Delta's domestic first-class seats on board an Airbus A321neo.
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Data analytics firm JD Power released its annual airline customer satisfaction study on Wednesday.
Delta rated best first/business and premium economy cabins. Southwest won for best economy cabin.
Overall, the study found traveler satisfaction driven most by desire for a safe and easy experience.
Delta Air Lines has reclaimed its crown as passengers' No. 1 pick for its first/business class, according to JD Power's newest airline rankings.
Delta regained the top spot after coming in second last year to JetBlue Airways. JetBlue fell to second place this year, followed by United Airlines.
JD Power released the annual North American Airline Satisfaction Study on Wednesday. It gauged consumer sentiment toward 11 major airlines in the US and Canada across three categories: first/business class, premium economy class, and economy/basic economy.
Delta's premium economy class claimed the top spot for the second year in a row, with Alaska Airlines in second place and American Airlines in third. Last year's runner's up, JetBlue, dropped to fourth place.
Southwest Airlines took top honors in the economy/basic economy segment for the third consecutive year, followed by Delta for the second year in a row. Allegiant Air finished in third place, up three spots from last year.
Air Canada, on the other hand, ranked last in customer satisfaction in the first/business class and premium economy categories. For the second consecutive year, Frontier Airlines finished last in the economy/basic economy segment with Spirit Airlines ranked one spot ahead.
JD Power also highlighted some other takeaways from the survey — specifically, how staffing and media attention can influence airline rankings.
"The big takeaway from this year's study is the power of people to positively influence the overall flight experience," said JD Power senior managing director Michael Taylor in a statement."Airlines that are investing in staff training and recruitment are finding ways to overcome the negative effects of crowded gates and planes simply by being nice to their customers."
The study also found that trust and ease of travel have superseded price as key driving factors for consumer satisfaction. According to JD Power, what's most important to customers, beyond the cost of a ticket, is simply to have a safe, drama-free flight.
Media coverage can significantly affect consumer trust in airlines, as well, the survey found. JD Power said consumers who reported seeing negative media coverage of an airline rated it much lower than others in terms of trust.
JD Power's 2024 study is based on responses from 9,582 passengers who had flown on a major North American airline within the previous month of completing the survey, which was conducted between March 2023 and March 2024.
Here's a closer look at how the 11 major North American airlines fared in each segment of the study.
First/business class
The DeltaOne cabin on board an Airbus A330-900neo.
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First/business class customer satisfaction ranking (score out of 1,000 points)
Delta Air Lines (743)
JetBlue Airways (736)
United Airlines (698)
Alaska Airlines (695)
American Airlines (676)
Air Canada (629)
Segment average: 701
Premium economy
Delta Premium Select international premium economy seats on board an Airbus A330-900neo.
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Premium economy class customer satisfaction ranking (score out of 1,000 points)
Delta Air Lines (716)
Alaska Airlines (687)
American Airlines (684)
JetBlue Airways (667)
WestJet (664)
United Airlines (641)
Air Canada (628)
Segment average: 675
Economy/basic economy
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737MAX8 cabin
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Economy/basic economy class customer satisfaction ranking (score out of 1,000 points)
Chantimekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a US Air Force airman, holds a photo of her son during a news conference regarding his death as their attorney, Ben Crump, comforts her.
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A Black airman was killed by police responding to a disturbance call in his apartment building.
Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, was shot six times by a Florida deputy in his home last week.
A witness believes the officer was at the wrong apartment, the Fortson family's attorney said.
An attorney for the family of a Florida special operations airman who was shot and killed in his home by local police said Wednesday that officers responding to a reported disturbance may have entered the wrong apartment.
Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, who was assigned to the 4th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, was alone in his apartment May 3 when police burst through the door and fatally shot him six times, according to Ben Crump, an attorney representing Fortson's family.
The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office was responding to a disturbance between a man and woman in the apartment building, and deputies shot Fortson, who was Black, multiple times in the chest, according to police radio communications.
"The circumstances surrounding Roger's death raise serious questions that demand immediate answers from authorities, especially considering the alarming witness statement that the police entered the wrong apartment," Crump said. "The narrative released by law enforcement, which falsely suggests that Roger posed a threat, is deeply troubling and inconsistent with the details provided by that witness: Roger was home alone, causing no disturbance, when his life was tragically cut short by law enforcement."
This photo provided by the US Air Force shows Senior Airman Roger Fortson.
