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A man could face 5 years in prison for pointing a laser at a Delta Air Lines flight

A 29-year-old man could face five years in prison and a $250,000 fine after being accused of aiming…

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California Man Gets 14 Years In Prison For Aiming Laser Pointer At Police Helicopter

In a statement, the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), which represents nearly 50,000 pilots in th…

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A passenger captured an alarming video of a laser aimed at a plane as it flew over Australia

Pointing a laser at an aircraft can cause pilots to become "completely" incapacitated, endangering …

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See the moment dozens of festival-goers shone laser pointers at a passenger jet as it flew over a fireworks festival

A passenger jet was almost entirely obscured by green lasers as it flew over a fireworks festival i…

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Siri, Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa can be hijacked with a $14 laser pointer to open garage doors, start cars, and shop online

Some of the devices were less vulnerable than others, as noted by Wired and in the team's paper. So…

Isobel Asher Hamilton   


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The FBI Is Offering $10,000 If You Can Help Catch Someone Pointing A Laser At An Airplane

The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), which represents nearly 50,000 pilots in the U.S. and Canad…

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A US Air Force fighter wing is asking the public to please stop pointing lasers at its aircraft

The 48th Fighter Wing, based at RAF Lakenheath in the UK, said this activity "poses a serious threa…

Jake Epstein   


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A California Man Faces Two Years In Jail For Pointing Lasers At Helicopters Because He Was 'Bored'

"Boredom is no excuse for pointing a laser at an aircraft. Scott's sentence reinforces our message …

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Self-driving cars might have one major weakness: laser pointers

Of course, cars don't have to autonomous to be open to hackers. As cars become smarter, we are begi…

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Video shows the moment a man shone a laser pointer at an aircraft, risking 'catastrophic consequences,' and leading to a prison sentence

A police officer said Andrew Wilson "recklessly endangered the lives of hundreds of innocent people…

Pete Syme   


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Facebook's CTO just gave us a new glimpse of how it's going to deliver the web from solar-powered planes that shoot lasers

Facebook first began talking about its "Aquila" planes, for delivering internet coverage to remote …

Jim Edwards   


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10 things in tech you need to know today

Have an Amazon Alexa device? Now you can hear 10 Things in Tech each morning. Just search for "Busi…

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US military pilots in the Pacific are being targeted by lasers after similar incidents in Africa

It's unclear who is behind these activities in the Pacific and the officials said the lasers used w…

John Haltiwanger   


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Steph Curry finished the Brooklyn Nets game with 35 points - and he set another NBA record

But his highlight-reel did not end there. With the Warriors leading 60-44, Curry used all of his on…

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A futuristic Chinese TikTok video shows a woman paying for vending machine items with no money or card - just her face

The use of facial recognition payments has been picking up speed according to a July article from t…

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Researchers Recreate Supernova Explosions In Lab

Supernova explosions were triggered when the fuel within a star reignites.

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Iran keeps trying to crash US ships and aircraft

In mid June, Iranian naval patrol boats sailed up to the USS Bataan, a smaller aircraft carrier, an…

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Mario Balotelli Was Racially Abused By Fans With Inflatable Bananas During A Huge Italian Soccer Game

Balotelli, an Italian of Ghanaian decent, started his career at Inter before playing two years at M…

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Scientists Have Discovered A New 'Quasiparticle'

Scientists created the particles by using an ultrafast red laser that sends 100 million pulses per …

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This Is The Perfect Gizmo For People Who Miss Their Pets While At Work

It also gives you control over a laser pointer so you can exercise your pet from afar. When you get…

Caroline Moss