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The crisis in the aviation industry is clear: British Airways will cancel 10,300 flights in three months

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We recently published a long article on the global aviation crisis, in which we talked in detail about the causes of both the crisis itself and the rise in airfare. And here is confirmation that clearly demonstrates the scale of the tragedy: according to the BBC, the British airline British Airways has decided to cancel 10,300 flights from August to the end of October due to a shortage of staff.

The crisis in the aviation industry is clear: British Airways will cancel 10,300 flights in three months

The shortage of employees has reportedly caused the company to face serious problems amid skyrocketing demand for airline tickets. The cancellations will affect Heathrow, Gatwick and City airports. Due to the unpreparedness of British Airways for the post-COVID restoration of traffic from April to October, a total of about 30 thousand flights will be canceled.

As the BBC explains, the company’s decision may be due to the fact that on Friday the deadline set by the government of the kingdom for the return of flight slots at airports expires, which will allow British Airways to avoid fines if it fails to fulfill the flights booked for it. “While thousands of passengers have experienced chaotic cancellations over the past weeks, British Airways has been heavily advertising and selling tickets for flights it could not handle, reflecting its inability to sort out its summer flight schedule.”, – BBC quotes the words of the representative of the association of British consumers Which? Rory Boland.

The airline during the coronavirus pandemic was forced to significantly reduce staff in order to reduce losses. In 2020 alone, it laid off 10,000 employees, including 4,700 airline crew members. The rest of the workers were forced to accept pay cuts ranging from 10% to 35%. This summer, British Airways ground staff at London’s largest airport, Heathrow, voted to go on strike in the midst of school holidays and vacations. The reason for the strike, which may involve more than 700 employees of the company, was disagreement with the unwillingness of the employer to raise wages by the same 10% that they were cut due to pandemic restrictions.

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“A car that everyone can afford.” Chery Arrizo 5 WS for 9.5 thousand dollars has already appeared at dealers in China

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Dealers in China began receiving the Chery Arrizo 5 WS sedan. The Chinese resource Autohome calls it “a car that everyone can afford.” And the point here, of course, is the price: you can buy a car for 69,900 yuan – that’s about 9.5 thousand dollars. Interestingly, there is no talk of any manual gearbox – the engine works in conjunction with a variator.

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Under the hood of the Chery Arrizo 5 WS is a simple 1.5-liter naturally aspirated engine with a power of 1109 hp. It is clear that the dynamics are sluggish, but the consumption is relatively low – 6.6 l/100 km based on measurements using the WLTC method.

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The car received a regular dashboard with traditional speedometer and tachometer scales and a small on-board computer screen between them. But at the same time, the climate control is touch-sensitive, there is a media system with a fairly large screen, cruise control, a tire pressure monitoring system, an electromechanical handbrake, and the interior is leather.

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Redmi K70 will reach the level of premium flagships. It will have a 2K screen, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, a metal side frame and a glass back panel

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Insider Digital Chat Station spoke not only about the future of One Plus Ace 3, but also about Redmi K70, the premiere of which is expected this year. Judging by the informant’s words, this model will turn into a premium flagship – both in terms of characteristics and finishing materials.

Redmi K70 will reach the level of premium flagships.  It will have a 2K screen, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, a metal side frame and a glass back panel

The Redmi K70 will have much less plastic compared to its predecessor: the side frame will be metal, and the back panel will be glass. At least, this is how the prototype of the smartphone is designed.

Redmi K70 will have a screen with a frame of minimal thickness. This will be a locally produced (Chinese) display with a 2K resolution. The hardware platform will be based on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC. The battery capacity will be 5000 mAh and will support 100 W charging. The main camera will have a 50-megapixel main sensor and will have optical image stabilization. A second sensor with a telephoto lens will provide at least 3x zoom.

According to the insider, Redmi K70, OnePlus Ace 3 and Relame GT Neo 6 will have a metal side frame. Apparently, these models will compete with each other.

Previously, Digital Chat Station was the first to accurately report the specifications and release dates of Redmi K50 and Xiaomi 12, as well as Xiaomi 13.

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Dust and radio waves have helped astronomers discover a connection between two key characteristics of galaxies

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Dust and radio waves have helped astronomers discover a connection

At the center of almost every known galaxy, including our Milky Way, is a supermassive black hole—black holes with the mass of millions or billions of our Sun. In some galaxies, there is also a lot of material at the center that feeds this supermassive black hole, making it “active.”

The most powerful type of such active galaxies are called quasars – they are among the brightest objects in the Universe. Most quasars appear “blue” due to a disk of material around them that feeds a supermassive black hole that radiates brightly in the optical and ultraviolet ranges.

However, astronomers have discovered that a significant portion of these quasars appear “red.” Understanding the physics of these red quasars requires spectroscopic measurements to analyze the quasar’s light in different wavelength ranges. The spectrum of a quasar can indicate the amount of dust in the space surrounding the central region. Observing radio emissions from quasars can also reveal evidence of a central supermassive black hole.

Dust and radio waves have helped astronomers discover a connection between two key characteristics of galaxies

“Red” quasar as imagined by the artist. “Red” quasars are shrouded in gas and dust, which are carried away by the flow of a supermassive black hole, eventually exposing a typical “blue” quasar. Source: S. Munro & L. Klindt.

The study used spectroscopic observations from the DESI instrument, which was used to measure the amount of dust in a sample of about 35,000 quasars and relate the data to observed radio emission. The scientists found that DESI was able to observe much redder (dusty) quasars compared to similar previous spectroscopic studies, such as the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). And also “red” quasars much more often have stronger radio emission compared to typical “blue” quasars.

Dr Fossett said: “This study puts many pieces of the red quasar puzzle together and links the dust in the quasar to its radio emissions. I think this is the strongest evidence yet that ‘red’ quasars are a key element in the evolution of galaxies.”

The connection between quasar reddening and radio emission is likely due to powerful outbursts of gas from the supermassive black hole colliding with surrounding dust, generating waves and radio emission. These ejections eventually carry away all the dust and gas from the central region of the galaxy, revealing the blue quasar and leading to a weakening of the radio emission.

This process fits with the increasingly popular idea that “red” quasars are a younger phase in the evolution of galaxies. Therefore, they quasars could be extremely important for understanding how galaxies evolve over time.

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