Australia’s island state of Tasmania has been unplugged from the mainland thanks to damage caused to the 298km long Basslink electricity and communications cable. While the broadband cable is still functional, Tasmania will have to rely on its own sources of energy for power until […]
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The Las Vegas strip’s first legit esports arena just opened for business
On the south end of the Vegas strip, a different kind of gaming is taking root. At the Luxor casino, the Esports Arena Las Vegas just opened its doors, occupying the former home of the LAX nightclub. Following a special event on March 22, the arena, […]
Travelport deal enables some agencies to avoid Air France-KLM surcharge
Selected travel agencies booking Air France and KLM flights through Travelport won't be subject to the one-way 11 euro GDS surcharge that Air France-KLM will implement on April 1. Travelport revealed the arrangement for Air France-KLM to utilize a so-called "private channel" within its booking … […]
Elon Musk’s brain implant start-up reportedly planned to test on animals
Elon Musk has said Neuralink will initially focus on providing brain implants to people with disabilities. … The new information provides rare insight into Neuralink's earliest plans for executing on its bold vision, which could ultimately diversify Musk beyond cars with Tesla and space travel […]
First-class trips to France and £58 wine: The Arch report bosses didn’t want you to know about
One of the main concerns relates to a number of trips by Arch Group delegates to MIPIM (the international market for real estate professionals) in both London and Cannes, France. The report states “significant expenditure” – approximately £73,000 in total – has been spent by […]
EU confirms UK will lose Netflix ‘portability’ following Brexit
Thanks to Brexit, UK residents won’t be able to access BBC iPlayer or native Netflix programming when traveling around the EU. Rules just passed to let customers “carry” their copyrights with them while traveling, but that will end next year, as spotted by Politico. Currently, […]
Is Your Waiter Rude, or Merely French? A Debate Is Revived
Anthony Peregrine, who covers travel for The Telegraph and lives in France, wrote this week that Mr. Rey was only doing his job. He described hospitality in Britain and other English-speaking countries as “soppy.”(Never mind that whole swaths of Canada are heavily influenced by French […]
SpaceX and Boeing inch closer toward manned space missions
NASA’s Commercial Crew Program is making “significant progress” according to the space agency, which has outlined upcoming missions for both Boeing and SpaceX. The race between the two companies to be the first to provide commercial transportation services in space appears to be neck-and-neck. Boeing […]
The Morning After: Apple’s Field Trip and Waymo’s self-driving Jags
Pencils down.Apple’s Field Trip We knew today’s press event wasn’t going to be business as usual, but we had no idea just how delightfully strange Apple wanted everything to be. To catch up on all the news as quickly as possible, try Chris Velazco’s video […]
France’s City of Wine is like Disneyland for grown-ups
A new exhibition just opened up at Le Cité du Vin in Bordeaux, France, to make it even more fun. … Beyond the tour and the temporary exhibitions, there's also a reading room that's essentially a wine library, concerts, a top-floor tasting room with panoramic […]