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The sheriff's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the attorney's claims. The sheriff's office recently came under scrutiny after one of its deputies resigned following an internal investigation last year of an incident in which he fired his weapon multiple times at a detained suspect after mistaking the sound of an acorn hitting the roof of his patrol vehicle as a gunshot, GulfLive.com reported.
Fortson lived in an off-base residence, and his special operations squadron at Hurlburt Field in the Florida panhandle flies AC-130J Ghostrider gunships.
Crump said there was no disturbance and that Fortson was home alone on a video call with another person, who reported the airman heard a knock on the door.
Fortson, according to the witness, asked, "Who is it?" But he didn't receive an answer. After a subsequent "aggressive" second knock and seeing no one through the peephole, Fortson grabbed his legally owned gun, Crump detailed.
As Fortson was walking back to his living room, police entered the apartment and shot him. He reportedly said, "I can't breathe" while on the ground after being shot, Crump said, repeating a witness account of the event.
Chantimekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a US Air Force airman, is comforted as she speaks about her son during a news conference regarding his death.
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Publicly available police radio audio reviewed by Military.com reported a call for a disturbance at an apartment complex at 319 Racetrack Road around 4:30 p.m. local time.
"Don't have anything further than a male and female; it's all fourth party information from the front desk at the leasing office," a deputy said on the radio.
A few minutes later, another deputy called in to report "shots fired, suspect down," and called for emergency medical services.
"Multiple gunshot wounds to the chest, Black male," another deputy chimes in shortly after. Fortson was shot six times, Crump said in his statement.
No other details, including the circumstances of the disturbance that prompted the local deputies to visit the apartment building, were released. Fortson was taken to an area hospital, where he later died. No officers were harmed in the incident.
Fortson joined the Air Force on November 19, 2019, according to a copy of his service record provided to Military.com. He joined as an AC-130J gunner. Crump added that Roger graduated from high school with honors and had no criminal record.
Chantimekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a US Air Force airman, weeps as she holds a photo of her son during a news conference regarding his death.
Gerald Herbert/AP
The deputy involved was not identified in the news release and was "placed on paid administrative leave" pending the outcome of an investigation and administrative review, the sheriff's office said.
On Monday evening, Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden released a statement saying the department was "saddened" by the incident and calling for further investigation into the shooting.
"I immediately placed the deputy on administrative leave and have asked the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to conduct the investigation that is required in such incidents," Aden said. "The State Attorney's Office will also conduct an independent review. At this time, we humbly ask for our community's patience as we work to understand the facts that resulted in this tragic event."
The sheriff's office declined to provide Military.com the original 911 call and the police report into the incident, citing "the ongoing active investigation" in an emailed response.
"We are calling for transparency in the investigation into Roger's death and the immediate release of bodycam video to the family," Crump said. "His family and the public deserve to know what occurred in the moments leading up to this tragedy. We urge authorities to immediately stop demonizing Roger in their statements to the media. It's imperative to correct the record and acknowledge the wrongful entry into Roger's home."
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Cook kicked off Apple's livestream event on Tuesday while wearing one-of-a-kind Nike Air Max 1 '86 sneakers. A Nike representative told Business Insider that the sneakers were inspired by Apple's new products: the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil Pro.
The sneakers are one-of-a-kind.
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"Starting with our iconic Nike Air innovation, the one-of-one Air Max 1 '86 was designed entirely on the all-new iPad Pro with the first-ever Apple Pencil Pro. We're so excited to have had a sneak peek at what this groundbreaking device is capable of," a statement from Nike read.
The tongue features "Made on iPad."
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The white shoes also feature rainbow stitching around the iconic Nike swoosh and the heel in a nod to the Apple Pencil Pro. On the front, the shoe's tongue is adorned with the Nike swoosh and includes the phrase "Made on iPad."
An Apple press release said the company's new iPad Pro advancements were made possible with the M4 chip, which it described as "the next generation of Apple silicon."
"M4 features an entirely new display engine to enable the precision, color, and brightness of the Ultra Retina XDR display," the press release said.
Apple fans can also expect to see a thinner, lighter version of the Magic Keyboard and redesigned iPad Air.
Online orders for these products began May 7. They'll be available in stores on May 15.
Silicon Valley tech workers are migrating to New York City for the social scene.
Even with high rents, New York attracted the most tech talent from the Bay Area in 2022-2023.
