhance pilot efficiency in combat identification.

An Iranian military helicopter crashed into a market in the city of Dorcheh, resulting in the deaths of the pilot, co-pilot, and two civilians.

A doctor died in a plane crash shortly after takeoff from Ranchi, with his father expressing profound grief, stating he sold his farm to educate him.

The article discusses that the ultimate success and longevity of artificial intelligence will depend heavily on its widespread adoption beyond initial pilot programs.

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is set to commence a pilot clean-up operation on the Birim River at Adiukrom in the Asiakwa area on Tuesday, February 24.

Epstein Funded UCSD Study Of 'Telepathic Autistic Savant' Through Deepak Chopra Connection Jeffrey Epstein was connected with several notable scientists - funding leading research centers, including Harvard, where he donated $9 million, and MIT's Media Lab, which he gave at least $7.5 million (and funneled another $1.2 million to investments under the control of the lab's former director, Joi Ito). He was connected to Stephen Hawking, Marvin Minsky, Steven Pinker and a host of other names.  Vilayanur Subramanian Ramachandran and Jeffrey Epstein Now we learn that Epstein provided funding to a lab at UC San Diego after lifestyle guru Deepak Chopra introduced the financier to lab director Vilayanur Subramanian Ramachandran - a neuroscientist who was studying an "autistic savant who displays telepathy," according to the latest DOJ Epstein file dump.  Chopra, a former UCSD family medicine and public health clinical professor, said in late October that he was just helping Epstein with insomnia by teaching him to meditate. "At my suggestion, he also visited Dr. V.S. Ramachandran's lab at [the University of California San Diego] to learn about ongoing brain research," he told CBS News in December.  EFTA01013830.pdf Ramachandran was conducting a study on an "autistic savant who displays telepathy," according to UCSD's The Guardian, citing a Sept. 25, 2017 email with the subject "Cost to study the autistic savant who displays telepathy," in which he tells Chopra, "i don't have a problem with my lab being funded by epstein ... so long as theres no UC connection."  Ramanchandran further wrote that if Chopra’s “pal [Epstein] is serious about setting in motion a lab for the study of extraordinary brain potential … something like 500,000 to 3 million would get the administrators excited.” A subsequent email from Epstein to his accountant, Richard Kahn, instructed Kahn to send $25,000 from Epstein’s private foundation, Gratitude America Ltd., to the University of California Board of Regents to fund Ramachandran’s research on savant syndrome. He asked it to be mailed to former psychology department director and current chief administrative officer, Peter Hinkley.  Chopra later emailed Epstein on October 5, 2017 to provide an update on spending the day with Ramachandran to discuss the "pilot study of autistic savants." Ceepak Chopra The 2017 emails weren't the first Epstein-Ramachandran mention. On April 17, 2009, Epstein emailed someone whose name was redacted, replying to a list of "smart" and "out of the box" people to have over to his Florida home sometime in the future. Epstein included Ramachandran in this list, along with others who he described as "good friends of mine for years."  While there's nothing we could find on the telepathic kid (maybe they sensed danger), Ramachandran did write an article in December 2006 where he says telepathy is "legitimately ignored, except by crackpots" because it's difficult to replicate. He's also mentioned a few times in this piece on life after death, ESP, and other phenomenon. Tyler Durden Thu, 02/19/2026 - 11:05

US District Judge Beth Bloom in Miami says the evidence at trial 'more than supports' the August 2025 verdict, and Tesla raised no new arguments to set the verdict aside

Luxembourg launches its first pilot project for safe mobility with the PC11 cycling path between Alzingen and Hassel, closing a strategic gap in the local, national, and European cycling network.

Hong Kong’s transport authorities have given the green light for testing autonomous vehicles from the airport island to Sunny Bay and Tung Chung town centre on Lantau, marking the latest cross-district trial of driverless technology. The Transport Department said on Monday that the updated pilot licence – held by Baidu Apollo International – would support the city’s goal of applying driverless vehicles for cross-district use in a safe and orderly manner, as set out in the policy address and t...

