Passenger says airline offered him an 8-hour bus ride to his destination after his connecting flight was canceled

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WestJet Boeing 737 MAX 8
A WestJet spokesperson said the cancellation was due to "unscheduled aircraft maintenance."

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Ford Tries to Patent a Dystopian Future Where Self-Driving Cars Repo Themselves

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Car companies often talk about autonomous vehicles as an avenue towards increased freedom—enabling more people to access roadways and giving drivers back their time and attention. But at least one auto giant is considering alternate (and darker) uses of still-elusive self-driving technology.

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Amazon Driver Says AI Is Tracking Their Every Move, Even Beard Scratching

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The dark overlord Sauron that is the online retail giant Amazon always has its eye on its workers, and none more so than its delivery drivers. One TikTok shows how Amazon’s in-van cameras and AI system can track everything, from how often they buckle up, to whether they take their hand off the steering wheel to…

A business class airline passenger who ordered vegan food says it was insulting to be served one banana along with a pair of chopsticks

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Vegan inflight meal consisting of a single banana on flight to Tokyo.
The passenger was given a pair of chopsticks alongside the banana.

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Russian oligarchs' superyachts have avoided the US west coast and the Mediterranean since Russia invaded Ukraine, heat maps show

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Heat map showing Russian oligarch yacht traffic across the world before and after the invasion of Ukraine, next to a picture of Roman Abramovich's superyacht Solaris.
Heat map showing Russian oligarch yacht traffic across the world before and after the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

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Uber Plans Workforce Turnover as Part of 'More Rigorous Approach' to Performance Reviews

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Uber is reportedly pursuing an unorthodox approach to performance reviews at the ride-share company.

The Train Derailment in Ohio Was a Disaster Waiting to Happen

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Passengers took a 16-hour flight to nowhere after their plane to New York U-turned because of an electrical fire at JFK Airport

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Air New Zealand.
The Air New Zealand flight returned to its departure point.

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Tesla denies Workers United's accusations, saying it laid off 27 workers in New York for 'poor performance' before it learned of unionization efforts

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Tesla denies it laid off staff at its Buffalo, New York facility due to a unionization campaign.

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Tesla reportedly laid off dozens of workers after union announcement, NLRB complaint alleges

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Tesla worker told Bloomberg that the company tracks their keystrokes.
Tesla worker told Bloomberg that the company tracks their keystrokes.

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