News News 28 September 2025 - 21 November 2025

Qantas and Virgin Australia Ban In‑Flight Power Banks From December 2025: New Rules and Safety Fears Explained

Australian travellers are about to lose one of their favourite inflight gadgets. Qantas, Jetstar, QantasLink and Virgin Australia are all moving to ban the use of portable power banks on board, following a string of fires linked to lithium batteries

21 November 2025

Cloudflare (NET) Stock Soars on Q3 Earnings Beat and AI-Security Partnerships – Analysts Predict Further Gains

Cloudflare Down Today: Global Outage Knocks X, ChatGPT and Major Websites Offline on 18 November 2025

A major outage at internet infrastructure company Cloudflare is disrupting large parts of the web today, Tuesday 18 November 2025. Popular services including X (formerly Twitter), ChatGPT, OpenAI’s other tools, Letterboxd, Canva, and several online games are either slow to

18 November 2025

Cloud Services · Internet · NASDAQ:NET · News · Outages · Technology

Government Shutdown Panic: Stocks Tumble, Jobs Data Vanish & Millions Brace for Impact

Is the U.S. Government Shutdown Over? Status Update for Today, November 15, 2025

Updated: November 15, 2025 As of today, Saturday, November 15, 2025, the U.S. federal government shutdown is over. Federal agencies are in the process of fully reopening, and hundreds of thousands of federal employees are back at work, although some

15 November 2025

Current Events · Government Shutdown · News · Politics · U.S. Government

Government Shutdown Triggers 8,800+ Sunday Flight Disruptions: FAA Orders Up To 10% Cuts At 40 Major Airports (Nov. 9, 2025)

Airline cancellations and delays surged again Sunday as the federal funding lapse squeezes air-traffic staffing and forces nationwide capacity reductions. Date: Sunday, November 9, 2025 Key takeaways What’s happening today Flight operations across the U.S. were snarled again Sunday as

9 November 2025

Aviation · Government · NASDAQ:AAL · News · NYSE:DAL · Transportation · Travel

Apple’s July 2025 Bombshells: Foldable iPhone, AI Secrets, Encryption Showdown & More

Apple Quietly Cuts Trade‑In Values Across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch (Nov. 7, 2025)

Updated: November 7, 2025 (7.11.2025). Apple has reduced maximum U.S. trade‑in credits across most product lines, with cuts that in many cases range from ~15% to 25%, just as holiday shopping kicks off. PhoneArena+1 Why it matters Apple’s in‑house trade‑in

8 November 2025

Apple · Devices · iPhone · News · Trade-In

IT Crash at Alaska Airlines: All Flights Grounded, Hundreds Canceled

Outage Timeline and Airline Response On Thursday afternoon (Oct. 23), Alaska Airlines reported a “significant IT outage” at its Seattle-area data center news.alaskaair.com. Soon after 3:30 pm Pacific, the airline imposed a system-wide ground stop on all Alaska and Horizon flights news.alaskaair.com.

24 October 2025

Airlines · Aviation · News · NYSE:ALK · Technology · Travel

Power Bill Bombshell: Synergy’s $40 Million Overcharge Scandal Shakes WA Customers

Synergy’s $40 Million Billing Blunder – What Happened? Synergy, WA’s largest electricity retailer, has been caught overcharging customers by a staggering $40 million over 16 years abc.net.au. The revelation, made public on 10 October 2025, sent shockwaves through Western Australia. It turns out

10 October 2025

Consumer Rights · Energy · News · Scandal · Western Australia

Sam’s Club Shocker: Warehouse Giant Extends Sunday Hours – Members Thrilled as Shopping Windows Expand

Why the Change Now Sam’s Club says members “overwhelmingly” asked for longer weekend hours economictimes.indiatimes.com. In practice, extending Sunday hours helps spread out crowds and gives big-shopping members more flexibility. Plus members keep their 8–9 am head start, preserving that perk

10 October 2025

Membership · NASDAQ:COST · News · NYSE:TGT · NYSE:WMT · Retail · Shopping Tips · Store Hours

Lithium Americas (LAC) Soars as US Govt Takes 5% Stake – Analysts Weigh In on EV Lithium Boom

Lithium Americas (LAC) Soars on U.S. ‘White Gold’ Stake – Latest News, Stock Rally & Expert Outlook

Latest News & Recent Developments (October 2025) U.S. Government Takes a Stake: The headline news propelling Lithium Americas in early October 2025 is the U.S. Department of Energy’s decision to take equity stakes in the company and its flagship project.

6 October 2025

Expert Analysis · Investing · Lithium · News · NYSE:GM · NYSE:LAAC · Stock Market

Capital One Savers Cheated Out of Billions – $425M Settlement Payout Deadline Fast Approaching

Deadline Looms: Capital One’s $425 Million Settlement Could Put Cash Back in Your Pocket—Here’s What You Need to Know

In‑depth report In January 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau accused Capital One of luring savers with promises of “high interest” returns on its 360 Savings account while quietly freezing that rate at 0.3%. The bureau said the bank simultaneously rolled out a

2 October 2025

Banking · Consumer Rights · Finance · Legal Settlements · News · NYSE:COF

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rockets 28 More Starlink Satellites – Ties Monthly Launch Record

Falcon 9 Launch Details and Milestones On Sept. 28, SpaceX executed a textbook launch from Vandenberg’s Space Launch Complex 4E. The Falcon 9 booster B1063, standing vertically on the pad, ignited and soared away at 7:04 p.m. PDT spaceflightnow.com. After clearing

29 September 2025

News · Satellites · Space · SpaceX · Technology

Apple’s Siri Gets ChatGPT-Like Brain – But You Won’t Get to Use It

Apple’s new testing app Veritas represents a big step in Apple’s AI push macrumors.com appleinsider.com. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the app “essentially takes the still-in-progress technology from the new Siri and puts it in a form employees can test

28 September 2025

Apple · Artificial Intelligence · News · Stock Market · Technology · Virtual Assistants