Some tech workers have said they want a life after working late, making New York appealing.
Young tech workers fed up with Silicon Valley are heading east for the ambiance and the dating scene, and they don't mind paying more for it.
New York City attracted more tech talent from the Bay Area than any other city between 2022 and 2023 despite having the highest rents in the country, according to a report from SignalFire, a venture capital firm.
The Big Apple is attracting tech investment as well. In 2022, Silicon Valley companies took in almost $75 billion from VC investors, according to The San Francisco Chronicle. Meanwhile, companies in New York secured nearly $30 billion, making it the country's second most lucrative tech hub.
Millennials and Gen Z workers told the Chronicle that they saw more potential in New York's social scene, which became a factor in their decision to move east. San Mateo County, which includes part of Silicon Valley, declared loneliness a public health emergency earlier this year.
"I always thought New York could be a much more fun city than San Francisco," Sanchit Gupta told the Chronicle. "I also thought dating there would be a lot better."
A self-described "night-owl," Gupta told the Chronicle he was looking for something to do with his extra income. Kai Koerber echoed those thoughts, describing why he chose the city that never sleeps.
"Living in the Bay Area, things kind of shut down around 10 p.m.," Koerber told the Chronicle. "So, if you're in tech and want to kind of live a fun life in your 20s, while also building life-changing technology during the day, New York is kind of the place to be."
For Gupta, at least, it worked out. Later this year, he plans on marrying someone he reconnected with in New York, he told the Chronicle. Even so, he still thinks he'll head back west in the future.
The S&P/ASX All Ords Index (ASX: XAO) may have closed 1% lower yesterday, but it’s up 2.1% for the year so far.
If you’re looking for new stocks to add to your portfolio, Andrew Tang, an equities strategist at the brokerage firm Morgans, has you covered.
Tang has outlined his four best ideas for investors looking for new ASX All Ords shares this month.
Which 4 ASX All Ords shares should you buy in May?
These are brand-new picks for the broker and leverage two trends in the Australian economy.
As Tang explains:
Reviewing our coverage of residential developers, real estate credit providers and building materials businesses, the consistent theme is that Australia is on the cusp of a significant building boom, with record immigration levels and population growth exacerbating an already chronic housing undersupply issue.
The latest population data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows the Australian population grew by 659,800 people, or 2.5%, over the 12 months to 30 September.
Net overseas migration, at 548,800 people, accounted for the bulk of this increase. Natural increase — that’s births minus deaths — accounted for 111,000 new people.
The total population as of 30 September was 26,821,557.
That’s a lot of people to house and feed, which leads us to Tang’s four top ASX All Ords share picks for May.
Although the residential division remains impacted by an uncertain interest rate environment, the investment thesis for MGH remains mostly unchanged, in that ‘infrastructure spend in the regions drives job creation and residential housing demand’.
MGH’s vertically integrated model allows the business to capture margin through the whole supply chain and control costs, where possible.
The Maas Group share price closed at $4.31, down 1.6% yesterday but up 10.5% year to date.
This company is an ASX All Ords small-cap share in the real estate sector.
Tang says:
Industry fundamentals and operational excellence sees continued growth in 1H24, with FUM growth of 41% (yoy) and Fee Earning FUM increasing 25% (yoy), leaving ~$2.1bn of dry powder to underpin future earnings growth in a sector that is experiencing increased demand, all while banks continue to retreat from the space.
The Qualitas share price was trading 2.13% higher at $2.40 at yesterday’s close and up 2.56% in the year to date.
Fellow real estate sector stock Cedar Properties is also an ASX All Ords small-cap.
Tang explains his second ASX property stock pick:
CWP is a volume business and the demand for lots looks to be improving, with margins to invariably follow. CWP’s exposure to lower priced stock in higher growth markets sees further potential to drive earnings.
On this basis, we see every reason for CWP to trade at NTA and potentially at a premium, were the housing cycle to gain steam through FY25/26.
The Cedar Woods share price closed yesterday at $4.60, down 1.71%, and is 7.8% lower in the year to date.
In our view, the ongoing scrutiny on the supermarkets has affected short term sentiment in the sector, which we believe creates a good buying opportunity in COL.
While Liquor sales remain soft, we expect the core Supermarkets division (~92% of earnings) to continue to be supported by further improvement in product availability, reduction in total loss, greater in-home consumption due to cost-of-living pressures, and population growth.
