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Work to replace old copper wire led to the FAA’s ground stop
A router at a ‘remote FAA facility’ grounded an entire country.
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A router at a ‘remote FAA facility’ grounded an entire country.
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An impromptu acoustic sing-along of The Reason? Yeah, I’d probably join in! Another camera angle here, and another here, and the performances apparently didn’t end after one song. The nationwide ground stop has since lifted, and air traffic should be coming back online. [Media: https://www.instagram.com/p/Dfsw8hdRiqG/]
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A recent GAO report on the state of our air traffic control system made two major conclusions: * An alarming percentage of the FAA’s systems are categorized as unsustainable or potentially unsustainable. * The widespread reliance on aging infrastructure—handling roughly 50,000 flights daily—introduces severe risks of system failures, major flight delays, and disruptions to national airspace safety. I’ll just leave this here.
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DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin doesn’t know yet — though he does know to chide reporters for not calling it “super intelligence,” because vocally associating your shiny new AI rebrand with a massive air travel mess is PR 101. [Video: FAA AI Markwayne Mullin]
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A communications problem is reportedly affecting Air Route Traffic control centers.
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Keychron’s new trackball lets you improve its ergonomics.
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The company has addressed the issues that resulted in the site being offline for a week and shared more details about what happened. In a new community update the BrickLink team explains that as a result of “unusual activity” on the platform, some usernames, IP addresses, and email addresses were accessed, and those affected are being contacted directly. But based on their investigation, no passwords or payment info was accessed. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/11/bricklink1.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
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After gaining the ability to handle forwarded emails, the AI agent can now take care of those calls you don’t want to make, such as making dinner reservations or dealing with insurance and cable companies. This feature is currently limited to paying US subscribers in the US, however. [Media: https://twitter.com/Muse/status/2120931418654089392]
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Xbox Insiders get to test the new features today.