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  • Boeing strike drama, Southwest fights off an activist, and the best big airports: Airlines news roundup

    Boeing strike drama, Southwest fights off an activist, and the best big airports: Airlines news roundup

    The company announced Monday that it is revising its original offer — the 25% wage increase that members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers voted down last week — to a proposed 30% bump.


    Oura just launched its latest smart ring. Apple and Samsung are coming for it

    Oura just launched its latest smart ring. Apple and Samsung are coming for it

    The Oura Ring 4 is set to provide more accurate tracking of sleep, exercise, stress, heart health, and other metrics via “Smart Sensing.” The company says the new tech is powered through an “algorithm that works alongside the research-grade sensors” and is able to “respond to each member’s unique finger physiology.”


    Google is taking its rivalry with OpenAI to another level

    Google is taking its rivalry with OpenAI to another level

    After the model, which was internally called Strawberry, was released in September, some employees in Google’s DeepMind unit were worried the company had fallen behind, a person told Bloomberg.


    A cable company is throwing in free streaming to keep customers from cutting the cord

    A cable company is throwing in free streaming to keep customers from cutting the cord

    “With the renewal of our long-standing partnership with NBCUniversal, we now have completed deals with every major programmer to create better flexibility and greater value to our customers by including DTC [direct-to-consumer] streaming apps with their Spectrum TV service, at no extra cost,” Tom Montemagno, the executive vice president of programming acquisition for Charter Communications, said in a press release.


    American car prices could spike and sales could slump thanks to Biden’s ban on Chinese EVs

    American car prices could spike and sales could slump thanks to Biden’s ban on Chinese EVs

    Without Chinese software and hardware in our cars, the American people would reportedly be safe from data thefts and “remote manipulation of connected vehicles,” the site explains.


    Costco, Hims, Noom, and more: 6 companies that started hawking weight loss products this year

    Costco, Hims, Noom, and more: 6 companies that started hawking weight loss products this year

    The millennial-skewed tele-health platform Hims & Hers announced in May that is now offering customers a compounded version of semaglutide, the active ingredient in popular weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy.


    Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are neck-and-neck with crypto voters, Coinbase poll says

    Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are neck-and-neck with crypto voters, Coinbase poll says

    Seventy-six percent of crypto owners living in America say they own cryptocurrency because it gives them a sense of freedom, and nearly 87% believe that the current financial system needs an update, according to the report.


    A massive U.S. port strike is just hours away

    A massive U.S. port strike is just hours away

    The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) on Monday accused the alliance representing employers operating at more than a dozen major ports of blocking negotiations, paving the way for a devastating strike to kick off in roughly 12 hours.


    A lethal tornado struck. How did the district respond and recover?

    A lethal tornado struck. How did the district respond and recover?

    Michelle McNear, who served as principal at Wayland Bonds Elementary during the 2013 storm and is now deputy superintendent of human resources, said she remembered watching the tornado stop right in front of her school and then head down a different route.


    How educators can help students learn to resolve conflict and move forward

    How educators can help students learn to resolve conflict and move forward

    Mulvey also suggests that schools consider working with restorative justice and peer mediation partners to help classes share and converse with those who have engaged in harmful behavior rather than just handing out consequences and punishment.


    An AI mentor, robots, and a model that can ‘brainstorm’: This week in new AI launches

    An AI mentor, robots, and a model that can ‘brainstorm’: This week in new AI launches

    Harmonic, an AI company developing mathematical superintelligence, announced that it raised a $75 million Series A funding round led by Sequoia Capital.


    Nvidia is back in the $3 trillion club — and Jensen Huang is $2 billion richer

    Nvidia is back in the $3 trillion club — and Jensen Huang is $2 billion richer

    This current uptick in Nvidia stock may be driven by Bain’s annual technology report, released Wednesday, that predicted that the market for AI products could reach as much as almost $1 trillion by 2027.


    Target might reject your return if it suspects something fishy

    Target might reject your return if it suspects something fishy

    With these measures in place – including new self-checkout technology that warns customers if they’ve forgotten to scan an item – Target aims to create a move secure shopping environment.


    CrowdStrike exec reveals new safety measures in Congressional drilling

    CrowdStrike exec reveals new safety measures in Congressional drilling

    Meyers was grilled Tuesday afternoon by lawmakers from the House’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protectionsubcommittee over the company’s failure to properly address its faulty software update that led to a global IT outage in mid-July.


    Jamie Dimon isn’t making a big deal of the Fed interest rate cut

    Jamie Dimon isn’t making a big deal of the Fed interest rate cut

    “The labor market has cooled from its formerly overheated state, inflation has eased substantially from a peak of 7% to an estimated 2.2% as of August,” Powell said.


    Career-connected learning yields positive impact on learners’ future plans

    Career-connected learning yields positive impact on learners’ future plans

    To further improve these opportunities, the report recommends schools include a greater variety of CCL activities, partner with community organizations, and connect students with mentors.


    3 ways districts can better manage workers’ comp programs

    3 ways districts can better manage workers’ comp programs

    Viera said she strongly encourages school staff to report any and all kinds of injuries — even if it’s just a papercut or stubbed toe — because even a minimal accident could potentially snowball into a bigger issue for which the district could be found responsible.