The Coles share price was $16.28, down 0.18% at the close yesterday and up 1.11% in the year to date.
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The Cathys are the family behind Chick-fil-A, known for its pressure-cooked fried chicken.
The combined net worth of the family is $33.6 billion, according to Forbes.
In 2022, Chick-fil-A's restaurants generated about $18.8 billion in sales in the US.
When it comes to the Cathy family's multibillion-dollar fortune, it's all about the fried chicken. That's because the Cathys created the Chick-fil-A empire.
S. Truett Cathy officially founded the popular fast-food chain in the late 1960s, laying the roots for what is today one of America's richest family dynasties, according to Forbes. Like burger institution In-N-Out, solely run by the Snyder family, Chick-fil-A has always been led by a member of the Cathy family.
Truett's son, Dan Cathy, served as CEO from 2013 to 2021, and Dan's son, Andrew, has run the chain since November 2021. He is only the third member of the Cathy family to lead Chick-fil-A since it was founded in 1967. Dan Cathy, whose net worth is $10.7 billion, remains board chairman of the chain.
Born and raised in the South, the Cathy family has been dedicated to continuing Truett's legacy, growing Chick-fil-A across the US to 2,800 restaurants. In September 2023, the chain announced plans to expand to the UK.
Chick-fil-A has been celebrated for its company culture, customer service, and quality food, but it has also received backlash over anti-same-sex marriage beliefs that align with the Cathys' Christian upbringing.
"At Chick-fil-A, we are very grounded on our corporate purpose, to be a purpose-driven organization," Dan Cathy said during an interview with Chief Executive magazine. "That purpose is defined in the statement that we're here to glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that's entrusted to us and have a positive influence on all who come in contact with Chick-fil-A."
Take a look inside the rise of Chick-fil-A and the family behind it.
The Cathy family's multibillion-dollar fortune is rooted in the fast-food chain Chick-fil-A.
When asked what was so smart about creating his chicken sandwich, S. Truett answered with, "Nothing. That's why I was able to do it."
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S. Truett Cathy had three children: son Dan T. Cathy, daughter Trudy Cathy White, and son Donald "Bubba" Cathy.
S. Truett raised his children in a "modest house" but had a car collection that included former House Speaker Dennis Hastert's 1937 Lincoln Continental, George Glaze's Brewster 8 Town Car, and a 1931 Duesenberg.
According to Forbes, the three children are worth $10.7 billion each as of September 2023.
In 1946, without any management or restaurant experience, S. Truett and his brother Ben opened an Atlanta diner called the Dwarf Grill, later renamed the Dwarf House.
S. Truett expanded the Dwarf House after his brothers died.
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The restaurant had four tables and 10 stools at the counter. On opening day, sales totaled $58.20, according to the Atlanta 100.
It was there that they first served chicken sandwiches, mainly to Ford factory workers and airport employees who worked nearby.
The Dwarf House name lives on. There are five locations, all in Georgia. Since the late 1980s, the Dwarf House has provided customers with a historical perspective on Chick-fil-A, and sites are modeled after S. Truett's first restaurant. They offer sit-down, counter, and drive-thru service for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
According to Chick-fil-A's website, it offers a typical Chick-fil-A menu plus specialty items such as green beans, fried okra, cornbread, and chicken salad.
In 1949, Ben and another Cathy brother died in a plane crash. S. Truett found himself handling the business on his own.
S. Truett started to grow the business further.
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S. Truett began to expand the Dwarf House. In 1951, he opened a second restaurant in Forest Park, Georgia. It was there that he devised the formula for what would become the Chick-fil-A sandwich, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
In 1963, he trademarked "Chick-fil-A," and in 1967, he opened the first Chick-fil-A restaurant at a mall in Atlanta.
Nearly 60 years after the first Chick-fil-A opened, the chain is a massive restaurant empire.
The chain has spread widely since the first store in Atlanta's Greenbriar Shopping Center in 1967.
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Today, it has more than 3,000 restaurants in the US, Puerto Rico, and Canada, per its website.
In 2022, it was the third-largest restaurant chain in the US by sales, bringing in $18.8 billion.
The Original Chick-fil-A sandwich has not changed over the years. It is a hand-breaded, seasoned, and pressure-cooked chicken filet served on a toasted, buttery bun with two pickle chips.
