Southwest flight almost takes off from taxiway at Florida airport

A Southwest Airlines flight aborted takeoff at Orlando airport after it mistakenly began to depart on a taxiwa rather than the runway. An air traffic controller at Florida airport cancelled the takeoff clearance for Southwest Flight 3278 after the aircraft began its takeoff roll on a taxiway that runs parallel to the runway, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said. Taxiways are paths used by pilots to move the aircraft between the terminal and the runway. Southwest said the Boeing 737-800 stopped safely on the taxiway, returned to the gate and no injuries were reported. Investigations are under way. Southwest said it is engaged with FAA to understand the circumstances of the event and accommodated customers on another aircraft to their destination.

Eminem's sound engineer sold his songs for Bitcoin

A man who once worked as a sound engineer for rapper Eminem has been charged with leaking and selling his unreleased music online for about $50,000 in bitcoin, according to prosecutors. Joseph Strange, 46, of Michigan, worked for four years at Eminem's studio in Michigan, but lost his job in 2021. Under an agreement that was part of his severance package, he was prohibited from electronically circulating Eminem's work. Strange sold about 25 songs that Eminem wrote between 1999 and 2018 but which were still in development. They were played, shared or sold online without Eminem's consent. Doja Rat, a 31-year-old man in Canada, told FBI he had bought 25 unreleased songs from Strange for about $50,000 in bitcoin, beginning summer 2024.