A top aide to Governor Kristi Noem reportedly entered the cockpit of a plane before firing the pilot over a missing blanket.

The Bangladesh government is set to launch a pilot distribution program for the Krishak Card, as announced by the Information Minister, aiming to provide direct services to genuine farmers.

Depresurizarea unei aeronave este o situație de urgență care impune activarea imediată a procedurilor internaționale de siguranță, inclusiv transmiterea mesajului Mayday și coborârea rapidă la o altit

Tesla Avoids California Suspension By Dropping 'Self-Driving' Claims Authored by Rob Sabo via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Tesla Motors avoided a 30-day suspension of its dealer and manufacturer licenses from the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) by removing the term “autopilot” from its vehicle marketing efforts in California. The Tesla booth at the AI+Expo Special Competitive Studies Project in Washington on June 2, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Acco...

Romania's 4-person bobsleigh crew, piloted by Mihai Tentea, finished 17th at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, concluding the country's participation in the event.

A Pelita Air fuel aircraft crashed in North Kalimantan, resulting in the death of the pilot.

Milānas-Kortīnas olimpisko spēļu noslēguma dienā pēdējo startu aizvadīja bobsleja četrinieku ekipāžas, starp kuriem arī Jēkabs Kalenda ar stūmējiem Lauri Kaufmani, Matīsu Mikni un Mairi Kļavu. Pēc pir

The Czech government is exploring the reintroduction of electronic sales records (EET), a key project from the previous Babiš administration, with a pilot program planned for January 2027.

BNP Paribas is reportedly joining BlackRock and JPMorgan in the movement to tokenize funds on the Ethereum blockchain, indicating a growing trend among major financial institutions.

Austrian bobsleigh pilot Jakob Mandlbauer had to be stretchered off the ice after a lengthy delay to competition

Bangladesh's Information Minister announced that the distribution of 'Family Cards' will begin on a pilot basis during Ramadan.

An Iranian fighter jet crashed, leading to the death of its pilot.

A coalition of 150 mayors is pushing for guaranteed income pilot programs, offering monthly payments up to $1,000, as federal aid programs face dismantling.

Forțele sistemelor fără pilot (USF) au distrus trei sisteme rusești de apărare aeriană Tor-M1, în valoare totală de 75 de milioane de dolari, în primele ore ale zilei de vineri, 20 februarie, potrivit

An Iranian air force jet crashed during a training exercise, resulting in the death of the pilot.

Citi has reiterated a Buy rating for Microsoft, citing strong momentum from its Copilot AI assistant and the continued strength of its Azure cloud services.

Feb. 19—SAN FRANCISCO — Gonzaga's surprising setback at Portland two weeks ago will follow Mark Few's team into Selection Sunday, but if you looked at an updated version of the NCAA NET rankings on Thursday morning — one of the evaluation tools committee members will use to seed and sort NCAA Tournament teams — it may have been easy to forget an 87-80 loss to the Pilots even happened in the ...