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Chick-fil-A's franchise fee for a new restaurant is $10,000 — one of the lowest of any major fast-food brand.
In 2022, most locations averaged nearly $8.7 million in annual sales. That's more than double the revenue made in a year by the average McDonald's. And remember, Chick-fil-A isn't open on Sundays.
When S. Truett passed away in 2014, his son Dan was already leading the company. Dan served as Chick-fil-A's CEO from 2013 to 2021.
Dan is currently the board chairman and spends a lot of time visiting restaurants and attending openings across the US.
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Dan grew up doing odd jobs at Chick-fil-A, including scraping chewing gum from table bottoms with a butter knife.
Dan helped grow Chick-fil-A monetarily and geographically, opening restaurants in big cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York.
Chick-fil-A now has several restaurants in Manhattan.
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Dan and his wife, Rhonda, have two sons, Andrew and Ross, according to Forbes. Andrew now runs the chain.
Dan's brother, Bubba, has held a number of positions in the company, including construction apprentice and executive vice president.
Bubba heads the company's Georgia-based Dwarf House.
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Bubba grew up in the business.
He is currently the president of Dwarf House, the string of modern restaurants modeled after S. Truett's first one.
Their sister, Trudy, began working for the family business at age 19 when she became the operator of a new Chick-fil-A restaurant in Birmingham, Alabama.
Trudy and her husband, John, have four children and 17 grandchildren.
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She's also an author — her book "Climb Every Mountain" was published by Simon & Schuster. Her also father published five books about business, motivation, and parenting during his lifetime.
The Whites served for 20 years with the International Mission Board. For half that time, they served as missionaries in Brazil, where they started a small church.
The Cathy family is known for their Southern Baptist values.
"Truett Cathy always maintained he wasn't in the chicken business, but the people business," the chain says on its website.
S. Truett and his wife created the WinShape Foundation.
The couple set up the foundation in the 1980s.
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The organization donates money to Christian organizations and offers residential camps, a retreat center, and a foster home.
WinShape was criticized for donating to anti-gay marriage groups — about $5 million since 2003, Forbes reported in 2012.
In 2012, Chick-fil-A restaurants across the US faced backlash after Dan, then chain president, said he did not support same-sex marriage.
Protesters targeted Chick-fil-A.
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In an interview with Baptist Press, he said he's "guilty as charged" when it comes to supporting what he calls the "biblical definition of the family unit."
Dan later said the chain didn't have an anti-gay agenda.
"While my family and I believe in the biblical definition of marriage, we love and respect anyone who disagrees," he said.
Chick-fil-A may be considered controversial by some, but it also has a reputation for its commitment to customer service and employee experience.
Chick-fil-A remains a top chain for customer satisfaction, according to various fast-food surveys.
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Chick-fil-A has been rated the most beloved restaurant chain in the American Customer Satisfaction Index's annual survey for nine years in a row. It remains a top chain for customer satisfaction, according to various fast-food surveys.
In 2022, Chick-fil-A donated $3.5 million to Feeding America to help provide more than 17 million meals to communities in need. The company has also provided 14,000 employees with more than $24 million in scholarships to pursue higher education.
Franchisees have been known to cover costs for not just a worker's education but for support during a personal emergency.
The Cathy family has been working together for more than 70 years, and third-generation members continue to carry on the tradition.
S. Truett with grandson Mark Cathy.
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Like In-N-Out, Chick-fil-A is privately held, and there aren't any plans to take the company public.
In November 2021, Andrew, son of Dan, assumed the role of CEO. He was 43.
Andrew took over as Chick-fil-A CEO in 2021.
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Under Andrew's watch, Chick-fil-A has pursued digital and store design innovation. The chain has more than 30 drive-thru-only locations.
Tyler Boebert in his booking photo after his February 27 arrest.
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Tyler Boebert, son of GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert, says he still doesn't have a lawyer for his criminal case.
The 18-year-old faces multiple charges in connection to car break-ins and thefts in Colorado.
The teen told a judge Thursday that he applied for a public defender "only a couple days ago."
GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert's teenage son, Tyler Boebert, appears to have dragged his feet in getting a lawyer to represent him in his criminal case.
During an appearance Thursday at Colorado's Garfield County Courthouse, the 18-year-old told a judge that he had only sent in the paperwork to sign up for a public defender days earlier.
