FAA Plans to Retire Floppy Disks by 2028
6 news sources are covering this Business story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
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"FAA Plans to Retire Floppy Disks by 2028" is generating significant coverage in the Business category, with 6 articles from 6 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Ars Technica, PCMag, Federal Aviation Administration (.gov) and The New York Times. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Why is "FAA Plans to Retire Floppy Disks by 2028" trending?
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Coverage (6)
- FAA to finally ditch floppy disks in what it calls "historic" tech upgrade Ars Technica · 22h ago
- The FAA Is Still Using Floppy Disk-Based Systems, But That's About to Change PCMag · 22h ago
- Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Begins Retiring Decades Old Floppy Disks from Air Traffic Control as Part of Ongoing Modernization Effort Deployment of Brand New Air Traffic Control Continues at Record Pace Federal Aviation Administration (.gov) · 22h ago
- F.A.A. to Phase Out Floppy Disks From Airport Control Towers The New York Times · 22h ago
- US FAA says it will phase out floppy disks from air traffic control by 2028 Reuters · 22h ago
- FAA Plans to Retire Floppy Disks by 2028 Gizmodo · 22h ago
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