The Federal Aviation Administration announced digital air traffic control towers operational at two airports, Suno faces suit from rights holders of Elvis Presley’s music, and NASA is looking for more astronauts.
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FAA announces first US digital air traffic control towers in Florida and Alaska
On Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced the first digital air traffic control towers are now operational at airports in Florida and Alaska, with five more regional airports to follow. These towers remain operated by human air traffic controllers, now they also have access to advanced camera systems and improved digital displays for a continuous, 360-degree views of runways, taxiways and airspace. FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said “Our air traffic controllers continue to do the critical job of keeping aircraft safely separated, and we’re giving them better technology to do that”. This follows last week’s announcement about retiring floppy disks across 435 locations by 2028.
Source: The Guardian
No Intel, no Qualcomm: Huawei unveils desktop built entirely with China-made components
The South China Morning Post reports Huawei Technologies announced the launch of its first desktop computer using HarmonyOS, its proprietary operating system, with entirely China-made components, from processor to memory. The Qinyun HM650 series runs on HarmonyOS V1.0, the first time Huawei’s enterprise version of HarmonyOS has been deployed on its desktop products.
Source: The South China Morning Post
Binance’s CFO Leaves Company in Wake of $6 Billion Crypto Heist
Days after hackers stole over $6 billion in cryptocurrency from Binance, the company announced the chief financial officer, Kaiser Ng, is leaving “to pursue a new venture”. Binance co-Chief Executive Officer Yi He says Justin Yek will become the new CFO in a six-month transition plan.
Source: Bloomberg
Elvis and Eminem rights holders are suing Suno
AI music generation platform Suno is facing new lawsuits from rights holders of Elvis Presley’s music and a publisher of some of Eminem’s albums, claiming illegal generation of music and lyrics that mimic the artists. The rights holders of Elivs’ music claim Suno violated Tennessee’s Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security Act. Yes, that is spelled as the ELVIS act. Suno is currently also dealing with suits from Sony, UMG, and others.
Source: The Verge
Government ‘looking seriously’ at banning under-16s from Vinted and eBay
The UK’s social media ban for under-16s comes into effect in March 2027 and culture secretary Lisa Nandy said on a Sunday BBC show that retail platforms Vinted and eBay could be included in the ban. The Sunday Times reported that Depop and Facebook Marketplace could also be included and that all these platforms enable messaging functions.
Source: BBC
Snapchat’s Find Friends feature will be off by default for UK users under 18
Also in UK social media news, Ofcom announced Snapchat is rolling out a change to the “Find Friends” feature, setting it to off by default for UK users under 18. In a press release, director for Ofcom’s Online Safety Group Oliver Griffiths said Snap will add “highly effective age checks” by the end of 2026.
Source: Engadget
NASA is looking for new astronauts to help grow its Artemis program
Have you ever wanted to be a NASA astronaut? The agency announced Saturday it is now accepting applications for a new class to grow the Artemis program. NASA’s previous call for new astronauts was two years ago, with over 8,000 applying and 10 making the final cut. Artemis III commander Randy Bresnik told The Associated Press “We have far more work than we have astronauts”. Aspiring astronauts need to get their application to NASA by December 3rd, oh, and also be a US citizen and preferably have a masters in a STEM field. Being a pilot and/or a medical doctor is an huge asset. NASA expects to make final selections by late 2027, and candidates will kick off their training by early 2028. Training takes two years.
Source: ABC News
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