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As tensions flare in the Middle East following the United States’ strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, U.S. airlines are facing growing safety concerns in the vicinity. Major U.S. carriers, as well as other global airlines, are also continuing to avoid the region’s airspace amid ongoing hostilities between Israel and Iran.According to Reuters, Safe Airspace, an aviation safety platform operated by OPSGROUP, issued a warning on Sunday that U.S. carriers may face heightened risk due to Iran’s threat of retaliation. “While there have been no specific threats made against civil aviation, Iran has previously warned it would retaliate by attacking US…

Aflac, one of the largest insurance companies in the United States, says hackers stole an unknown quantity of its customers’ personal information from its network during a cyberattack earlier this month.  The insurance giant confirmed Friday in a legally required filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that the company identified hackers in its system on June 12 and contained the incident. Aflac, which provides supplemental insurance to individuals whose expenses are not covered by their primary providers, said it was not yet known how many customers are affected by the data breach but that the personal data includes…

As summer travel ramps up, American Airlines is turning to new technology to help passengers navigate the busiest season of the year with less stress and more convenience. From a revamped mobile app to smarter airport kiosks and AI-powered tools, the airline is rolling out updates aimed at improving the travel experience from start to finish. “User-friendly technology is part of our daily life and should extend into what our customers experience when they travel on American,” Ganesh Jayaram, the airline’s Chief Digital and Information Officer, said in a news release. “With our renewed focus on the customer experience, we’ve ramped…

Two U.S. senators have requested that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigate Spotify due to allegations that the company bundled its music streaming and audiobook services into a more expensive subscription without obtaining user consent, while also reducing royalty payments to creators in the process. On Friday, June 20, U.S. senators Marsha Blackburn and Ben Ray Luján wrote a letter to the FTC, claiming that Spotify converted standard premium subscriptions into higher-cost bundled subscriptions without informing consumers. They also highlighted that existing U.S. regulations permit digital music providers to pay a reduced music royalty rate if the subscription is bundled…

CNN  —  An empty base as a target, with many hours warning, and a limited number of missiles fired at some of the best air defense systems in the world. Iran’s retaliation for the US’s weekend strikes on three of its nuclear facilities can only have been designed to deescalate. The US-run Al Udeid airbase in Qatar had been evacuated days earlier, with satellite images showing the departure of planes and personnel widely publicised in the media. It is the most important US military airbase in the region, the home of Central Command. It even launched the drone that killed…

Fanatics logo is seen on the dugout wall before the game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Milwaukee Brewers at PNC Park on July 3, 2022 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images)Justin Berl | Getty ImagesSports merchandising giant Fanatics is aiming to build a training camp for athletes to prepare them for life off the field. More than two dozen NBA, NFL and NHL players participated in the company’s Athlete Immersion Program this past weekend as part of Fanatics Fest in New York City. The program included three days of workshops on business, entrepreneurship, tech and more. “This…

Starting in 2027, travelers staying overnight in Glasgow will see a small increase on their accommodation bill as the Scottish city officially moves forward with a new tourist tax. It’s intended to help generate funds for public services and local infrastructure, with the city aiming to raise around £16 million annually. The tax will add five percent to the cost of overnight stays in overnight accommodations, including hotels, hostels, guesthouses, B&Bs and self-catering properties. Based on current rates, that equates to an average of £4.83 per night. The city administration committee approved the plan on Thursday, making Glasgow Scotland’s second city…

There is no shortage of workflow collaboration tools — like Slack or Google Docs, in addition to industry-specific ones like GitHub — for software developers. A startup called AllSpice.io successfully bet that electrical hardware engineering teams need their own collaboration platform, too. AllSpice’s platform sits between existing workflow software. It allows hardware teams to collaborate on the types of documents they traditionally work in — documents that don’t easily translate over Slack and email — like PCB files and electronic CAD files, both of which are used to design circuit boards. Engineers can use AllSpice to single out and comment…

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“The Tiny Things Are Heavier,” by author Esther Ifesinachi Okonkwo, is a reflection on young adulthood, migration, cultural misunderstanding and family relationships.Okonkwo’s debut novel is at turns amusing and heartbreaking as it follows Sommy, a Nigerian graduate student trying to navigate her new life in Iowa. Lonesome and homesick, Sommy tries to fit in as she studies for her master’s degree, eventually befriending several other women in their 20s and engaging in a complicated sexual relationship with her gregarious Nigerian roommate, Bayo. Through it all, Sommy is haunted by guilt over her brother Mezie’s attempted suicide just two weeks before…