2024

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/robert-eggers-labyrinth-sequel-1236260412/

https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2025/01/17/polish-general-fired-after-anti-tank-mines-found-in-ikea-warehouse/

A 737-800 flying from Thailand to Korea has run off the runway and hit a wall during a belly landing at Muan International Airport. Reported to be 173 Korean, 2 Thai passengers and 6 crew. 47 confirmed dead so far with 2 confirmed survivors (a passenger and a flight attendant). Early reports...

It seems that a few years ago an app called 'Honey' was heavily promoted by various YouTube influencers. It turns out the app which is owned by PayPal was designed to rip off not only the people who installed it but those who promoted it. This is part one of a series that's just started...

https://news.usni.org/2024/12/21/u-s-super-hornet-shot-down-over-red-sea-in-friendly-fire-incident-aviators-safe The following is the complete statement from U.S. Central Command. TAMPA, Fla. – Two U.S. Navy pilots ejected safely over the Red Sea during the early morning hours of December 22...

In a rather dark and sombre year Christmas offers a chance to be with family or friends and celebrate the fact that days now get longer and nights shorter. This site is one of my favourite places to be but in the spirit of Christmas I would like to share with you another site which celebrates...

Via Financial Times. Thoughts?

Skynet anyone? https://www.axios.com/2024/12/04/openai-anduril-ai-drone-defense-pentagon

https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/mark-phelan/2024/11/09/jaguar-car-brand-models-future-production/75974428007/

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4ISSBaXSyc

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crmznzkly3go

Sunday, October 27, 2024 marked the 70th Anniversary of the theatrical premiere of Gojira or Godzilla in Nagoya, Japan on October 27, 1954.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-23/arm-to-cancel-qualcomm-chip-design-license-in-escalation-of-feud Actual nuclear bomb. Probably wouldn't actually happen, since it sounds more like a big bargaining chip, but potentially a huge turning point for the chip industry, and especially...

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-germany-trinity-house-agreement-on-defence https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-germany-trinity-house-agreement-on-defence-joint-communique

DARPA Taps Sikorsky to Add Autonomy to U.S. Army-Owned Black Hawk Helicopter...

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/11/boeing-layoffs-factory-strike.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/10/elon-musk-hypes-a-30000-tesla-cybercab-robovan-at-robotaxi-event.html

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-06/new-zealand-navy-ship-runs-aground-off-samoa-/104438052

I liked the mention of "Skynet scenarios." https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/sam-altman-openai-1236023979/

Yet again, another great actor passed away a few days ago, somehow I missed it at the time: https://apnews.com/article/john-ashton-taggart-beverly-hills-cop-obit-7cf9cabad9d315a303fa01a0eecb2a94...