Month: September 2024
These 10 restaurant chains filed for bankruptcy this year
The Red Lobster logo is displayed outside of a closed restaurant in Torrance, California, on May 14, 2024. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images Restaurant bankruptcy filings have surged so far this year, echoing a broader rise in corporate bankruptcies across sectors. At least 10 restaurant chains, not including multi-unit franchisees, have filed […]
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Apple and Google wallets want to help make the hotel room key card obsolete
Many hotel chains are racing to replace the plastic room key with digital options, including Apple Wallet and Google Wallet apps. Plastic hotel key cards have had a rough few years. During the pandemic, touch was taboo, so touchless trends accelerated. And cybersecurity concerns have mounted around hotel key technology. Earlier this year, researchers found a vulnerability in […]
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Japan protests second territorial incursion by China in under a week
Japan lodged a protest with China after one of its naval survey vessels entered Japanese waters on Saturday, the second incursion into its territory by the Chinese military in less than a week. An uptick in Chinese military activity near Japan and around Taiwan in recent years has stoked concerns in Tokyo. Japan has responded […]
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Israeli American Hersh Goldberg-Polin among six hostages found dead in Gaza
Rachel Goldberg and Jonathan Polin, parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin who was taken hostage in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, attend a demonstration by the families of people taken captive calling for their release, near Kibbutz Nirim in southern Israel by the border with Gaza on Aug. 29, 2024. Jack Guez | AFP | Getty Images […]
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