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The largest all-electric plane ever flew for 27 minutes, on $5 of electricity
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Looking ahead: A battery-powered aircraft the size of a regional airliner has completed its first flight, a milestone for Heart Aerospace as it develops technology for a future hybrid-electric passenger plane. The test showcased both the real progress in battery-electric propulsion and the range limits that will keep Heart's first commercial aircraft dependent on a hybrid system.
Heart's X1 demonstrator flew for 27 minutes from
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Australia 'outraged' after Israeli decision not to prosecute over killing of aid worker in Gaza
Australia's foreign minister has said she is "outraged" over an Israeli government decision not to prosecute those responsible for the death of aid worker Zomi Frankcom, who was killed in an IDF strike.
Frankcom was an Australian aid worker with World Central Kitchen (WCK) who was killed in Gaza with six other colleagues by an Israeli airstrike in April 2024.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the decision "falls far short of the accountability we expect" and that she would call in the Israeli ambassador.
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Pretty Cool Games Launches As New Studio From "Human: Fall Flat" Devs
Pretty Cool Games is supposedly already workingon a new IP, and according to comments from HyperGryph
