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An airplane takes off from New York’s Laguardia Airport after the FAA ordered flight cuts at 40 major airports amid the ongoing U.S. government shutdown in the Queens borough of New York City, U.S., November 7, 2025. Ryan Murphy | ReutersAir traffic controllers and technicians with perfect attendance during the government shutdown will receive $10,000 bonuses, the Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration said this week.The bonuses will go to 776 controllers and technicians, who will receive notification next week with payments going out by Dec. 9, the FAA and DOT said. There are about 11,000 fully certified air…
Electric air taxi developer Joby Aviation is suing Archer Aviation over allegations its rival used stolen trade secrets extracted from a former employee to interfere in its business. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the Superior Court of California in Santa Cruz County, makes a series of allegations against Archer and George Kivork, a former Joby employee. Joby alleges Kivork, who was hired by Archer, stole trade secrets that were then used by Archer. In the lawsuit, Joby alleges that two days before announcing his resignation, Kivork “exfiltrated a cache of highly valuable Joby filings containing confidential partnerships terms, business and regulatory…
Universal Orlando Resort will host Mardi Gras: International Flavors of Carnaval, which will run from February 7 to April 4, 2026, and include a considerable number of culinary experiences and Carnaval activities.“The vibrant celebration will feature a nightly parade with glittering floats, high-energy street performers, and tons of colorful beads,” Universal Orlando said. “And on select nights, guests and clients can enjoy live performances from some of the biggest names in music,” the company added. “Plus, guests can savor a diverse array of international cuisine along with mouthwatering dishes inspired by New Orleans’ iconic flavors.”To raise the bar on the Mardi Gras…
Google is bringing more AI muscle to India’s fight against digital fraud, rolling out on-device scam detection for Pixel 9 devices and new screen-sharing alerts for financial apps. Digital fraud continues to rise in India as more people come online for the first time and increasingly rely on smartphones for payments, shopping, and accessing government services. Fraud involving digital transactions accounted for more than half of all reported bank fraud in 2024 — 13,516 cases resulting in losses of ₹5.2 billion (about $58.61 million), according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Online scams caused an estimated ₹70 billion (roughly…
Maskot | Maskot | Getty ImagesIn November 2022, Beth Pinsker’s 76-year-old mother began to get sick.Ann Pinsker, an otherwise healthy woman, had elected to have a spinal surgery to preserve her ability to walk after having back issues. What Ann and Beth had thought would be a straightforward recovery process instead yielded complications and infections, landing Ann in one assisted living facility after another as her daughter navigated her care.Eventually, by July of the following year, Ann died.”We thought she’d be back up to speed a few weeks after hospital stay, rehab, home, but she had complications, and it was…
Travelers looking to harness their sense of wanderlust into booking their next adventure will want to pay attention to the newest trip planning tool from Delta Air Lines.The Atlanta-based carrier just launched a new platform called Delta Locals, which aims to inspire travelers with immersive videos of locals around the world sharing their recommendations for the best ways to experience their cities. Delta Locals currently features travel recommendations from residents in Los Angeles, Tokyo, Sicily, and Patagonia.Travelers can access the trip inspiration platform on a dedicated website: DeltaLocals.com. On the landing page, users will find an interactive globe that they…
Elon Musk’s Grok really, really loves its creator. Since this week’s release of Grok 4.1, X users have circulated posts and screenshots that show Grok vastly overestimating Musk’s abilities — like when Grok was asked about how Musk would perform as a professional football player. “hey @grok if you had the number one overall pick in the 1998 NFL draft and your team needed a quarterback, would you have taken Peyton Manning, Ryan Leaf, or Elon Musk?” one user asked. “Elon Musk, without hesitation,” Grok said. The AI explained that Peyton Manning has a strong legacy, but Musk would “redefine…
Silicon Valley folks tend to write off the startup market across the pond as too small or not hungry enough, but that sentiment could not be more different from how Europeans view their potential. Helsinki’s annual Slush conference this year showed a venture market that feels like it is on the brink of transformation, one that’s ready for its first trillion-dollar startup. Founders, venture investors and government officials alike acknowledged the hurdles that have traditionally held Europe back from reaching its true scale and potential. For many years, European founders moved to the U.S. to start their companies or exited…
GENEVA (AP) — Organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest announced plans to change the voting system of the popular musical extravaganza to ensure fairness, a move that follows allegations of “interference” by Israel’s government.The European Broadcasting Union, a Geneva-based union of public broadcasters that runs the event, said Friday that the changes were “designed to strengthen trust, transparency and audience engagement.”Israel has competed in Eurovision for more than 50 years and won four times. But calls for Israel to be kicked out swelled over the conduct of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in the Hamas-Israel war in Gaza. The allegations…
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.In 1989, Byron Trott was working at Goldman Sachs in the private wealth management division when he paid a visit to Jack Taylor, the founder of Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company.”Jack was there with his son, Andy, who was running the company,” Trott said. “And they said to me, ‘Sport, I don’t know who told you we have any money, but we are 10 to 1 levered on our business.’ Now,…