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Turbulence injuries, NJ helicopter crash, Singapore tops PISA reading, DIY police scanner, Levie’s “more AI knowledge work,” media bosses’ Epstein/deal regrets, UK targets Egyptian dissident for tweets, Trump teases near Ukraine-Russia deal, Eagles beat Bills to go 11–5
Ryanair flight turns back after turbulence injures passengers
A Ryanair flight from Birmingham to Tenerife reversed course about 90 minutes after takeoff after hitting severe turbulence during cabin service, injuring several passengers. The pilot declared a general emergency, landed normally back in Birmingham, and emergency crews met the aircraft, with some passengers receiving medical help before the flight later continued to Tenerife.
Midair helicopter collision kills one in New Jersey
One person died after two helicopters collided midair over Hammonton Municipal Airport in New Jersey. The FAA said the aircraft were an Enstrom F-28A and an Enstrom 280C.
PISA 2022 reading rankings, Singapore leads the pack
An overview of OECD PISA 2022 reading scores for 15-year-olds ranks Singapore first at 543, followed by Japan and Ireland at 516, with Taiwan and Korea close behind at 515. East Asian systems and several Northern European countries, including Estonia at 511, score highly, while Canada (507), the United States (504), and the United Kingdom (494) land in the upper tier above the OECD average of 476.
DIY P25 police scanner build uses RTL-SDR, OP25, and home streaming
A project writeup follows YouTuber MostlyBuilds assembling a networked digital scanner using an RTL-SDR Blog V3 and a ZimaBoard 2 to receive local police radio and decode P25 voice with the open-source OP25 decoder. The setup uses ZimaOS and Docker, streams via Icecast and MediaMTX, includes tips for finding frequencies and avoiding encrypted channels, adds silence between transmissions with a custom Python script, and ends with an ESP32 client prototype that plays the stream through a speaker.
Aaron Levie argues AI will make people do more knowledge work, not less
Aaron Levie says as AI makes knowledge-work tasks dramatically cheaper, demand will rise rather than shrink, pushing people to do far more work overall. He argues much of future AI use will be for new efforts that would not have happened otherwise, like additional software projects, contract reviews, medical research, and marketing campaigns.
Media leaders’ 2025 regrets, underestimating Epstein outrage and ignoring a major deal
A roundup of reflections from media commentators and executives lists calls they regret, including dismissing the Epstein scandal as a niche conspiracy and later realizing younger audiences’ anger at elite impunity was real. Another admission says writing off the drawn-out Paramount-to-Skydance sale as boring minutiae missed that it was a consequential media business story deserving sustained attention.
UK deportation push targets Egyptian dissident over resurfaced tweets
An Egyptian dissident is apologising for past tweets after Conservatives escalated demands to deport him from the UK. Labour MP Shabana Mahmood faces pressure to revoke the citizenship of British-Egyptian dual national Alaa Abdel Fattah following resurfaced social media posts.
Trump says Russia-Ukraine peace deal may be “very close” after Zelenskyy meeting
President Donald Trump said at a Mar-a-Lago press conference that a Russia-Ukraine peace deal may be “very close” after a Florida meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about a proposed 20-point plan. Trump said they also spoke with multiple European leaders and reiterated he is “on the side of peace” and wants to stop the war.
Eagles reach 11–5 with road win over Bills
The Philadelphia Eagles improved to 11–5 by beating the Buffalo Bills in Buffalo, with the defense starring while the offense was less impressive. The game recap uses a ten-awards format to highlight key moments and performers.
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