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Passengers disembark from the business class seating area of ​​an American Airlines flight at London Heathrow Airport, August 14, 2018.Jeff Greenberg Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesCheap seats are no longer enough for airline passengers.Since the pandemic, travelers have shown airlines they are willing to pay to sit near the front of relatively spacious cabins. That means many of the seats are already full, making it difficult for frequent fliers to score free upgrades to the front of the plane.And the tier of frequent fliers with elite status has ballooned all the way from airport lounges to packed first boarding…

Welcome to this week’s review. This week, we cover GM’s decision to get out of the robotaxi business, Google hinting at the existence of multiple worlds, how to make big bucks by making AI bots fall in love, and more. Let’s get started. General Motors will not fund the development of a commercial robotaxi business, instead merging its self-driving car subsidiary Cruise and combining it with the automaker’s own efforts to develop driver-assistance features and eventually fully autonomous personal vehicles. . Several Cruise employees told TechCrunch they were “blindsided” by the decision. GM acquired Cruise in 2016 for $1 billion…

Workers at Amazon’s warehouse and distribution centers in New York announced Friday they have approved a strike permit, giving the retail giant, which has refused to negotiate for months, a deal until Sunday if they don’t come to the negotiating table in the middle of the year. Risk of large-scale work stoppage. Holiday shopping season.The union representing Amazon workers at two New York City facilities, the JFK8 warehouse on Staten Island and the DBK4 distribution center in Queens, has announced the company’s “union recognition and “They are illegally refusing to negotiate a contract.” Reasons for authorization of strike.”We just want…

Zillow analyzed millions of properties to find keywords and phrases that are mentioned more often. As a result, we identified five trends that homebuyers will continue to seek in 2025. For example, there is a growing interest in vintage interiors and electric car chargers.American families are facing an identity crisis.Many new homes are smaller, with fewer hallways and narrower backyards, but prices are still significantly higher than they were just a decade ago.As home construction trends evolve, buyers and homeowners are also rethinking what they want from their living spaces.By analyzing the features and design styles of hundreds of homes…

Brazilian police have accused Walter Braga Netto of interfering in an investigation into an alleged conspiracy to overturn the 2022 presidential election.Brazilian police have arrested a former defense minister and ally of former President Jair Bolsonaro as part of an investigation into an attempted coup to overturn the South American country’s 2022 election results. General Walter Braga Netto was formally accused last month, along with Bolsonaro and 35 others, of plotting a coup to keep the former far-right president in office after his failed re-election bid. Prosecutors have not yet formally charged Braga Netto, who served as President Bolsonaro’s chief…

In the span of six days, subway vigilante Daniel Penny goes from sweating in a futuristic prison to spending time with the president-elect in a luxury suite. Marine Corps veterans received a hero’s welcome Saturday as they attended the annual Army-Navy football game with soon-to-be commander-in-chief Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance. Penny, who was acquitted by a Manhattan jury on Monday of the strangulation death of New York City subway passenger Jordan Neely, was acquitted of the intense rancor held in the president-elect’s suite at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland. He attended the game as Vance’s personal guest.…

Travis Hunter turned every play into prime time on both sides of the ball and ultimately took home the Heisman Trophy. Now he has an edge over the big-name coach at the University of Colorado. The two-way star was honored Saturday night with college football’s most prestigious award, highlighting a season of tireless performance by a dynamic player with a unique skill set. “I never thought I’d be in this position,” said the tearful Hunter, who grabbed the trophy with both hands and let out a roar of joy. “That’s crazy.” A big-play wide receiver and lockdown cornerback, Hunter was…

Israel has launched a wide-ranging offensive against Syria to wipe out the remaining forces of Assad’s forces. The attack targeted Syria’s weapons stockpile after rebel attacks ousted President Bashar al-Assad. Israeli warplanes and missile ships destroyed Syrian aircraft, naval ships, and weapons depots.The Israel Defense Forces have launched widespread attacks across Syria over the past two days to wipe out the Assad regime’s remaining weapons.The Israeli Air Force has carried out about 480 airstrikes targeting most of the country’s strategic weapons stockpile left behind after rebels forced Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to flee the country.Approximately 350 of the attacks were…

Detectives are searching for two men after luxury handbags and watches worth £200,000 were stolen from a business in north London.The Metropolitan Police has photographed two men who they would like to identify in connection with the robbery at the Eve’s Pre-Loved showroom in Bunns Lane, Mill Hill, between 10.30pm and 10.50pm on December 3. Published. image: Police say they want to investigate the identities of the two in connection with the theft incident. Photo: Metropolitan Police Department Two Cartier watches were also taken from the store. image: The stolen handbags include a 1957 Hermès Vintage Kelly Crocodile Bag (bottom…

Former FBI officials say Donald Trump’s pick to be the next FBI director, Kash Patel, faces the possibility of confirmation next year with no support from key Republicans and the current director’s intentions. , warned that he could have unlimited power within the department. to resign.Mr. Patel has called for the closure of FBI headquarters and drafted what critics call an “enemies list” of his opponents, and Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved his nomination. The prospect of support is ringing alarm bells.The problem with Patel leading the agency during the second Trump administration is that the typical…