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 plastic hotel keys that could render up to three million keys easy prey for hackers and take years to fix.Cybersecurity and safety issues have prompted many hotel chains to accelerate plans to transform hotel room door locks. While major U.S. chains have had the digital…
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Owning isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be.For many reasons — including affordability — more Americans are choosing to rent everything from cars and apartments to clothing and furniture these days, according to a report by Intuit Credit Karma.Far beyond the traditional tuxedo, the rental industry has expanded in recent years to include power tools, musical instruments, designer handbags, baby gear and even funeral caskets.Now, 28% of adults routinely rent goods and services, Credit Karma found. However, when factoring in housing, that percentage jumps to 47%. The growing share of renters is largely due to higher prices, although some people…
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 ImagesHersh Goldberg-Polin, an Israeli American taken hostage in the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks, is among six hostages whose bodies were recovered Saturday.”With broken hearts, the Goldberg-Polin family is devastated to announce the death of their beloved son and brother, Hersh. The family thanks you all for…
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 with a defense buildup that it says aims to deter Beijing from using military force to push its territorial claims in the region.The ship was detected off the coast of Kagoshima Prefecture, in Japan’s southwest, at around 6 a.m. local time (2100 GMT Friday), and departed…
NEW YORK — It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.Twenty-six days after Novak Djokovic won Olympic gold in Paris, he finished off his second-least profitable Grand Slam season since 2009 with a stunning third-round defeat to Alexei Popyrin at the U.S. Open. With a few months remaining on the 2024 tennis calendar, he could end the year without a Tour-level title for the first time since 2005, while simultaneously securing what he describes as the “greatest achievement of his career”.When has it ever been a case of either/or for Djokovic? The 24-time major winner is…
Caitlin Clark: Raising the Game A commemoration of Caitlin Clark’s meteoric career at Iowa and evaluation of the start of her WNBA rookie season. A commemoration of Caitlin Clark’s meteoric career at Iowa and evaluation of the start of her WNBA rookie season.BuyCHICAGO — It might’ve been a Barbie World, but it was Caitlin’s House.In the fourth and final matchup between Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese — and, you know, the Indiana Fever and the Chicago Sky — there was no question who the model player was in a pink-festooned Wintrust Arena for “Barbie Night.”Clark scored a season-high 31 points…
Johnny Gaudreau was one of the few NHL players whose star power transcended the hockey world. Even if you didn’t cheer for the Calgary Flames or, more recently, the Columbus Blue Jackets — even if you didn’t follow the NHL — you’d probably heard of Johnny Hockey.The nickname just worked. Gaudreau played the game with dazzling, darting quickness and get-out-of-your-seat skill. And there was a Hollywood aspect to his career: the too-short, too-small player who many doubted could make it to the NHL much less be one of the league’s top players.The 5-foot-7, 160-pound left winger touched and inspired an…
Being mentally strong requires productive self-regulation of your emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. Yet few things are as difficult to control as a sense of confidence.You might feel self-assured one moment, and then something external, like a bad meeting with a boss, can send you into a spiral of insecurity.Growing your confidence is hard enough even when you’re not accidentally sabotaging your own progress. As I explain in my new book “The Mentally Strong Leader,” you can take active steps to get out of your own way and bolster your confidence. If you can make these eight mental shifts, your confidence will…
NEW YORK — On Friday, top New York Yankees prospect Jasson Domínguez was with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, starting in left field and batting second.On Sunday, Major League Baseball active rosters will expand from 26 players to 28. That would allow the Yankees to call up Domínguez without needing to kick someone else out to make room for him.Will they do it?“I don’t know,” manager Aaron Boone said before Friday’s series opener against the St. Louis Cardinals at Yankee Stadium. “We’ll see. We haven’t made that decision. So, I don’t know.”But should they call up Domínguez? The Athletic’s Yankees beat reporters Chris…
American Express is usually best known for its cards, but its deposit accounts are also worth considering. American Express CDs come with no fees and offer solid rates on shorter terms, making them a good choice for maximizing returns on short-term goals. American Express CDs Information about the American Express CDs has been collected independently by Select and has not been reviewed or provided by the issuer of the card prior to publication.Annual Percentage Yield (APY)TermsFrom 11 months to 5 yearsMinimum balanceMonthly feeEarly withdrawal penalty feeFor CDs with terms less than 12 months, the early withdrawal penalty is 90 days’ interest…
