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☆ Most high schools in a London borough are banning smartphones. A principal explains how the plan took shape.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewA group of schools in London have joined together to announce a smartphone ban. The ban will affect over 13,000 students at more than a dozen of the 20 government-funded middle and high schools in the borough of Southwark. Power in numbersFor Baxter, the most effective way to get rid of smartphones is by acting with other schools. For smartphones, parents have to come to collect it after school, which Baxter said they would be made aware of. And that's what schools are doing, that's what parents are doing," he said.

Persons: —, Headteachers, Mike Baxter, Matt Jones, Baxter, doesn't, Daisy Greenwell, Clare Fernyhough Organizations: Service, Business, of London Academy ,, Ark Globe Academy Locations: London, Southwark, of London Academy , Southwark, Baxter's

☆ Taco Bell is giving customers exactly what they want right now: cheap fast food
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-07 | by ( Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Taco Bell is one of the rare bright spots in the fast food industry right now. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementTaco Bell has been going all in on value, and it's paying off. Taco Bell has been winning over customers with value meals as fast food prices have soared in recent years, putting some diners off.

Persons: Taco Bell, — Organizations: Brands, Service, Yum ! Brands, KFC, Business

☆ CrowdStrike is denying Delta's claims it was to blame for thousands of flight disruptions
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

CrowdStrike denies Delta's claims that the firm is responsible for thousands of flight disruptions. CrowdStrike wrote in a letter that it "strongly rejects" the airline's allegations. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy .

Persons: CrowdStrike, Delta's, Ed Bastian, —, Michael Carlinsky, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart, Sullivan Organizations: Service, Delta Air Lines, Business Locations: Delta, Texas

☆ Follow Mark Zuckerberg's lead and revamp your image at work. Here are 5 ways to do so.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. But that doesn't mean it's too late to revamp your public image. The internet obsessed over Mark Zuckerberg, switching his old aesthetic of hoodies and gray t-shirts to his new look — he now sports chain necklaces. Hannah Salton, a UK-based career coach and author with a background in corporate recruitment, said it's important to create a persona for work that you're comfortable with. Tailor your social media accountIt's vital to be aware of your online presence, including your social media accounts, she said.

Persons: —, Mark Zuckerberg, he's, Hannah Salton, Salton, Cooper Neill, it's Organizations: Service, Business

☆ The US wants to ban airlines from charging families to sit together
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The Biden Administration has proposed a rule banning airlines from charging families to sit together. The proposal aims to ensure that parents and caregivers can sit next to young children at no extra cost. Fees to sit together can cost up to $200 per trip, a release form the Department of Transport says. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe Biden Administration proposed a new rule on Thursday that would ban airlines from requiring families to pay extra money to sit next to each other.

Persons: — Organizations: Biden Administration, of Transport, Service, Department of Transport, Business

☆ Delta CEO says IT outage cost the airline $500 million, and it has 'no choice' but to seek damages from CrowdStrike
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Delta CEO said the IT outage cost $500 million in losses from revenue and passenger compensation. The tech issues, linked to a flawed CrowdStrike update, led to over 5,000 flight cancellations. CEO Ed Bastian said in an interview with CNBC that the carrier has "no choice" but to seek damages. AdvertisementDelta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said the mass IT outage, which resulted in days of delays and cancellations, cost the airline $500 million. Delta canceled several thousand flights over several days after an IT meltdown caused by a flawed update issued by Texas-based cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.

Persons: Ed Bastian, —, CrowdStrike, Bastian Organizations: Delta, CNBC, Service, Air, Business Locations: Texas

☆ An NFL legend was handcuffed on a United plane and barred from flying. Weeks later, a flight attendant involved in the incident has left the airline.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Terrell Davis said he was handcuffed and removed from a United Airlines flight and barred from flying. United apologized, rescinded the ban, and said the flight attendant is no longer employed by the airline. AdvertisementA United flight attendant involved in an incident with NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Davis is no longer employed by the airline, it confirmed to Business Insider Wednesday. Earlier in July, Davis said in an Instagram post that he was handcuffed and removed from a flight to California on July 13. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Terrell Davis, Davis, —, NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Davis Organizations: United Airlines, Service, NFL Hall of Famer, Business Locations: California

