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U.S. planes told to land immediately as outage spreads

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1 year ago

July 19, 2024

Ahron Young

Major U.S. carriers including American Airlines, Delta Airlines and United Airlines issued ground stops on Friday morning.

They are blaming communication issues, less than an hour after Microsoft resolved its cloud services outage that impacted several low-cost carriers.

It was not immediately clear whether the call to keep flights from taking off were related to the earlier Microsoft cloud outage. Apart from American and Delta, UAL and Allegiant Air too grounded flights.

The FAA did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment.

Frontier said earlier that a “major Microsoft technical outage” hit its operations temporarily, while SunCountry said a third-party vendor affected its booking and check-in facilities, without naming the company.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said the department was monitoring the flight cancellation and delay issues at Frontier, adding that the agency will hold the company and all other airlines “to their responsibilities to meet the needs of passengers”.

Frontier cancelled 147 flights on Thursday and delayed 212 others, according to data tracker FlightAware. 45% of Allegiant aircrafts were delayed, while Sun Country delayed 23% flights, the data showed. The companies did not give details on the number of flights impacted.

Microsoft said its outage started at about 6 pm ET on Thursday, with a subset of its customers experiencing issues with multiple Azure services in the Central U.S. region as several countries reported massive IT disturbances. “There are delays to check-in and flight operations had to be cancelled until 10:00 am (0800 GMT),” the spokeswoman said, adding however that she could not say when they would resume

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BBC director-general Tim Davie resigns amid Trump speech controversy

Tim Davie resigns as BBC director-general amid Trump speech editing controversy; news chief Deborah Turness follows.

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1 hour ago

November 10, 2025

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Tim Davie resigns as BBC director-general amid Trump speech editing controversy; news chief Deborah Turness follows.

Tim Davie has stepped down as BBC director-general after criticism over the editing of President Trump’s speech.

Head of news Deborah Turness also resigns, citing reputational damage.

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Kazakhstan joins Abraham Accords in surprise diplomatic shift

Kazakhstan’s unexpected entry into the Abraham Accords may reshape Central Asia-Middle East relations amid ties to Russia and China.

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November 10, 2025

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Kazakhstan’s unexpected entry into the Abraham Accords may reshape Central Asia-Middle East relations amid ties to Russia and China.

In a major geopolitical surprise, Kazakhstan has joined the Abraham Accords, a landmark move for a Muslim-majority nation with deep ties to Russia and China.

Analysts say it could signal a broader realignment across Central Asia and the Middle East.

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China leads world in AI and 6G patents

China dominates AI and 6G patents, securing 60% and 40.3% of global applications respectively, says 2025 conference report

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15 hours ago

November 9, 2025

Ahron Young

China dominates AI and 6G patents, securing 60% and 40.3% of global applications respectively, says 2025 conference report

In Short:
– China holds 60% of global AI patents and 40.3% of 6G patent applications.
– The country leads in 5G infrastructure with 4.55 million base stations and 1.12 billion users.

China has emerged as the leading holder of artificial intelligence patents, responsible for 60 percent of the global total.

The country also leads in next-generation 6G patent applications, accounting for 40.3 percent of worldwide filings. The insights were presented in reports at the 2025 World Internet Conference held from November 7-9 in Wuzhen, Zhejiang Province.The conference showcased China’s technological advancements, highlighting participation from over 1,600 delegates across 130 nations.

As of June 2025, China has established 4.55 million 5G base stations, with 1.12 billion 5G mobile phone users.

The nation’s computing power has reached 788 EFLOPS, boasting 10.85 million standard racks in operation, ranking among the world’s top infrastructures. Projections estimate that China’s 6G industry will soar to 1.2 trillion yuan by 2030, with industrial applications making up 40 percent and smart cities at 30 percent.

The quantum computing sector is expected to reach 11.56 billion yuan in 2025, with growth rates surpassing 30 percent.

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China continues to hold the title of the largest e-commerce market globally for the 12th consecutive year, with 974 million online shoppers recorded by December 2024.

Online retail sales reflected a 7.2 percent increase. JD.com’s founder announced plans for an unmanned delivery station by April 2026, while Alibaba is developing a “super AI cloud” for global developers.