Transport

Rex Airlines’ owners should take a haircut; the limits to synthetic AI data; California versus AI; how a cybersecurity firm took out the world’s computers; and Paris is showing that it’s time to dial back the Olympics.

Here are a few short takes for you to chew over on the weekend, from the week’s happenings that probably didn’t need a full post._ 1. Boeing’s cycle of misery # You may have seen or read about the issues Boeing’s commercial aircraft arm has had in recent years. The troubles have led some to ask questions such as why are there only two major suppliers of commercial aircraft, Airbus and Boeing? Why is Boeing still just tweaking the 737 – a 50-year-old design – instead of developing a new aircraft to replace it?