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  "This should be the safest airspace in the world" The Washington plane crash has raised questions among aviation experts Play video, "Listen: Air traffic controllers appear to try to stop collision", Full length 1,02 01:02 Video caption: Audio footage showed air traffic controllers appearing to direct helicopters to steer clear of the plane before the collision. Article information Author, Rachel Looker, Sean Seddon Role, BBC reporter 7 hours ago The aviation industry is struggling to understand how a passenger plane and a military helicopter collided fatally in mid-air in what one expert described as "the most tightly controlled airspace in the world." A U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter with three crew members on board collided with an American Airlines passenger plane carrying 64 passengers and crew just seconds before it was scheduled to land at Washington's Reagan National Airport. Two planes collided and crashed into the icy Potomac River on Wedn...

  Liang Wenfeng, founder of DeepSeek: From quantitative funds to chatbot investors Image source, Getty Images January 29, 2025 China’s latest AI chatbot, DeepSeek, has rocked the tech world and quickly replaced ChatGPT as the most downloaded free app in the US, making its founder, billionaire Liang Wenfeng, an overnight celebrity. The low-cost chatbot, which was launched last week and reportedly developed with a budget far smaller than rivals, has stunned Wall Street and sent rivals scrambling to catch up. U.S. President Donald Trump also immediately expressed his views, calling it a "wake-up call" for American businesses. “More like a geek than a boss” Image source, Getty Images image caption: Liang Wenfeng said his core team "does not have any returnees, all are local talent... We must cultivate top talent ourselves." DeepSeek was founded by Liang Wenfeng in December 2023 and released its first large-scale AI language model the following year. Not much is known ab...

  An American Airlines passenger plane crashed into a river after hitting a military plane over Washington. There were 64 people on board. 19 bodies have been found and no one survived. Image source, Getty Images image caption: Search and rescue scene January 30, 2025 at 3:54 AM Last updated: 6 hours ago At around 9pm local time (02:00 GMT), an American Airlines passenger plane collided with a helicopter mid-air during landing in Washington, DC. Police told CBS that 19 bodies have been found at the scene so far and no one survived. Reagan National Airport (DCA) said in a statement that it had suspended all flights taking off and landing at the airport. John Donnelly, an official with the Washington, D.C. Fire and Emergency Services Department, said rescuers arrived at the scene at 20:58 EST and faced an "extremely difficult situation." He said at a press conference that 300 rescuers were currently working on boats on the river and in nearby areas. American Airlines CEO Robert...