• "What to Expect When You’re Expecting Robots” — a new book explores our future together

    "What to Expect When You’re Expecting Robots” — a new book explores our future together

    Robots are stepping in to fill essential roles, such as sanitizing warehouses and hospitals, ferrying test samples to laboratories, and serving as telemedicine avatars.
  • Brains have different beauty centers for art and faces – study

    Brains have different beauty centers for art and faces – study

    Psychologists discover that the way the brain perceives beauty differs between art or faces.
  • Nearly 550 people banned from Delta flights for not wearing masks

    Nearly 550 people banned from Delta flights for not wearing masks

    Delta Air Lines has banned nearly 550 people from its flights for refusing to wear face masks on board, Chief Executive Ed Bastian said Thursday. The number of passengers placed on a
  • Flying-taxi startup Lilium says it will launch Florida hub in five years

    Flying-taxi startup Lilium says it will launch Florida hub in five years

    Lilium — a flying taxi startup that one day hopes to whisk passengers between New York and Boston in an hour — on Wednesday announced plans to create a fledgling travel network in Florida
  • Scaled-back Thanksgiving plans leave turkey farmers in limbo

    Scaled-back Thanksgiving plans leave turkey farmers in limbo

    For the turkey industry, this Thanksgiving is a guessing game. Millions of Americans are expected to have scaled-down celebrations amid the pandemic, heeding official warnings against travel and large
  • Iconic ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ mansion listed on Airbnb for $30 a night

    Iconic ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ mansion listed on Airbnb for $30 a night

    Calling all cool cats! Will Smith has listed the iconic “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” mansion on Airbnb for the first time ever — and is offering fans the chance to chill out, max, relax all cool for only $30 a night. “Ready for the freshest staycation ever? If this place looks familiar that’s because it’s …
  • United Airlines forecasts 85 percent plunge in passenger revenue

    United Airlines forecasts 85 percent plunge in passenger revenue

    United Airlines on Wednesday forecast a bigger drop in third-quarter passenger revenue than its own expectations and said it would look to cancel more flights until it sees a recovery in air travel. United said it now expects an 85 percent drop in passenger revenue, a closely watched performance measure in the airline industry, down …
  • Emirates airline pays $1.4 billion in COVID-19 travel refunds

    Emirates airline pays $1.4 billion in COVID-19 travel refunds

    The Emirates airline has shelled out roughly $1.4 billion in coronavirus-related travel refunds — and it’s not done yet. The Dubai-based carrier revealed the figure in a Monday news release, saying it had completed more than 1.4 million refund requests since March, when the COVID-19 pandemic upended air travel around the world. But Emirates said …
  • Horse hotel lets tourists sleep in a stable for $250 a night

    Horse hotel lets tourists sleep in a stable for $250 a night

    It’s an equistri-inn. An unorthodox UK hotel is allowing horse lovers to get even closer to their favorite animal — by spending the night with one in a converted stable. And guests are ponying up for the privilege, reports Caters News. “I am surprised no one has come up with the idea before,” said Tracey …
  • Amtrak to furlough 2,000 workers as travel declines amid COVID-19

    Amtrak to furlough 2,000 workers as travel declines amid COVID-19

    Amtrak will furlough more than 2,000 workers as a result of the steep decline in travel demand from the coronavirus pandemic. House Transportation Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio said the workers were notified this week they would lose their jobs. In May, Amtrak said it needed a new $1.5 billion bailout and disclosed plans to cut …