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A collision on the taxiway at Miami International Airport is raising fresh questions about ground safety systems. A UPS cargo plane and a Copa Airlines jet carrying one hundred seventy two passengers made contact while taxiing, leaving two people with minor injuries. Investigators will be looking hard at how automated alerts and air traffic coordination may have failed to prevent the incident.
Shifting to a security story with real consequences for everyday users, Dutch news websites including several high-traffic outlets were found to be distributing iPhone malware through their advertising networks. The malicious code arrived through compromised ad placements, meaning readers needed only to visit a legitimate site to be exposed. It is a sharp reminder that ad networks remain one of the most underexamined attack surfaces on the web.
And on a lighter note, AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su showed up in person to help cut the ribbon at Micro Center's new Austin location, mingling with customers waiting outside. It is an unusual move for a chip executive, but AMD is clearly working to rebuild goodwill with the gaming community after a challenging stretch in the GPU market. Sometimes the best hardware announcement is just showing up.
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