News Score: Score the News, Sort the News, Rewrite the Headlines

Bit flips: How cosmic rays grounded a fleet of aircraft

Getty ImagesAirbus A320s lined up on the asphalt at an airport as they await software updates (Credit: Getty Images)Radiation from space that led to more than 6,000 Airbus aircraft needing emergency computer updates could become a growing problem as ever more microchips run our lives."We need medical equipment," the pilot of a JetBlue passenger jet announced over the radio to air traffic control. His plane, an Airbus A320 commercial airliner had suddenly and unexpectedly dropped altitude during ...

Read more at bbc.com

© News Score  score the news, sort the news, rewrite the headlines