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Leslie Josephs
Emerging Tech
Drones Are Our Noisy Future: People Find Their Buzzing More Annoying Than Cars or Trucks
The delivery mode of the future sounds terrible.
- By Leslie Josephs, Quartz
Digital Government
Airport Security Lines Are About to Get Worse―A Perfect Advertisement for TSA PreCheck
Your laptop isn’t the only item you’ll have to part with at airport security.
- By Leslie Josephs, Quartz
Digital Government
At the Heart of Laptop Ban Debate, Officials Ask Which Is Worse: Bombs or Accidental Battery Fires?
Travelers flying from Europe to the U.S. won’t yet have to part with their laptops and tablets.
- By Leslie Josephs, Quartz
Digital Government
Laptops and Tablets Have Been Banned From Being Used on 56 Routes to the US
Officials said the measure is necessary because of the threat of terror attacks on commercial air travel, including through the use of explosives smuggled in consumer products.
- By David Yanofsky and Leslie Josephs, Quartz
Emerging Tech
There Were 46% More Potential Near-Misses Between US Planes and Drones
FAA noted there’s no proof these unmanned aircraft have caused accidents.
- By Leslie Josephs, Quartz
Digital Government
Soon, You Will Never Lose Your Boarding Pass Because it Will Be Your Face
Airports around the world are rolling out facial-recognition technology.
- By Leslie Josephs, Quartz
Emerging Tech
Dubai Is Set to Fill its Skies With These Self-Flying Taxi Drones Later This Year
These four-legged, eight-propeller drones can carry a single passenger that weighs up to 220 lb.
- By Leslie Josephs, Quartz
Modernization
To Hide Dismal Reality of Flying, Airlines Try Virtual Reality on Passengers
Better entertainment options could distract cramped passengers from the pains of traveling economy.
- By Leslie Josephs, Quartz
Digital Government
One Airline Lets You Watch Your Checked Suitcase Travel in Real Time
It almost makes the $25 checked bag fee worth it.
- By Leslie Josephs, Quartz
Cybersecurity
British Airways Computer Glitch Delays Thousands of Passengers
It wasn’t the world’s favorite airline today.
- By Leslie Josephs, Quartz
Emerging Tech
Delta Flights Worldwide Halted Because of Computer Outage
Flights already en route appear to be operating normally.
- By Leslie Josephs, Quartz
Featured eBooks
Digital Government
TSA's Plan to Keep US Airport Security Lines Moving Consists of More Tech, Fewer Humans
This comes in the wake of crippling bottlenecks earlier this year.
- By Leslie Josephs, Quartz
Modernization
Pilots Getting Equipped with This Newfangled Technology Called 'Text Messaging'
Don't worry, there'll be no unsanctioned social media activity.
- By Leslie Josephs, Quartz