NY Gov. Kathy Hochul Kills Plan To Allow Robotaxi Operations Outside NYC New York Governor Kathy Hochul has withdrawn a proposal that would allow commercial robotaxi pilot operations outside New York City limits without a human safety operator in the vehicle. The decision was first reported by Bloomberg News earlier Thursday and is a major setback for Waymo as it attempts a rapid US expansion this year. Bloomberg reported: The proposal, which Hochul had included in a policy preview she presented last month, would have allowed autonomous-vehicle companies such as Waymo to apply for permission to pilot their services without human operators in the vehicle. The decision to withdraw the plan was confirmed Thursday by the governor's office to Bloomberg News. "While we are disappointed by the Governor's decision, we're committed to bringing our service to New York and will work with the state legislature to advance this issue," a Waymo spokesperson said in a statement provided to Bloomberg. Last week, Waymo co-chief executive Tekedra Mawakana told Bloomberg TV that the Hochul administration showed interest in launching robotaxis. Even if it were outside the NYC metro area, "that gives us an opportunity to grow more fans," Mawakana said, adding that some customers of the service have been requesting robotaxis within city boundaries. To note, Waymo is currently testing in NYC, but it is not yet operating a driverless commercial robotaxi service. As of early 2026, its activity includes a small fleet with safety drivers in parts of Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn. "We hear from thousands of New Yorkers who have experienced Waymo in other cities and want access to it at home," the Waymo spokesperson added. "They want the safety, privacy and comfort that riders in other major cities already enjoy." Last month, Goldman analyst Eric Sheridan provided clients with an update on the North American autonomous-vehicle (AV) rideshare market, which is quickly gaining momentum. Read the report here. "The rise in commercial autonomous vehicle deployments remains a key debate among investors and has continued to gain momentum throughout 2025. In the medium term, we believe that AV rideshare could represent a mid-single-digit percentage of total rideshare industry bookings," Sheridan said. Current robotaxi operations The lingering question: who persuaded Hochul to kill the robotaxi expansion proposal? Tyler Durden Thu, 02/19/2026 - 16:40

The company says it has addressed the issue and it "did not provide anyone access to information they weren't already authorised to see".

Olympic athletes have elected a Korean bobsled pilot and an Estonian biathlete to represent them on the International Olympic Committee.

The UAE and Bahrain have introduced a pilot initiative, the 'One-Point Air Travellers' Project, enabling citizens to complete entry procedures before departure.

