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This week, a passenger flying with Malaysian airline Batik Air flight raised security concerns among aviation authorities by (somewhat) convincingly posing as a flight attendant.The imposter was discovered mid-flight on Flight ID 7058 on January 6, traveling from Palembang’s Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport to Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. Although she had purchased a valid passenger ticket, the 23-year-old woman, Khairun Nisya, wore a counterfeit Batik Air uniform and carried a fake crew ID badge, allowing her to blend in with airline staff until she was questioned by real flight attendants. Palembang airport officials said Nisya passed through normal passenger…

Automated investment platform Betterment has confirmed that hackers broke into some of its systems last week and accessed the personal information of an undisclosed number of its customers.  In an email sent on Monday, which TechCrunch has seen, Betterment said that hackers gained access to some company systems on January 9 by way of a social engineering attack, which involved “third-party platforms” that the company uses for marketing and operations.  The company said customer names, email addresses and postal addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth were compromised in the attack. With this access, hackers were able to send a…

The U.S. Department of State has officially upgraded its travel advisory for the idyllic island of Grenada, moving the popular Caribbean destination from Level 1 to Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution as of January 5, 2026. Grenada had previously been considered one of the lower-risk destinations in the region. That status shifted when the State Department added a new “crime” risk indicator to the country’s advisory and updated its overall safety guidance. According to the government’s advisory summary, “Violent crime can occur anywhere in Grenada. American citizens in Grenada have been victims of armed robbery, assault, burglary and rape. In some…

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A contest that celebrates the much-maligned but enduring mullet hairstyle will get underway Monday at the Pennsylvania Farm Show.The short-in-the-front, long-in-the-back coiffure, once the province of Canadian hockey players and hair metal bands, was expected to attract dozens of competitors for the day’s “mane” attraction. Categories included children under 5, throwback mullets and the patriotic Flow of Freedom Award.Ben Barley, 7, of Red Lion, Pennsylvania, arrived at the event with his parents two hours ahead of the event wearing a T-shirt featuring his name and the words “MULLET LIFE 6-7,” a nod to both his hairstyle…

Bank executives were sent scrambling over the weekend after President Donald Trump declared late Friday that American credit card companies would be subject to a 10% cap on the interest rate they can charge customers.The move sent shares of large banks including Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Bank of America down between 1% and 4% in early trading Monday. Companies more tightly tethered to the card industry, like Visa, Mastercard and American Express, also fell. Capital One, whose loan book is mostly from credit cards, sank nearly 7%.Trump proposed a one-year cap on interest rates starting Jan. 20. While…

Meta announced on Monday that it has appointed former Trump advisor Dina Powell McCormick as president and vice chairman of the company. Meta said Powell McCormick will be a member of the company’s management team and will help guide Meta’s overall strategy and execution. “Dina’s experience at the highest levels of global finance, combined with her deep relationships around the world, makes her uniquely suited to help Meta manage this next phase of growth as the company’s President and Vice Chairman,” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in the blog post. Powell McCormick served as deputy national security advisor to President Donald…

As Americans across incomes look to trim the grocery budget, Aldi plans to open more than 180 stores in the U.S. this year — including on the traditional turf of rival supermarkets and big-box stores.The German grocer’s latest growth plans follow an already aggressive expansion over the past decade. Aldi, which is known for its low prices, small stores and emphasis on private brands, has become the third-largest grocer in the country by store count, trailing behind only Walmart and Kroger. And last year, Aldi marked its biggest expansion since it opened its first U.S. store in Iowa in 1976…

A handful of Americans have recently voiced concerns on social media about having their passports reported stolen, causing them headaches abroad. The travelers had not realized anything was amiss until they landed overseas, unable to get into the foreign country. Surprisingly, many airlines take a cursory look at the passports before boarding but don’t check their status. As the Daily Mail has reported, some passengers have flown halfway across the world, only to be told by Interpol that their passports have been flagged as lost or stolen. Only the passport holder can report it as lost or stolen; for someone else to do so, they would…

Luminar has reached a deal to sell its lidar business to a company called Quantum Computing Inc. for just $22 million, unless it receives better offers by a deadline of 5:00 p.m. CT on Monday. The lidar-maker, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in December, already announced plans to sell its semiconductor subsidiary to Quantum Computing Inc. for $110 million. The deals have to be approved by the bankruptcy judge in the Southern District of Texas before they are finalized. Luminar founder and former CEO Austin Russell has signaled interest in submitting a bid for the lidar assets and…

WASHINGTON (AP) — New options for testing and treating some of the most common sexually transmitted diseases are becoming available, a trend that experts hope will keep downward pressure on U.S. infection rates.Last year, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first at-home test that can detect three common infections in women — gonorrhea, chlamydia and trichomoniasis — as well as the first home-based kit for the virus that causes cervical cancer.The agency ended the year by approving two different drugs for gonorrhea, the first new options for the disease in decades.It’s positive news after cases of sexually transmitted infections…