Apple Pay is attracting yet more negative attention

A lawsuit has been launched against Apple over the management of its popular mobile payments wallet, Apple Pay. Filed by Affinity Credit Union on behalf of itself and “all similarly situated payment card issuers”, the complaint alleges that Apple “coerces” iPhone users into adopting its own contactless payments solution.  “Apple’s conduct harms not only issuers,…

An airline passenger says her luggage has been missing for almost a month and she’s spent $450 trying to find it

Air Canada airplanes on the Terminal three tarmac at Toronto Pearson International Airport. Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images A passenger traveling from Atlanta to Copenhagen via Toronto says her bags have been lost for 28 days. Nancy Gaines told Insider she had spent hundreds of dollars on calls trying to find the bags. Gaines…

Lost baggage claims shot up 30% amid travel chaos this summer compared with pre-pandemic times, insurer says

Unclaimed luggage piles up at London Heathrow Airport on July 8, 2022. PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images. The number of passengers making claims for lost luggage has soared 30% compared with 2019, per an insurer. More lost baggage claims come as the industry faces staffing shortages and high travel demand. Most of the missing luggage…

Working from home makes it easier to quit your job and find a better one — a recession would threaten that freedom

Lucy Samuels Lucy Samuels Remote workers say finding a new job is easier when they’re not under a boss’ watchful eye. The relative ease at which workers can pursue these jobs has partly driven “The Great Resignation.” But a looming recession could shift power back to employers, making workers’ job searches more difficult. For some…

A passenger says she spent 5 hours standing in line to get a new boarding pass after her airline canceled her flight, and 20 days waiting to get her luggage back

A passenger told Insider that during her journey from Washington state to Italy she faced delays, last-minute cancellations, lost luggage, and poor customer service. Mateusz Wlodarczyk/NurPhoto via Getty Images On a trip to Europe, three of Carlin Haidinger’s flights were canceled and she flew into a different airport than planned. She had to stand in line…

Trump attacked PGA golf players and backed their Saudi-funded rival, deepening a feud from when a Trump venue was ditched after January 6

President Donald Trump plays golf at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va., Saturday, November 21, 2020. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo Donald Trump urged PGA players join the Saudi-funded LIV, which his resort is hosting.  LIV caused a major rift in golf when it launched, and Trump sided with LIV over the PGA.  The PGA…