US to require planes to keep 25 hours of cockpit voice recordings under FAA rule

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Friday finalized a rule to require cockpit voice recorders to retain 25 hours of data for all new passenger airplanes in 2027 compared with the current ...
Engadget

Anker's Soundcore Work AI voice recorder offers transcription in an ultra-compact form factor

Anker's sub-brand Soundcore just announced a new AI voice recorder at CES 2026. The appropriately-named Work voice recorder is primarily intended for professionals, but also seems useful for students ...
The Washington Post

A new round of confusing economic data is muddying the picture

A barrage of post-shutdown data this week has left economists with more questions than answers about the state of the U.S. economy. Unemployment rose to a four-year high in November, inflation ...
EDN

Building automotive data logging with F-RAM flash combo

Advances in the automotive industry continue to make cars safer, more efficient, and more reliable than ever. As motor vehicles become more advanced, so do the silicon components that serve as the ...
Android Authority

Google’s Recorder app update tweaks a key audio feature

Google is rolling out a new update to the Recorder app for Pixel devices, introducing the new account switcher UI. The “Clear Voice” feature has been renamed to “Auto Clear Voice,” and Google now ...
CNBC

How black boxes became key to solving airplane crashes

Flight data recorders and cockpit voice recorders are nearly indestructible. The recorders are widely referred to as the "black box" and are crucial to aviation accident investigations. Future ...
Business Wire

SimpliStor™ Solid State Data Recorder Delivers High-Speed, Radiation-Tolerant Storage for Next-Generation Space Missions

SimpliStor delivers 2.5 terabytes of storage and 10Gbps throughput in a compact 3U SpaceVPX package, combining exceptional performance with low power consumption. Users can record more data in less ...
Morningstar

SimpliStor™ Solid State Data Recorder Delivers High-Speed, Radiation-Tolerant Storage for Next-Generation Space Missions

Frontgrade™ Technologies, a leading provider of high-reliability electronic solutions for space and national security missions, today announced the release of the SimpliStor™ Solid State Data Recorder ...
NBC News

Study shows state and local opposition to new data centers is gaining steam

A new study found the total value of blocked or delayed data center projects during a three-month stretch earlier this year exceeded the total in the prior two years, signaling accelerating opposition ...
WXIX-TV

‘Persistent bell’ heard on cockpit voice recorder in UPS plane crash: NTSB

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WXIX) - The National Transportation Safety Board continues its investigation into Tuesday’s UPS plane crash that left 14 people dead in Louisville. On Friday, NTSB member Todd Inman ...
WLKY

NTSB: Data extracted from UPS plane's black box

MORE SURVIVORS EITHER AT THAT SITE, THOUGH. THE BLACK BOX HAS BEEN RECOVERED BY NTSB INVESTIGATORS WHO ARRIVED IN LOUISVILLE YESTERDAY. OUR SAM CARTER IS LIVE FOR US WITH THE VERY LATEST ON THAT ...
WAVE3

NTSB: Analysis of accident aircraft recorders underway

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The National Transportation Safety Board says they have been successful in obtaining information from the data recorders aboard the UPS jet that crashed during takeoff from ...