The pilot sleeping area on a Boeing 787-9. Stephen Jones/ Insider Aviation regulators set the total hours pilots fly and how much sleep they must get between flights. During ultra-long-haul flights, pilots sleep in special cabins, which passengers can’t access. Insider recently toured a Qatar Airways Boeing 787-9 and saw where pilots sleep — take…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during an interview at her office, Feb. 24, 2021, in Atlanta John Bazemore/Associated Press Georgia prosecutors are looking into whether Donald Trump interfered in the state’s 2020 election. On Tuesday, prosecutors said 16 “fake elector” Republicans are targets in their investigation. Eleven of the electors allege they were…
Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood. Photo by Marco Bello/Getty Images ARK Invest will shut down its transparency-themed ETF in its first ever fund closure, according to a filing. The Transparency fund (CTRU) aimed to invest in companies committed to openness and accountability. Transparency Global, an anti-corruption body, said it would stop calculating one of its…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is set to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope under a new NASA contract. NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Getty Images Elon Musk’s SpaceX will launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope in 2026 under a new NASA contract. The telescope will study dark energy, dark matter, galaxies, and exoplanets, NASA said….
Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Facebook changed its name to Meta in October 2021. A 12-year old VR company also called Meta is suing the tech giant accusing it of trademark infringement. The company said its business has been damaged by the confusion caused by Facebook’s rebrand. A VR company called Meta is…
Netflix shed fewer subscribers than expected. Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Global stocks rose on Wednesday after Netflix posted better-than-expected earnings and global energy fears cooled. Investors were in a more upbeat mood after the S&P 500 shot up almost 3% on Tuesday as earnings season ramped up. Reports said Russia would restart natural…
Mortgage rates have moderated somewhat following recent spikes, but are still significantly higher now than they were at the start of 2022. Higher mortgage rates have cut into consumers’ homebuying power. At the start of 2022, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate was 3.22%. With this rate, a homeowner would pay $1,517 each month on…
YouTube Red was a short lived paid subscription service that was similar to Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video. It offers a number of exclusive features for users who pay. In this article, we will explore everything you need to know about YouTube Red including what features it had and how it compared to other…
Qualcomm has announced that it will unveil the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, which will power the Android flagship phones of 2023, much earlier than usual. The American chip maker announced on its website that the next Snapdragon Summit (Qualcomm’s annual showcase event) would take place from November 15 to November 17. The event typically takes…
The 4.7-inch display of the iPhone SE 2022 iPhone running out of battery when you need it most? Here is how you can make use of the Low Power Mode on the iPhone. Trying to keep your phone’s battery charged can be an uphill battle, especially if you’re undertaking long journeys where you don’t have…