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Lufthansa Airlines Pilots Start Three Day Strike
Lufthansa Airlines pilots strike through Friday Lufthansa Airlines passengers with booked flights will need to change their itinerary as the company's pilots have started their three day strike to express their views about modifications to pilots pensions, and retirement benefit agreements Bloomberg Businessweek reported.
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Starbucks Returns Retro Favorites to Menu
Starbucks menu has retro favorites on it menu. Starbucks has new retro baked goods on the menu following its 2012 purchase of La Boulange and reported annoyances from customers Bloomberg reported Tuesday.
Wendy's System Optimization Initiative Finalization Brings Positive Changes For Company's Future
Wendy's sold many restaurants, and plans to build new sophisticated modernized ones. Wendy's finalization of its system optimization initiative is allowing the company to move ahead on its future plans a press release recently reported .
Astronauts Hearts Becomes Rounder During Space Exploration
Astronauts heart change shape when in space. Gravity has so much power, it can change the shape of an astronauts heart while they are exploring space. According to a press release from the American College of Cardiology, the stretched durations of outer space's microgravity or instances when small impacts happen, cause the organ to appear unusually circular.
New Google Camera App to Raise Android Imaging Standards
Reports suggest a new Google Android camera app in the offing with background blur, improved framing and panorama features.
UN Court Demands Japan to Stop Hunting Whales in Antarctica: End of 'Scientific' Research
UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) decided Monday that Japan must end its whale hunting off of the coast of Antarctica.
Enormous Solar Flare Causes Radio Blackout and May Supercharge Northern Lights
A huge solar flare was released by the sun on Saturday, resulting in a radio blackout on Earth that last for several minutes. A report from the Space Weather Prediction Center, led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), says the short X1-class flare erupted at 1:48 p.m. EDT (1748 GMT) from the sunspot action region (AR) 2017.
Smartphone 'Kill Switch' Could Save Consumers $2.5 Billion Each Year
A new study from Creighton University suggests that “kill switch” technology, if able to reduce smartphone thefts, can save consumers $2.5 billion each year. William Duckworth, statistics professor at the university, found that consumers spend almost $500 million each year replacing stolen phones and about $2 billion each year buying premium cell phone insurance through wireless carriers.
Verizon Wireless to Hire 42 Employees in Maine in New Expansion
Verizon Wireless announced Monday that it will hire workers to fill 42 full-time open sales, retail and customer service positions. The decision is part of the company’s effort to add 330 workers throughout New England.
Loophole in iPad Microsoft Office 365 Allows Access without Subscription
Microsoft announced Office for iPad through a subscription that costs $100, but a loophole allows users access to the popular app without a subscription.