Delta Air Lines passengers across the U.S. and Europe faced widespread disruption Friday morning after a major computer outage forced all Delta departures at Detroit Metropolitan Airport to grind to a halt one of the airline’s largest and most critical hubs. The trouble began around 5 a.m. local time, when the FAA issued an immediate … Read more
The billionaire CEO of Columbia Sportswear has issued flat-Earthers the ultimate challenge and an even more astonishing reward. Tim Boyle, 76, announced a competition on Tuesday inviting anyone who believes the Earth is flat to locate the planet’s actual edge and bring back photographic proof of the abyss beyond it. If they succeed, he promises … Read more
A strange and long-standing mystery deep beneath Earth’s surface is becoming even more puzzling. The South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA) a massive weak spot in Earth’s magnetic field stretching between South America and southern Africa is expanding at a surprisingly rapid pace, according to a new scientific analysis. This anomaly isn’t new. Scientists have known about … Read more
Siena University confirmed that men’s lacrosse head coach Liam Gleason is in the hospital after suffering a “serious accident” at his home on Sunday afternoon. The news has sent shockwaves through the Siena athletic community, the broader Capital Region sports world, and the national lacrosse community, all of whom have closely followed Gleason’s remarkable impact … Read more
Meta has begun removing Australian users under the age of 16 from Instagram, Facebook, and Threads, acting one week before the country’s new social media restrictions officially begin. The company had previously warned that accounts belonging to 13- to 15-year-olds would start being disabled from 4 December, and that removal process is now underway. Scale … Read more
As governments and large enterprises accelerate their adoption of artificial intelligence, many are turning to the idea of an “AI factory” a centralized, high-performance environment capable of training, deploying, and scaling AI systems while meeting strict sovereignty and compliance requirements. But building such infrastructure independently requires enormous capital, extensive expertise, and years of planning. To … Read more