Qatar Airways is developing a First Class concept and pursuing aircraft orders from aviation giants Boeing and Airbus, as part of a broader strategic overhaul under new group CEO Badr Mohammed Al Meer. “This is a new era,” Al Meer told CNBC on Thursday, unveiling changes at the airline that follow a multi-month “war room” … Read more
A helpful flight of fancy? Jason Hiner/ZDNET Think of all the things you don’t really like doing. Taking the trash out, perhaps. Or talking to neighbors for whom you have little esteem. I suspect the prospect of flying economy class might even supersede these questionable joys in your level of reluctance to do it. Also: … Read more
The only thing missing from the game-winner was Craig Ehlo falling down in the background. It wasn’t a frame-by-frame, mirror image of Michael Jordan’s game-winning basket in the 1989 NBA playoffs, but Thursday night’s game-winner by sophomore guard Richie Rosa of St. Peter’s Prep had a very similar feel to it. Jordan’s iconic moment, simply … Read more
skynesher / Getty Images Say you’re riding high — financially speaking. You’ve acquired a middle class lifestyle and enjoying all the perks that come with it: a nicer home, financial stability, a growing nest egg. But inflation creeps up on us all; and, according to experts, there are things you won’t be able to afford … Read more
A U.S. federal court has partially dismissed a class action lawsuit accusing OpenAI of infringing on copyright by training its AI chatbot on authors’ work. This doesn’t mean ChatGPT’s developer is in the clear, though. Brought by authors Paul Tremblay, Sarah Silverman, Christopher Golden, and Richard Kadrey, the lawsuit specifically accuses OpenAI of direct copyright … Read more
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Even the best can look vulnerable and that was proven when unified light flyweight champion Kenshiro Teraji labored to a hard-fought 12-round majority decision over gutsy Venezuelan contender Carlos Canizales on January 23. Teraji decked the challenger in round two but had to get off the canvas himself in the third. Both men traded some hellacious … Read more
The BBWAA has elected only two players to the Baseball Hall of Fame in the last three years, but that trend is likely to change with Tuesday’s announcement of Cooperstown’s latest class. After David Ortiz (2022) and Scott Rolen (2023) got announcement night all to themselves in recent years, a strong crop of first-year candidates, … Read more
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a rally in advance of the New Hampshire presidential primary election in Rochester, New Hampshire, U.S., January 21, 2024. Mike Segar | Reuters Markets need to begin thinking about the structural impact of Donald Trump’s proposed 10% tariff increase, which “shakes up every asset class,” … Read more
If you’re a current or former Verizon customer who purchased a traditional, postpaid wireless plan in the past seven years, you may be owed money in 2024 as part of a $100 million class action lawsuit settlement. Verizon is making the payments to address claims that its service plans were misleading because the advertised prices … Read more
The Taylor Swift class being offered at Harvard next semester is officially titled “English 183ts. Taylor Swift and Her World.” It’s not the first time a Taylor Swift class is available at an institution of higher learning. Stanford, NYU and the University of Texas at Austin are just some of the universities offering similar courses. But when … Read more