The New York Times – Film:
Instead of the chilling rationality of HAL in “2001: A Space Odyssey,” we get the messy awfulness of Microsoft’s Sydney. Call it the banality of sentience.
Category: Computers and the Internet
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Netflix Shuns Live Sports but Embraces Sports Documentaries
The New York Times – Sports:
Unlike many of its rivals, Netflix has not pursued showing live games. Instead, it has invested in series on professional auto racing, tennis and now golf.
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How Sites Like Tripadvisor and Yelp Are Fighting Fake Reviews
The New York Times – Travel:
Third parties pay writers for posts praising or panning hotels, restaurants and other places they never visited. How review sites like Yelp and Tripadvisor are trying to stop the flood.
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Bob Jordan, Southwest Airlines’ CEO, on What Went Wrong
The New York Times – Travel:
Southwest Airlines’ chief executive, Bob Jordan, said frigid temperatures and mistakes by the company caused its meltdown around Christmas.
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Bob Jordan, Southwest Airlines’ CEO, on What Went Wrong
The New York Times – Travel:
Southwest Airlines’ chief executive, Bob Jordan, said frigid temperatures and mistakes by the company caused its meltdown around Christmas.
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FAA Outage Highlights Fragility of the Aviation System
The New York Times – Travel:
The Federal Aviation Administration halted flights Wednesday morning after a system to alert pilots to safety issues went down, just two weeks after a major Southwest Airlines meltdown.