Merge 104.8 | 17 July 2023
A man in the US has traveled 23 million miles around the world since purchasing a lifetime airplane ticket from United Airlines. He bought it for $290,000 in 1990 and is referred to by many as the “world’s most traveled air passenger”. The lifetime pass, which is no longer available allows a passenger to have unlimited flights anywhere in the world with United Airlines.
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One has so far fallen short of early expectations. The movie is the seventh outing for Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt and was released in Oman last week. It has since gone on to earn $235 million globally. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is still ahead with $400 million.
Microsoft and Sony have signed an agreement on a 10-year deal which keeps Call of Duty on the Play Station and comes after Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard. It comes months after discussions and counteroffers between the two companies debating the future of Activision’s content on Play Station.