As Demand Grows, US Nuclear Energy Industry Faces Looming Crunch In Reactor Fuel Supply Authored by John Haughey via The Epoch Times, The Department of Energy (DOE) has invested billions in incentivizing domestic production of enriched uranium for the commercial development of advanced nuclear reactors, including $2.7 billion issued last month to three companies to build centrifuges and processing plants necessary to produce fuel for reactor cores. Yet, a fuel crunch that could hobble President Donald Trump’s “nuclear renaissance” initiatives looms as soon as 2028, several experts warned during the two-day U.S. Nuclear Industry Council’s 13th annual Advanced Reactors Summit in Seattle that concluded Feb. 12.  “If America wants to lead in advanced reactors, we have to do the nuclear fuel here. Make no mistake about that,” Centrus Energy Senior Vice President Patrick Brown told more than 400 nuclear industry professionals on Feb.12. “Unfortunately, we’re really building from zero.” Right now, he said, less than 1 percent of the nuclear fuel that the nation’s 94 commercial reactors annually consume is produced domestically, and that is exclusively dedicated to the Pentagon. The nation’s commercial nuclear energy industry is “completely reliant on foreign imports” of enriched uranium, he said, primarily from Kazakhstan and Canada. Those imports include up to 5 percent from Russia that won’t be available soon. In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Congress in 2023 banned U.S. companies from importing Russian uranium. That ban goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2028. Brown said with the global nuclear fuel market already constrained, domestic industry’s scramble to revive enrichment—a process American companies invented and once dominated—is now a race to have supply available to meet demand as new reactors come online. Because that demand—spurred by the president’s May 2025 executive orders to license 10 new reactors by 2030 and quadruple commercial nuclear energy output by 2050—is likely to outpace domestic fuel production until the early 2030s, he said a timing shortage will emerge in 2028.  “That’s when we'll see that the problem is there’s not enough non-Russian supply” of enriched uranium to replace even the relatively small amount it now produces in a tight market where restrictions on one supplier impacts the entire market. “Fortunately,” Brown said, the industry and the Trump administration recognize there is an approaching gap between burgeoning demand and static supply, and has deemed restoring domestic capacity to enrich uranium a national security priority akin to “a second Manhattan Project.” The entrance of Urenco's uranium enrichment plant in Gronau, Germany. Urenco USA also operates a commercial enrichment plant in New Mexico and is among the few companies in the United States authorized to do so. Volker Hartmann/DDP/AFP via Getty Images Industry Must Respond The nation’s domestic nuclear fuel supply chain got a $2.7 billion boost when the Department of Energy on Jan. 5 issued awards to three domestic companies to enrich low-enriched uranium and high-assay low-enriched uranium. Securing $900 million awards each to build uranium enrichment plants are California-based General Matter in a former Paducah gaseous diffusion plant in western Kentucky, North Carolina-headquartered Orano Group’s Federal Services operation in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and Maryland-based Centrus Energy’s uranium enrichment plant in Piketon, Ohio. Brown said unlike the array of demonstration projects the Department of Energy is sponsoring, such as the Energy Reactor Pilot Program that has 10 companies vying for federal funding if they can demonstrate functionality of their designs by July 4, 2026, enriching uranium is not a new process. “We’re not here to do science experiments, right?” he said. “We’re here to go big or go home. We’re not going home. The era of demonstration is over. We are moving onto large-scale commercial production.” Centrus is already licensed to produce low-enriched uranium and high-assay low-enriched uranium in its Ohio plant, he said. Its Technology and Manufacturing Center in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, is the only domestic manufacturer of centrifuges needed for the enrichment process. It’s ready to gradually scale-up production. “We have the site. We have the facility,” Brown said. “We have the room to expand” at the Piketon plant, which is demonstrating with 18 centrifuges what could be replicated by thousands. “Our technologies are proven and are actively producing [high-assay low-enriched uranium] today,” he said. The Department of Energy award is designed to induce a long-term “demand signal” for investors and utilities, he said, by assuring them there will be ample domestic supply of enriched uranium available should they incorporate nuclear power into their grid expansion plans. However, Brown said, the Piketon plant and other projects nationwide are not expected to reach peak production until the early 2030s, meaning there could be more demand than supply until production can catch up. While the Department of Energy funding is critical in seeding domestic capacity to be self-sufficient in producing nuclear fuels, how swiftly that can be achieved is now up to the industry itself, he said, encouraging operators to begin negotiating “off take” agreements with Centrus and others engaged in uranium enrichment so they can secure their fuel supply and processors can commit to ramping up with confirmed orders. “This is the chicken-and-the-egg problem that [the Department of Energy] was trying to solve. They said, ‘Build the capacity and the advanced reactor development will come while we’re building it,’” Brown said. “That’s the message. So we need firm contracts to proceed to build further. So let us know. We’re ready.” Tyler Durden Sun, 02/15/2026 - 14:00