☆ A school used facial recognition tech for cafeteria payments. An internet law expert says it's rarely worth the risk.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A school in England broke the law for using facial recognition technology for lunch payments. The UK's data protection regulator reprimanded the school for not assessing the risks to the students' information. An internet law professor has warned of issues surrounding bias and the onward use of data collected. AdvertisementA school in England broke the law when it introduced facial recognition technology to take student lunch payments. The UK's data protection regulator issued a formal reprimand to a 1,200-pupil high school in Essex, a county in southeast England, for not conducting a data protection impact assessment before installing the FRT.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Business Locations: England, Essex

☆ Why you should avoid 'quiet vacationing' to prevent burnout and boost productivity
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"If you do take your vacation time, you're going to feel better at work," she said. "You're going to have more clarity around what you're doing." AdvertisementQuiet vacationing is not really vacationingFor Kraszewski, no employee should feel guilty about taking their PTO. She encouraged managers to talk about their vacations and be excited for staff about taking time off. "You need to unplug, you need to get off Zoom, and go and take that beach vacation," Kraszewski said.

Persons: —, Jennifer Kraszewski, they're, Kraszewski, it's Organizations: Service, Business, Employees

☆ Billionaire Ken Griffin bought a $90 million St. Tropez home and a $45 million dinosaur skeleton. Here are 6 of his most eye-popping purchases.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Lian Kit Wee | Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Ken Griffin recently bought a $90 million waterfront estate in St Tropez. Griffin currently has a net worth of $41.8 billion, per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The Citadel boss is currently the world's 33rd richest person, with a net worth of $41.8 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Ken Griffin, Griffin, — Organizations: Bloomberg, Service, Billionaire, Citadel, Business Locations: St Tropez, Miami

☆ Southwest is ditching its unassigned seat policy for the first time
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Southwest Airlines has had an unassigned seating policy for over 50 years. The carriers now plans to assign seats on all flights and offer premium seating options. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Instead, it will start assigning seats before all flights and offering premium seating options.

Persons: — Organizations: Southwest Airlines, Elliott Investment Management, Service, Business

☆ Nepal just suffered another fatal plane crash. Its aviation safety record is so poor that all its airlines are banned from flying to most of Europe.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

18 people have died after a small passenger plane crashed during takeoff in Kathmandu, Nepal. Nepal has a poor aviation safety record and all of its airlines are banned from European airspace. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Advertisement18 people have died after a small passenger airplane crashed during takeoff in Nepal's capital city, Kathmandu. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Saurya Airlines, Business Locations: Kathmandu, Nepal, Pokhara

☆ A PIP means you've probably already been quiet fired, says management academic
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

She said she was unexpectedly put on a PIP by her manager several years ago when working in marketing. AdvertisementRymsha explained that many of her former HR business partners hated putting people on them. Quiet firingFor Rymsha, a PIP is an invitation to leave a company. Advertisement"If you get that PIP, you've been quiet fired, probably three to six months ahead of time," she said. Rymsha said often, before a PIP is even issued, employees will gradually see things being taken away from them.

Persons: —, Catherine Rymsha, Rymsha Organizations: Service, Business, University of Massachusetts Locations: Lowell

☆ Delta has to manually reset each computer system affected by the mass IT outage
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

As most airlines began to recover following the technology issues, Delta has struggled to restore operations to full capacity, now resorting to manually resetting each system affected by the meltdown. AdvertisementIt explained that the airline's crew-tracking-related tool, which ensures flights are fully staffed, has needed manual support to repair. The airline with the next highest number of cancellations was United Airlines, with 694 cancellations. AdvertisementSince Friday, Delta has canceled over 5,000 flights, per FlightAware data. Delta canceled 394 flights on Tuesday as of 6.50 a.m.

Persons: —, Delta, Ed Bastian Organizations: Service, Lines, Business, Delta, Microsoft, United Airlines, United, Jackson Atlanta International Airport Locations: Texas, Delta, Delta's, Hartsfield

As boarding, tickets, and pilot communication channels were affected by the outage, passengers were hit with delays and cancellations. AdvertisementScott Sanders, a passenger at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, told Business Insider that people were sleeping on the ground due to the disruption. Sanders' flight to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) had been scheduled to depart on Thursday at 10:55 p.m. 'Tired and hopeless'At Los Angeles International Airport, Sarah Patterson experienced a similar disruption. "We sat on the tarmac for an hour, and they said it was a technical issue with Microsoft," Ebule told BI.

