What travelers need to know about the Boeing 737 Max 9 grounding

What travelers need to know about the Boeing 737 Max 9 grounding

The fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX, which was forced to make an emergency landing with a gap in the fuselage, is seen during its investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board in Portland, Oregon, on Jan. 7, 2024. Ntsb | Via Reuters Airlines have canceled hundreds of flights since…

Boeing shares tumble after panel blows out midflight, FAA grounds dozens of 737 Maxes

Boeing shares tumble after panel blows out midflight, FAA grounds dozens of 737 Maxes

Shares of Boeing tumbled 8% on Monday as investors digested the news that the Federal Aviation Administration had ordered airlines to ground dozens of Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft for urgent inspections. The FAA issued the order on Saturday after a door plug blew out in the middle of an Alaska Airlines flight on Friday when the…

Apple iPhone sales in China fell more than 30% during first week of 2024: Analysts

Apple iPhone sales in China fell more than 30% during first week of 2024: Analysts

Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers remarks during an Apple special event in Cupertino, California, on Sept. 12, 2023. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Apple’s iPhone sales in China were down more than 30% year over year for the first week of January, while competitors such as Xiaomi and Huawei have “remained much stronger” with flat…

Twilio CEO Lawson steps down after bruising activist battles

Twilio CEO Lawson steps down after bruising activist battles

Jeff Lawson, founder, CEO and chairman of Twilio, speaks at a press conference during the Mobile World Congress on March 1, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain Joan Cros Garcia/Corbis | Corbis News | Getty Images Twilio co-founder Jeff Lawson on Monday said he is stepping down as CEO of the enterprise communications software company. The move…

California wants to reduce traffic. The Newsom administration thinks AI can help

California wants to reduce traffic. The Newsom administration thinks AI can help

Being stuck in traffic is a familiar problem for many Californians, but state officials want to harness the power of artificial intelligence to discover new solutions. The California Department of Transportation, teaming up with other state agencies, is asking technology companies by Jan. 25 to propose generative AI tools that could help California reduce traffic…

Walgreens to Pay Humana $360 Million to Settle Drug-Pricing Dispute

Walgreens to Pay Humana $360 Million to Settle Drug-Pricing Dispute

Walgreens Boots Alliance has agreed to pay $360 million to insurance company Humana to settle a lawsuit alleging the retail-pharmacy chain overcharged for prescription-drug reimbursements. Walgreens disclosed the settlement in a securities filing last week. The company said it had asked a federal court to vacate a previous award in Humana’s favor for $642 million….

OpenAI responds to New York Times lawsuit, says ‘regurgitation’ of content is a ‘rare bug’

OpenAI responds to New York Times lawsuit, says ‘regurgitation’ of content is a ‘rare bug’

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, at the Hope Global Forums annual meeting in Atlanta on Dec. 11, 2023. Dustin Chambers | Bloomberg | Getty Images On Monday, OpenAI, the artificial intelligence startup behind viral chatbot ChatGPT, clapped back at The New York Times in a statement over the news outlet’s recently filed lawsuit over copyright…

More Americans moved out of this state than any other in 2023: study

More Americans moved out of this state than any other in 2023: study

For the sixth consecutive year, New Jersey had the most residents leave than any other state in the US, according to fresh data by an interstate moving company. St. Louis, Mo.-based United Van Lines published its 47th annual National Movers Study earlier this month, and found that a staggering 65% of its moves involving New…