Who pays in a space fender bender (when stuff falls from the sky)?

This support came from the NASA flight support equipment used to mount the International Space Station batteries on a cargo pallet.  The upright survived reentry through Earth's atmosphere on March 8, 2024, hitting a house in Naples, Florida.

When a Florida family filed a claim against NASA earlier this year over “space debris” that fell through their roof, it launched a potentially precedent-setting question: Who is liable if debris from space causes damage or injury? No one was injured when a cylindrical object that was part of a pallet of spent batteries from … Read more

Here are the 5 things you should NEVER wear on a plane

A flight attendant has revealed which items of clothing you should avoid if you want to stay safe and comfortable on board. American Airlines flight attendant Andrea Fischbach told Who What Wear that there are several things to consider – from loose-fitting clothing so you don’t increase your risk of DVT, to avoiding clothes with … Read more

It seems like Microsoft Build 2024 is more about AI fluff than developer stuff

Remark Microsoft’s Build 2024 conference kicks off in Seattle. As the company Copilot makes a flurry of AI announcements, one question seems pertinent: Is Build and Microsoft’s commitment to developers starting to wither? The event has not yet recovered to pre-pandemic levels of in-person attendance. About 4,000 people showed up in Seattle, though Microsoft would … Read more