Bendy phones and satellite connectivity – new handsets showcased at Barcelona’s MWC Posted March 26, 2024 Want to see mobile phones of the future? Then Barcelona is the place to be. At this year’s Mobile World Congress tech show, smaller brands are trying to find novel
American Airlines is raising bag fees and changing how customers earn frequent-flyer points Posted March 25, 2024 American Airlines is raising the cost of checking bags and it is making other changes to push customers to buy tickets directly from the airline if they want to earn frequent-flye…
Germany plans to enable underground storage of carbon dioxide at offshore sites Posted March 24, 2024 Germany plans to enable underground carbon storage at offshore sites, pushing ahead with a much-discussed technology in an acknowledgment that time is running out…
Phones are distracting students in class. More states are pressing schools to ban them Posted March 23, 2024 In California, a high school teacher complains that students watch Netflix on their phones during class. In Maryland, a chemistry teacher says students use gambling apps to place …
FX reaches back over 400 years for its next ambitious series, adapting the hit novel ‘Shogun’ Posted March 22, 2024 When FX sent screenwriter Justin Marks a copy of James Clavell’s hit 1975 novel “Shogun” with the idea of turning it into a series, he initially couldn’t put it down. That’s becau…
Manufacturers betting on futuristic air taxis amid push for sustainable travel Posted March 21, 2024 As the aviation sector tries to make flying more sustainable, some aerospace companies are betting big on a new form of travel—air taxis. For years, electric-p…
Lab-grown diamonds come with sparkling price tags, but many have cloudy sustainability claims Posted March 20, 2024 Lab-created diamonds come with sparkling claims: that they are ethically made by machines running on renewable energy. But many don't live up to …
Researchers look at alternative sources of rubber Posted March 19, 2024 Katrina Cornish, a professor at Ohio State University who studies rubber alternatives, raises dandelions and the desert shrub guayule in greenhouses at the Ohio Agricultural Resea…
Plush wars? Squishmallows toy maker and Build-A-Bear sue each other over ‘copycat’ accusations Posted March 18, 2024 It turns out there are lots of sharp elbows in the plush toy business. Build-A-Bear and the makers of Squishmallows are facing off in federal court. Kelly Toys…
FDA expands use of asthma drug Xolair to treat severe food allergies Posted March 17, 2024 A medication used to treat asthma can now be used to help people with food allergies avoid severe reactions, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said. Xolair…