United Airlines will purchase electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft from Archer Aviation in 2025 to operate an air taxi service between Chicago’s downtown Vertiport and O’Hare International Airport. The Toxophilite 12 PM eVTOL airplane will finish the course in around 10 minutes; Ars Managing Editor Eric Bangeman, a local resident, claims that road construction…
When they first learned about Android 14’s dessert-themed codename, “Upside Down Cake,” it seems like yesterday. Even though that name never really gets used by the general public, it has been a nice little tradition ever since Android first came out. Even though Android 14 won’t be released to the general public for a long…
Together with other automakers expanding their presence south of the US border, Tesla intends to construct a new factory in Mexico. According to President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of Mexico, the electric car company will have a plant in Monterrey, about three hours from Texas. In its Wednesday investor presentation, Tesla is expected to provide…
A Bank of America (BoFA) research note released on Tuesday suggests that Meta’s brand-new Verified subscription service could have nearly 12 million customers by 2024. Over the weekend, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg made an Instagram post about the subscription service, pitching it as a way to improve “authenticity and security across our services.” A verification…
Thursday, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki announced her resignation. As YouTube’s new senior vice president, Neal Mohan, the chief product officer, will lead. In a blog post, she stated, “Today, after nearly 25 years here, I’ve decided to step back from my role as the head of YouTube and start a new chapter focused on my…
As it tries to meet the growing demand from the country’s middle-class consumers for low-cost air travel, Air India has placed orders for 470 Boeing and Airbus passenger jets. India’s largest international airline and second-largest domestic carrier are purchasing 250 passenger jets from Airbus and 220 Boeing aircraft worth $34 billion. The United States aircraft…
According to reports, Ford is just a few days away from announcing a strategy to boost its supply of US-made electric vehicle batteries. The automaker and China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co (CATL) are working together to build a $3.5 billion iron phosphate battery plant outside of Marshall, Michigan, a small town about 100 miles west…
An executive informed the staff on Monday that Boeing intends to increase production of its best-selling plane by adding a fourth 737 Max production line. Boeing’s massive Everett, Washington, factory will house the new line. There, the company has been reworking some of its 787 Dreamliners and making 777s and 767s. It had also been…
Mercedes announced in January at CES that it would be the first automaker to receive SAE certification for a Level 3 driver assist system. That was made clear on Thursday when the automaker said that its Drive Pilot ADAS (automated driver assistance system) now meets Nevada Chapter 482A, which says that autonomous vehicle technology can…
Pizza Hut and YouTuber Eric “Airrack” Decker have reportedly been awarded the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest pizza. According to a press release issued by Pizza Hut, the American multinational restaurant chain and the creator of video content Eric “Airrack” Decker collaborated to create their record-breaking 13,990-square-foot pizza at the Los Angeles Convention…