The US DOT fines Southwest Airlines $140M, in addition to customer refunds, for the December 2022 meltdown caused by its antiquated flight scheduling software
Brandon Vigliarolo / The Register :
Southwest Airlines says an operational meltdown over the holiday weekend was partly caused by its scheduling software, which a union rep called “outdated”
New York CNN — A punishing winter storm … Los Angeles Times : Far from a shock, Southwest meltdown was ‘perfect storm’ of well-known vulnerabilities Scott Neuman / NPR : The blizzard is just one rea...
Apple becomes the first US company to reach a $2T market cap during intraday trading, two years after reaching $1T
here's when it may be worth $3 trillion BBC : Apple helped make ‘top secret’ iPod for US government Bogdan Popa / Softpedia News : Apple Is Now Worth $2 Trillion Kelly Earley / Silicon Republic : Appl...
US Consumer Product Safety Commission opens investigation into Galaxy Note7 that forced evacuation of flight
Federal regulators are moving quickly to investigate the replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 that caught fire on a Southwest Airlines flight today, with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission …
Lyft adds optional user profiles for drivers and passengers to its app
Lyft Adds Profiles to Make Ride Sharing More Personalized — In 1971, Herb Kelleher, a founder of Southwest Airlines, had an idea: As competition in the burgeoning airline industry intensified, he wa...