Picture a warehouse floor covered in loose boxes, mismatched containers, and inventory stacked wherever it fits that day. Finding a single part in that environment can eat up an entire shift, and the cost of that lost time rarely shows up on a single line item, even though it drains productivity constantly. The fix is […]

The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2018-11- 14, which applied to certain The Boeing Company Model 767-300 and -300F series airplanes with certain winglets installed. AD 2018-11-14 required high frequency eddy current (HFEC) inspections for cracking of the lower outboard wing skin and repair or modification if necessary. AD 2018-11-14 also required one of three follow-on actions: Repeating the HFEC inspections; modifying certain internal stringers and oversizing and plugging the existing fastener holes of the lower wing; or modifying the external doubler/tripler and doing repetitive post- modification inspections. This AD was prompted by reports of fatigue cracking in the lower outboard wing skin at the inboard fastener of stringer L-9.5, and the lower outboard wing skin of stringer L-6.5, on airplanes with winglets installed per Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) ST01920SE. This AD was also prompted by a determination that, for certain airplanes, the area of the lower wing skin in the vicinity of the critical inboard end fasteners of installed repair doublers must be inspected. This AD continues to require the actions in AD 2018-11-14, adds to the applicability airplanes that have had STC ST01920SE installed and the STC winglets removed, and, for certain airplanes, requires repetitive internal and external HFEC inspections of the lower outboard wing skin common to the external doubler repair at stringer L- 9.5 and repair if necessary. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

While generative AI has dominated much of the technology debate in recent years, the next major phase of development may increasingly involve AI systems that can perceive, interact with and act in the physical world. The IEEE’s new Technology Megatrends 2030 report identifies physical AI and robotics as one of the areas with the greatest […]

These special conditions are issued for the ATR-GIE Avions de Transport R[eacute]gional (ATR) Model ATR42-500 and ATR72-212A airplanes. These airplanes will have a novel or unusual design feature when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for transport-category airplanes. This design feature is the installation of a digital system that contains a wireless and hardwired network with hosted application functionality that allows access, from sources internal to the airplane, to the airplane's internal electronic components. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for this design feature. These special conditions contain the additional safety standards that the Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of safety equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness standards.

Commissioning a robotic production cell requires coordinated testing across robot controls, drives, safety functions, field devices, and plant networks. A robotic cell can run cleanly during a shop demonstration and still lose hours when it reaches the plant. The robot may be ready while a drive uses the wrong parameter set. A sensor can change […]

OpenAI banned likely PRC-origin accounts using AI to create comments and cartoons about US tech policy, tariffs, and trade restrictions.

OpenAI banned a likely PRC-origin cluster using AI to generate social media content criticizing US data centers and AI infrastructure.

OpenAI banned accounts linked to a previously unreported PRC-origin operation we dubbed "Nine-emdash Line", using AI to create regional influence content about the South China Sea, Hong Kong, and US politics.

OpenAI banned accounts linked to a Russia-origin operation we dubbed “Stop News”, using AI to generate recidivist influence content targeting Africa and the UK.

OpenAI banned PRC-linked accounts using AI to support surveillance-related planning, targeted profiling, and research on critics and other individuals.

OpenAI banned Korean-language accounts using AI for malware development support, debugging, phishing, and credential-theft workflows.

OpenAI banned accounts involved in activity that overlapped with publicly reported threat groups and displayed hallmarks consistent with PRC intelligence requirements, using AI to support phishing and scripting workflows.

OpenAI banned accounts likely linked to Russian-speaking criminal groups, using AI to build malware loaders, evasion layers, credential-theft scripts, and C2 infrastructure.

OpenAI banned accounts tied to online fraud networks using AI to support scam scripts, impersonation, translation, and victim engagement.

OpenAI banned accounts using AI to generate posts criticizing a Taiwanese social media influencer and related US topics.

OpenAI banned accounts that likely originated in Cambodia and used AI to support scam workflows targeting people in the UK.

OpenAI banned accounts associated with the likely Iran-linked STORM-2035 operation using AI to create influence content about US, UK, Irish, and Venezuelan politics.

OpenAI banned China-origin accounts using AI to generate US political content and research people, movements, and online communities.

OpenAI banned accounts using AI to generate comments about Philippine politics and public officials across social platforms.

OpenAI banned accounts that appeared to originate in Russia and used AI to generate German-language political content about Ukraine, NATO, and domestic issues.