Monthly Archives: July 2022

A US flyer tracked his lost luggage back to London and was told by American to go pick it up from the airport — even though he was 4,000 miles away in North Carolina

Unclaimed luggage piles up at London Heathrow Airport on July 8, 2022. PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images. A stranger texted Jamie O’Grady saying he’d found his luggage in baggage reclaim at London Heathrow. American Airlines told O’Grady to collect the bag from the airport, even though he was back in the US. O’Grady had been…

Post-pandemic, financial services companies are rethinking their digital architecture. Here’s how DirectAsia has done it.

Getty Images In the wake of the pandemic, new ways of working and an increasing focus on technology have meant that forward-looking companies can build back better in terms of their digital transformation journey.  Being digital-first has always been at the heart of travel insurance company DirectAsia’s business strategy. Founded in Singapore in 2010, it…

Repair your AirPods charging case with an unofficial 3D-printed kit

AirPods have a reputation for being unrepairable, but one engineer might have an unofficial workaround. Ken Pillonel (of USB-C iPhone fame) has created an open source repair kit for first- and second-generation AirPods models. If you’re comfortable cracking open the case, you can perform repairs (such as installing a fresh battery) and get back to…

What is Amazon Prime Student?

Amazon Prime Student is a membership program from Amazon with lots of benefits for college students. But, is it the right membership for you? And if so, what are the costs and benefits of Amazon Prime Student? What is Amazon Prime Student? Amazon Prime Student is a membership program offered by Amazon.com to college students….