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The Star
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Star
Musk's X denies French allegations of fraudulent data extraction, algorithm abuse
(Reuters) -Elon Musk's social media platform X said on Monday it denied all allegations made by French authorities over manipulation of its algorithm and "fraudulent data extraction," adding that it has not acceded to the demands made in a French criminal investigation. "French authorities have requested access to X's recommendation algorithm and real-time data about all user posts on the platform in order for several 'experts' to analyze the data and purportedly 'uncover the truth' about the operation of the X platform," X said, adding that they denied the demands since they "have a legal right to do." (Reporting by Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru; Editing by Sharon Singleton)
The Star
3 days ago
- Business
- The Star
Alaska Airlines grounds all flights after IT outage disrupts systems
FILE PHOTO: Alaska Airlines commercial airplanes are shown parked off to the side of the airport in San Diego, California, U.S. January 18, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake/ File Photo (Reuters) -U.S. carrier Alaska Airlines grounded its flights after an IT outage on Sunday that affected its systems, the company said, without specifying the nature of the outage, marking the second time it has grounded its fleet in just over a year. "At approximately 8 p.m. Pacific on Sunday (0300 GMT on Monday), Alaska Airlines experienced an IT outage that's impacting our operations. We requested a temporary, system-wide ground stop for Alaska and Horizon Air flights," Alaska said in an emailed statement to Reuters on Sunday evening. The Seattle-based airline said there would be residual impacts to its operations throughout the evening, without providing more details. The FAA did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment outside regular business hours. The FAA status page showed all destinations affected by the ground stop of Alaska's mainline aircraft, and the suspension of Horizon's operations. In April 2024, Alaska grounded its entire fleet due to an issue with the system that calculates the weight and balance of its planes, just a few months after a door panel on an Alaska Airlines-operated Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet blew off midair. Alaska Air Group maintains an operational fleet of 238 Boeing 737 aircraft, and 87 Embraer 175 aircraft, according to its website. In June, Alaska Air Group-owned Hawaiian Airlines said some of its IT systems were disrupted by a hack. Alaska Air Group said it was still determining the financial impact of that event. The news of Alaska's IT issues comes at a time when tech companies Google and Palo Alto Networks have warned of the "Scattered Spider" hacking group's interest in the aviation sector. Canada's WestJet Airlines was struck by an unspecified cyber incident in June, while Australia's Qantas experienced a data breach in July where a cyber hacker accessed the personal information of millions of customers. It remains unclear whether Alaska's outage is related to Microsoft stating on Sunday that there were "active attacks" on its server software used by government agencies and businesses. Alaska did not immediately respond to a request seeking comment on whether the outage was related to the Microsoft announcement. (Reporting by Gursimran Kaur and Shivani Tanna in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich, Jamie Freed and Kate Mayberry)
Daily Mirror
15-07-2025
- Daily Mirror
Teen factory cleaner dies after being sucked into meat grinder and begs for help
The unnamed 19-year-old was cleaning a machine at Tina's Burritos food processing plant in Vernon, California, when it suddenly turned on, according to local police A teenager was horrifically sucked into a meat grinder and killed while working at a burrito factory - as he begged his co-workers for help. The unnamed 19-year-old was cleaning a machine at Tina's Burritos food processing plant in Vernon, California, when it suddenly turned on. According to police, he was cleaning the meat grinder when the machine sucked him inside around 9.30pm on Sunday. The teen's co-workers heard his cries for help as they attempted to turn the machine off - but it was sadly too late. Emergency services were called to the scene and discovered the worker dead inside the grinder. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health confirmed it will investigate the worker's death. Police do not suspect any foul play. It comes just a week after a cereal factory worker was killed inside an industrial oven after he became "trapped". Nicolas Lopez Gomez, who worked under the name Edward Avilawas, died while working at the Glister Marylee Cereal Plant in Perryville, Missouri, when he suddenly became stuck inside a huge oven last Thursday. According to authorities, the 38-year-old was power-washing the machine from the outside when he ended up inside the oven. Horrified co-workers quickly called emergency services after realising Gomez was trapped. However, less than 20 minutes after emergency services arrived, he was tragically pronounced dead. Police said it is unclear how Gomez became stuck in the oven. Foul play is not suspected. The oven wasn't running at the time of the horrific accident, so it is unclear what injuries the worker may have suffered. The Glister Marylee factory makes cereals with popular suppliers such as Walmart, Sam's Club, and Albertsons. Meanwhile, another worker also died after the remains of Gursimran Kaur, 19, were tragically found inside the walk-in oven of the Walmart she worked at in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her body was discovered on October 19 by her devastated mum, who had become concerned after she had been missing for over an hour. Kaur's mum went to the bakery section to try to find her daughter when a colleague noticed a "leakage" coming from the walk-in oven. Tragically, when the mum opened the door, she discovered her daughter's charred remains. Emergency services were called to the store where they confirmed Kaur had died inside the oven. 'Gursimran Kaur was only 19 years old, a young beautiful girl who came to Canada with big dreams,' a spokesperson for the family said in a GoFundMe appeal. "Imagine the horror that her mother experienced - who herself opened the oven. As you all know, her charred remains were found inside the walk-in oven in the bakery after a few hours." The store remained shut throughout the investigation as it conducted renovations - including removing all walk-in ovens. Now, police have concluded their investigation, which was initially called "complex".
The Star
11-07-2025
- The Star
India finds engine switch movement in fatal Air India crash, no immediate action for Boeing or GE
(Reuters) -A preliminary report by Indian aviation accident investigators said on Saturday the fatal Air India crash that killed 260 people in Ahmedabad last month showed the plane engines fuel cutoff switches shifting from cutoff to run within seconds of each other. "At this stage of investigation, there are no recommended actions to Boeing 787-8 and/or GE GEnx-1B engine operators and manufacturers" India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau said. The agency, an office under India's civil aviation ministry, is leading the probe into the world's deadliest aviation accident in a decade. (Reporting by Hritam Mukherjee and Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru, Abhijith Ganapavaram in New Delhi; Additional reporting by Allison Lampert in Montreal & David Shepardson in Washington)
CTV News
01-07-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Bombardier secures US$1.7 billion aircraft order with service deal
Flags fly in front of signage at the Bombardier plant in Montreal, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi Bombardier said on Monday it had received an order for 50 of its Challenger and Global aircraft, alongside a service agreement, valued collectively at US$1.7 billion, with deliveries scheduled to commence in 2027. Bombardier said the customer, who has chosen to remain anonymous, would hold 70 new aircraft purchase options, which, if exercised, would increase the combined value of the aircraft and service agreements to over $4 billion. Earlier this year, the company said it expects new order activity to be slower through the first half of the year and to pick up after that. The Montreal-based company said in May that it expects to deliver more than 150 business jets this year, compared with 146 in 2024. Reporting by Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel, Reuters
