The nation’s air traffic cops are going high-tech. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) wants artificial intelligence (AI) to help monitor America’s crowded skies, part of a push to modernize how it monitors thousands of daily flights. The FAA’s move to add machine-powered oversight aims to...
The effects of Hurricane Helene, cutbacks in the auto industry and furloughs related to a strike at Boeing drove U.S. jobless claims to their highest total in a year. During the week ended Saturday (Oct. 5), there were 258,000 initial claims for unemployment insurance — a...
Snap and Meta may be poised to introduce advanced artificial intelligence-enabled glasses, potentially transforming eCommerce and brick-and-mortar retail experiences. The Information reported that Meta Platforms is on the brink of unveiling next-generation AI-powered glasses, adding credence to the industry rumors. This move and Snap’s anticipated...
All manner of earnings reports breathlessly herald the arrival of the great snapback. But one wonders, at least for business travel, how long it will be a case of “wheels up.” The data at least so far show that companies are starting to open the...
November 14, 2024
Jobless claims dropped last week after spiking in October due to Hurricanes Helene and Milton and a strike at Boeing. The number of initial claims for unemployment insurance declined by 4,000 during the week ended Saturday (Nov. 9). The total of 217,000 initial claims filed during the week was down from the previous week’s 221,000, the Department of […]
October 10, 2024
The effects of Hurricane Helene, cutbacks in the auto industry and furloughs related to a strike at Boeing drove U.S. jobless claims to their highest total in a year. During the...
November 09, 2020
The European Union is hitting U.S. companies with tariffs on up to $4 billion worth of goods, according to a CNBC report on Monday (Nov. 9). The European Union won...
March 18, 2020
The global airline industry, struggling as the world is on lockdown with the spreading coronavirus, is increasingly turning to governments for financial aid. Without it, many of the airlines fear...