Persons: —, Scott Sanders, Sanders, t4nCH8Y6UD — Scott Sanders, Jordan van den Lamb, Lamb, Sarah Patterson, Patterson, w9trzshNST, Sarah, Ebule, Aditi Bharade Organizations: Service, Microsoft, Business, Tacoma International Airport, Northern, Northern Kentucky International, SEA, Hobart, Jetstar, Los Angeles International Airport, Spirit Airlines, Newark Liberty International Airport, LAX, Spirit, Melbourne Airport, Scoot, Singapore's, Singapore Changi Airport, IndiGo, BI, Amtrak, Speedway Locations: Delta, Seattle, Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, Ohio, @SeahawkSanders, Tasmania, Washington ,, Australia, Singapore, Trains

☆ 5 mistakes to avoid when you're posting about your new job on LinkedIn, according to an HR expert
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA LinkedIn job announcement post is often where your professional network first learns of your new position. AdvertisementFor Holm, a job announcement post should always be positive. "If people are job-hopping a lot, that doesn't look good in the eyes of any employer," Holm said. While there are different situations and sometimes things just don't work out, a recruiter might wonder why this person hasn't kept a job, Holm said. You don't want your current colleagues or employer to discover you're leaving your current workplace via LinkedIn, Holm said.

Persons: —, Carly Holm, Holm, it's, that's, hasn't Organizations: Service, Nashville, Bank of America, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, LinkedIn, Business, Facebook

☆ Heavy rain could put a dampener on the lavish Ambani wedding, with flight delays and flooded roads in Mumbai
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

An orange alert for heavy rainfall has been issued in Mumbai for the coming days. The weather warning coincides with the Ambani wedding, featuring a star-studded guest list. Over half the flights arriving in Mumbai on Friday are delayed, and Air India is warning travelers to leave extra time. AdvertisementHeavy rain could put a dampener on the celebrations of Anant Ambani and his wife-to-be, Radhika Merchant at their lavish wedding in Mumbai this weekend. The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for the Maharashtra region, where Mumbai is situated, due to the possibility of heavy to very heavy rainfall over the next five days.

Persons: Ambani, —, Anant Ambani, Radhika Merchant, India's, Mukesh Ambani, Kim Kardashian, John Kerry Organizations: Air, Service, India Meteorological Department, CNBC, Business Locations: Mumbai, Air India, Maharashtra

☆ New York's viral new trash cans are the result of a $4 million project involving consultancy giant McKinsey
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. It isn't known exactly how many rats are in NYC, but a 2014 study suggested there were around two million, and a pest control firm in 2023 estimated there were close to three million rats in NYC. Adams said the program was part of his administration's "Trash Revolution," which aims to clean up the city's streets. A Sanitation Department official told New York Streetsblog at the time that the project was worth around $4 million. The Office of the New York State Comptroller shows that McKinsey has worked on at least 10 other projects with the state.

Persons: —, Eric Adams, Jessica Tisch, Gracie, Adams, Alicia Keys Organizations: Service, McKinsey, NYC Department of Sanitation, Business, McKinsey & Company, Sanitation Department, New York, New York Times, New York State Comptroller Locations: Manhattan, Barcelona, New York

☆ A public sector 4-day workweek trial had practically no drawbacks, researchers found
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA four-day workweek reduces staff turnover, improves employee mental health, and saves money, according to the largest public sector trial held in the UK. On Monday, academics at two British universities — Cambridge and Salford — released their findings from a 15-month trial of a shortened working week. It is the largest public sector trial of the four-day workweek held so far in the UK, involving 697 employees, including office and waste workers. The number of external applicants for open roles also greatly increased, with 76% reporting the four-day week trial as influencing them to apply for open positions. The US, Canada, Ireland, and Germany are among the countries that have trialed the shortened working week.

Persons: —, Daiga Kamerāde, Brendan Burchell, Burchell, Joe Ryle Organizations: Service, — Cambridge, Salford —, South, South Cambridgeshire District, Business, Staff, University of Salford, Workers, Human, Political Sciences, University of Cambridge Locations: South Cambridgeshire, England, Canada, Ireland, Germany, Belgium

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