A Boeing whistleblower testified in a hearing Wednesday about safety concerns related to two of the company's aircraft.
Three deepfake-detection software experts testified to the Senate's subcommittee on privacy, technology and the law Tuesday about how Congress can regulate the artificial intelligence space, particularly the rise of malicious deepfakes. Deepfakes are misleading audio, video or images that are created or edited with AI technology. In January, deepfake audio that impersonated President Joe Biden telling Democrats not to vote in the New Hampshire primary was sent to thousands of voters in a...
The chairman of the federal commission looking into an ethics complaint about U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's controversial podcast syndication deal once worked for the Texas Republican, raising concerns about his ability to be impartial in the case. Sean J. Cooksey, a Trump appointee who chairs the Federal Election Commission, served as Cruz's deputy chief counsel in 2018, according to his LinkedIn profile. From 2019 until joining the FEC in 2020, Cooksey served as general counsel for U.S....
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MORNING NEWSBREAK | Federal lawmakers and whistleblowers described a culture of putting profits ahead of safety at Boeing in a pair of April 17 U.S. Senate hearings, one of which focused on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner made in North Charleston. The hearings followed several recent safety issues with the company’s commercial jets, including a door-plug […]
Boeing was back in the spotlight on Wednesday as the subject of two Senate hearings focused on alleged safety lapses at the plane-maker. The first hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation centered around a report issued in February by a panel of industry and government experts that a “disconnect” between …
The CEO of Woolworths, Brad Banducci, was threatened with six months behind bars during a Senate inquiry.
(Associated Press) – Boeing is in the spotlight as members of Congress examine allegations of major safety
An engineer at Boeing said Wednesday that the aircraft company, in rushing to produce as many planes as possible, is taking manufacturing shortcuts that could lead to jetliners breaking apart. “They are putting out defective airplanes,” the engineer, Sam Salehpour, told members of a Senate subcommittee. Salehpour was testifying about Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, hundreds of […]
FAA Announces New Probe Into Boeing 787 Defects; Senate Invites Whistleblower & CEO To 'Broken Safety Culture' Hearing Update (1700ET): The situation has escalated during the day to say the least. US officials confirmed that The FAA has announced it is launching an investigation into the whistleblower's allegations that the 787 Dreamliner suffers from assembly defects that threaten safety "Rather than heeding his warnings, Boeing prioritized getting the planes to market as...
(The Center Square) – Republican U.S. senators are sounding the alarm over a purported plan by Senate Democrats to dismiss House impeachment charges against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The House was expected to deliver impeachment charges this week after voting to impeach Mayorkas in February. They rescheduled for next week after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, changed scheduling on the Senate calendar. Schumer has called...
Strong winds, lightning and hail began to hit the Netherlands on Monday afternoon. At least 180 flights at Schiphol Airport were canceled during the afternoon and evening hours due to the expected gusts, a spokesperson for the airport said. The wind also led to the cancellation of trains running between the central stations in Amsterdam and Rotterdam on the high-speed line.