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Gatwick bosses suspect 'insider' drone pilot
Gatwick Airport COO Chris Woodroofe has told Panorama that police and airport authorities are now seriously investigating the possibility that an "insider" was responsible for the illegal drone flight that shut the airport down for 33 hours last December (BBC News). He told the BBC that drone operator "seemed to be able to see what was happening on the runway" or potentially had access to internal airport communications.
The world's biggest plane has taken to the skies
Stratolaunch, an aeroplane built to launch satellite-bearing rockets into space, has successfully completed its maiden voyage, in the process becoming the largest plane ever to fly (WIRED). Stratolaunch, funded by late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, ascended to 5,181 metres and achieved a speed of 304kph during the 150-minute test flight.
Jack Ma walks back comments supporting 12 hour working days
Alibaba boss Jack Ma has taken to Weibo in an attempt to smooth over his contoversial comments describing 12 hour working days, six days a week as "a huge blessing" for young workers (South China Morning Post).
His original comments followed online protests from Chinese tech workers – at firms including Alibaba – over excessive overtime demands, in violation of China's legally mandated 40-hour working week. He has now clarified that forced long hours are "inhumane, it’s unhealthy and even more unsustainable for long periods".
To achieve gender equality, it's time to blow up masculinity
It is time to give men as much choice in how they want to balance care and career across their lives as we are trying to give women (WIRED). This isn’t just about toxic masculinity, but the more conventional good-provider kind. Everyone involved in raising, educating, mentoring and shaping children must prepare them for care roles as well as career roles, says Anne-Marie Slaughter of the New America think tank.
Watch the first trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of the Skywalker
Disney has dropped the first trailer – and a title – for the last film in the latest Star Wars trilogy (Variety). Directed by J.J. Abrams, The Rise of the Skywalker is scripted to work both as both a stand-alone film and a satisfactory conclusion to Rey's (Daisy Ridley) story arc. It comes to cinemas worldwide in December.
How scientists captured the first image of a black hole
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