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John F. Kennedy Jr. and his wife, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, attended the Municipal Art Society Gala in 1998. Richard Corkery/NY Daily News Archive/Getty Images John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife, and her sister died in a 1999 plane crash near Martha's Vineyard. Rumors of a "Kennedy curse" were fueled by multiple family tragedies over the decades. JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette's relationship is now the topic of an FX series, "Love Story." The Kennedy family has been subjected to many tragedies over the years, including two assassinations and a plane crash that took the lives of John F. Kennedy Jr. and two other passengers. Nearly 27 years ago, on July 16, 1999, John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, and her older sister Lauren Bessette were killed in a plane crash off the coast of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. There were no survivors from the accident. The relationship between John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy is now the topic of an FX series executive-produced by Ryan Murphy, "Love Story." Their deaths became a major news story and perpetuated rumors of a "Kennedy curse." JFK Jr.'s father, former President John F. Kennedy, was assassinated in 1963. His uncle, Robert "Bobby" Kennedy, was assassinated five years later in 1968. And two years before JFK Jr.'s death, his cousin Michael Kennedy also died after hitting a tree while skiing in Aspen, Colorado. Here's what we know about the plane crash that killed John F. Kennedy Jr. and two others. John F. Kennedy Jr. frequently made headlines throughout the 1990s. John F. Kennedy, Jr. at the Democratic National Convention in 1988. Bettmann/Getty Images As the son of a president and a member of one of America's most prominent political dynasties, John F. Kennedy Jr. was destined for the spotlight. JFK Jr. was born on November 25, 1960, just two weeks after his father was elected president. His father was assassinated on November 22, 1963, just three days shy of JFK Jr.'s third birthday. JFK Jr., affectionately nicknamed "John-John" by the public, attended the funeral on his birthday and was famously photographed saluting his father's casket. Throughout much of his adolescence and adulthood, he mostly remained out of the public eye. However, his public image began to change after he introduced his uncle, Ted Kennedy, at the Democratic National Convention in 1988. In September 1988, People named Kennedy, who was then a 27-year-old third-year law student at NYU, the "Sexiest Man Alive." JFK Jr. also dated a few celebrities throughout the 1990s, including "Sex and the City" star Sarah Jessica Parker, Cindy Crawford, and Daryl Hannah. John F. Kennedy Jr. began dating Carolyn Bessette, a publicist for Calvin Klein, in 1994. John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy in 1995. Rose Hartman/Getty Images They met in the fitting room at Calvin Klein, where Bessette helped JFK Jr. pick out wardrobe items, Elizabeth Beller wrote in "Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy," cited by People. Tall, sophisticated, and beautiful, JFK Jr.'s new girlfriend captivated the public. After two years of dating, the pair married in an intimate ceremony on Cumberland Island, Georgia, People reported. While their wedding ceremony was private, their relationship was anything but, thanks to the prying eyes of the paparazzi. Evan Agostini/Getty Images; NY Daily News Archive/Getty Images The media attention may have even inspired Kennedy to get his pilot's license in 1998. "That was some of the happiest times he ever had. Floating around with the buzzards in his Buckeye [plane]. It was the freedom," his close friend Robbie Littell told "JFK Jr: An Intimate Oral Biography" author RoseMarie Terenzio, according to People. "He said, 'It's the only place I can go where no one is bothering me. I have complete silence, and no one can get to me except the air traffic controllers.' Maybe that gives you insight into what he was really dealing with on the ground," his college friend Gary Ginsberg said, People reported. John F. Kennedy Jr. was traveling to Martha's Vineyard with his wife and her older sister when their plane was reported missing. The hangar where John Kennedy Jr. kept his Piper Saratoga airplane. Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection/Getty Images The Washington Post reported that Kennedy departed Essex County Airport near Fairfield, New Jersey, at around 8:38 p.m. on Friday, July 16, 1999. The sun was already beginning to set and "hazy conditions," which had been reported earlier in the evening, were getting worse, People reported. Kennedy planned to drop his sister-in-law Lauren Bessette on Martha's Vineyard before traveling to his family's compound in Hyannis Port with Carolyn. The couple was due to attend his cousin Rory Kennedy's wedding the following day, according to People. However, the plane never landed in Martha's Vineyard. An unidentified driver reported the plane had failed to arrive at Martha's Vineyard Airport as expected, according to the Post, citing an NBC report. It kicked off a search for the missing aircraft in the early hours of July 17. The Kennedy family notified the Cape Cod Coast Guard that the couple had not made it back to Hyannis. A Coast Guard helicopter searching for debris from John Kennedy Jr.'s plane. Daniel Goodrich/Newsday RM/Getty Images The Washington Post reported that the Coast Guard then began investigating whether the plane had landed at another airport. By 4 a.m., the Coast Guard began searching for the missing plane, and by 7:30 a.m., the Air Force and Coast Guard had launched 20 aircraft vehicles and two boats to search the area between Long Island and Martha's Vineyard, according to the Post's timeline. On Sunday afternoon, what was presumed to be debris from the plane was found on Philbin Beach on Martha's Vineyard. Among the debris was a headrest that was later concluded to be from the missing aircraft and a black suitcase that contained Lauren Bessette's business card. Rory Kennedy's wedding, scheduled for 6 p.m. that night, was put on hold as the family awaited more news. The Washington Post reported that after more debris was found in the days to follow, the search-and-rescue mission became a search-and-recovery mission. All three of the plane's passengers were now presumed dead. John F. Kennedy Jr. was 38 years old. Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy was 33, and her sister Lauren Bessette was 34. Five days after the crash, the bodies of John F. Kennedy Jr., Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, and Lauren Bessette were recovered. Massachusetts State Police divers left Menemsha on Martha's Vineyard on July 19, 1999. DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images The debris field was identified off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, relatively near the estate once owned by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Kennedy's mother, The New York Times reported. (Kennedy Onassis died in 1994.) The bodies of John F. Kennedy Jr., Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, and Lauren Bessette were discovered by Navy divers on July 22, 1999, after an extensive search approved by President Bill Clinton. The bodies of the crash victims, which were ''near and under'' the main body of the aircraft, were still strapped in, according to the Times. Details began to emerge about what led to the crash. A television technician holds up the official handout map of the search and rescue area off Martha's Vineyard. JOHN MOTTERN/AFP/Getty Images Kennedy had only flown about 72 hours without a flight instructor, and had only about 300 total hours of flying experience, The New York Times reported in July 2000. He had reportedly rejected an offer to have a flight instructor accompany the group on their journey. As a newly trained pilot, Kennedy was not licensed to fly and navigate the air using flying instruments. Instead, he had only trained to fly using sight alone, which would have been extremely difficult in dark or hazy conditions such as those on the night of July 16. Warren Morningstar, a spokesman for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, told the Times that "flying at night over featureless terrain or water, and particularly in haze or in overcast, is a prime setup for spatial disorientation." About an hour into the trip, the plane's flight path became irregular as it began its descent into Martha's Vineyard, indicating that the pilot may have become disoriented by the darkness of the sky and the water, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded. "His flight path into the water is consistent with what is known as a graveyard spiral," Jeff Guzzetti, an NTSB investigator in the accident, told Terenzio, according to People. "The airplane makes a spiral nose down … kind of like going down a drain. The plane went into one final turn and it stayed in that turn pretty much all the way down to the ocean." The aircraft went down in the water about 7 miles from its intended destination of Martha's Vineyard. Mourners pay respects at the floral shrine outside of the building where John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn lived in 1999. Allan Tannenbaum/Getty Images The Washington Post reported that the plane did not send out a distress call. Instead, it made its final descent and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean in under 30 seconds. Kennedy, Kennedy-Bessette, and Bessette's bodies were cremated and buried at sea off the coast of Martha's Vineyard on July 22, 1999. "We are filled with unspeakable grief and sadness by the loss of John and Carolyn and Lauren Bessette," Ted Kennedy said in a statement on behalf of the Kennedy family. "John was a shining light in all our lives and in the lives of the nation and the world that first came to know him as a little boy." As the country mourned the loss, rumors of a "Kennedy curse" were reignited. John F. Kennedy, Jr. and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy attended the White House Correspondents dinner in 1999. Tyler Mallory/Liaison/Getty Images The extensive search captured the nation's attention, as did the tragedy of the three young passengers' deaths. Yet another tragic accident for the Kennedy family, the plane crash only added to rumors of a Kennedy family curse. "I've looked high and low and cannot find another family since the ancient Greek House of Atreus that has suffered more calamities and misfortunes than the Kennedys," Edward Klein, the author of "The Kennedy Curse: Why Tragedy Has Haunted America's First Family for 150 Years," said, according to The Washington Post. While there are many logical reasons for the fateful plane crash, it's nevertheless poignant that the Kennedy family, one of the wealthiest and most influential political families in the world, has suffered so much tragedy throughout the last 100 years. "The humanity of their story is what keeps us engaged," Kennedy family biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli told NBC News in 2019. "We peer behind the scenes of their wealthy lifestyle, and we see, for all the advantages they have, tragedy can still happen." Read the original article on Business Insider

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