A passenger plane made an emergency landing in shallow waters near Somalia's main airport on Tuesday, with all 55 people on board safely evacuated, according to Sky News. The Starsky Aviation aircraft, which had taken off from Mogadishu's international airport and was headed to Gaalkacyo, experienced a technical problem about 15 minutes into its flight. In other news, the FAA has closed the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days due to "special security reasons," as reported by The Verge, and Uber Eats is rolling out an AI assistant for grocery shopping.
The incident in Somalia occurred near the country's main airport, and no injuries were reported, Sky News stated. The aircraft overran the runway during the emergency landing.
Meanwhile, the Federal Aviation Administration's sudden closure of El Paso's airspace, announced late on February 10th, will affect hundreds of flights, The Verge reported. The FAA provided no further explanation for the closure beyond the vague reference to "Special Security Reasons."
In other developments, Elon Musk, during an all-hands meeting with xAI employees, discussed the future of his AI company and its connection to the moon, according to The New York Times, which reported on the meeting. Musk told employees that xAI needs a lunar manufacturing facility to build AI satellites. "You have to go to the moon," he said, per the Times, explaining that this would help xAI harness more computing power than its rivals.
Also, Uber Eats announced a new AI feature called Cart Assistant for grocery shopping within its app, The Verge reported. The new feature allows users to use text or image prompts to help with their grocery orders.
In a separate report, Estonia's Foreign Intelligence Service chief Kaupo Rosin warned that "Russia remains a dangerous country despite its incompetence," as Tallinn published its annual security assessment report, Euronews reported. The report concluded that Russia does not intend to launch a military strike against Estonia or any other NATO member state in the near future, but noted that Russia is increasing the size of its armed forces and restocking on strategic artillery ammunition.
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