Elizabeth Lopatto

A man was booking an Air Canada flight and asked for a reduced rate because of bereavement. The chatbot assured him this was possible — the reduced fare would be a rebate. When he went to submit the rebate, the airline refused to refund him.

Sure, the checked bag fees play a role in the lack of overhead bin space but they aren’t the whole story! The rise in hardsided cases that can’t squish, as well as too-large or oddly-shaped luggage, contribute to the problem. So does traveler impatience.

One of the things that makes online shopping possible is returns: since you can’t try on an item before you buy, that means gambling on sizing. And 40 percent of sales for some online retailers result in returns. Returned items don’t necessarily get resold, making them costly for vendors, some of whom are now banning frequent fliers.

Softbank had a quarterly profit for the first time since 2022, because Arm had a great quarter. The Vision funds are still losing money — but they are losing less money!

VC firms such as Sequoia Capital, GGV Capital and GSR Ventures invested $1.9 billion from US university endowments and pension funds into AI companies “whose technology is contributing to China’s military buildup and human-rights abuses,” according to a Congressional report.

“The book is peppered with glowing references to companies a16z has backed, but is completely devoid of any disclosures.” There’s gotta be a more efficient way to hype your companies than a book, right?

The Daily Beast says it identified the site’s lead blogger through a filing in a Florida court — after he had an affair with a woman that’s led to “dueling legal complaints and accusations of abusive behavior.” When the blogger sought a restraining order, he revealed enough details about himself to be identifiable.

Meet OnlyFakes, a quick and easy way to help bypass cryptocurrency Know Your Customer attempts — among other uses for fake IDs.