"I've sent it in. I haven't gotten a message back, but it was very recently. It was only a couple days ago," Tyler Boebert, wearing a dark-colored suit and tie, told Ninth Judicial District Judge John Neiley.
However, the teen said, "I've gotten a lot closer on working things out with the lawyer to get that figured out, so it seems like I do have options, but I am still waiting to get the 100%."
Tyler Boebert then asked the judge to postpone the court date so he could "get that finished up."
Police say Tyler Boebert was spotted in a Colorado store where a stolen credit card was used.
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"Alright, well, it sounds like we're making some progress. I wish you'd turned in that application a little sooner," Neiley told Tyler Boebert. "But if you've done that, we just have to wait for the public defender to make their decision."
"We are working to hire an attorney, but it's just been kind of hard with the prices, but we are working on it," the teenager said at the time.
Neiley told Boebert during that court appearance that he had time to decide whether to hire private counsel or apply for a public defender.
"I always think it's a good idea to maybe do both because if you qualify, you have options, and options are always good," the judge said then. "But we can set this off for a little bit of time for you to make that decision."
Tyler Boebert was arrested by the Rifle Police Department in February in connection to a string of car break-ins and property thefts in Rifle, Colorado. He faces more than a dozen charges, including several felony charges for criminal possession of ID documents.
According to an arrest affidavit, Tyler Boebert is one of four people accused of breaking into four cars in the city of Rifle, Colorado, and stealing wallets to make purchases at businesses including McDonald's, Starbucks, and gas stations.
A woman who reported her wallet stolen as part of a spate of thefts that led to the arrest of Tyler Boebert told investigators she had a brain tumor and wouldn't be able to pay for surgery, according to the court documents.
Rep. Lauren Boebert.
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At the time of his arrest, Lauren Boebert said in a statement to Business Insider that her son should be "held accountable for poor decisions just like any other citizen."
"I love my son Tyler, who has been through some very difficult, public challenges for a young man and the subject of attention that he didn't ask for," the Colorado congresswoman said. "It breaks my heart to see my child struggling and, in this situation, especially when he has been provided multiple opportunities to get his life on track."
She added, "I will never give up on him, and I will continue to be there for him. As an adult and father, Tyler will take responsibility for his actions and should be held accountable for poor decisions just like any other citizen."
Ceremonial soldiers parade during 79th anniversary of the Victory Day in Red Square in Moscow, Russia on May 09, 2024.
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This year's Victory Day military parade in Moscow's Red Square featured a single WWII-era tank.
Russia's war with Ukraine has resulted in the loss of thousands of tanks.
Russia has, at times, sent out obsolete Soviet-era tanks onto the front lines.
Russia often uses its annual Red Square military parade in Moscow as an opportunity to show off its weaponry. This year's showing was a bit lackluster, and its modern tanks were again absent.
While a range of tanks, both new and old, are typically present in the May 9 Victory Day military parade, which commemorates the lives lost and victory achieved when the Soviet Union defeated Nazi Germany in 1945, in this year's event, there was only one WWII-era T-34 on display.
This year marks the second year in a row the tank element in the Russian parade has been notably muted, featuring only one tank from a bygone era. Analysts characterized last year's event as embarrassing for Russia, and there were similar observations this year.
This T-34, the legendary Soviet tank from World War II, was the only Russian tank on display at the Victory Day parade in Red Square today. The others must all be busy somewhere! pic.twitter.com/8JTUeRRA95
The lack of modern tanks in the military parade, in some ways, reflects Russia's war in Ukraine, which Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about during the event, praising the heroes of the "special military operation."
Even though Russia has been able to noticeably rebuild its military strength to what it had at the start of its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has also lost thousands of tanksand many of its armored personnel in Ukraine to anti-tank missiles, mines, and drones.
A military parade on Victory Day in Red Square, Moscow, Russia, in May 2022, to mark the 77th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.
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In February, the International Institute for Strategic Studies said Russia lost over 3,000 tanks since its invasion of Ukraine. Earlier this month, Ukraine's forces claimed to have destroyed dozens of Russian tanks on the battlefield in Donetsk.
Moscow can't reliably field what is supposed to be its most advanced tank, the costly T-14, and it has lost enough of its other tanks, like its T-72s, T-80s, and T-90s, in battle that it has at times sent out obsolete Soviet-era tanks, such as the ancient T-62s and T-54s, from storage to the front lines.
A RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missile system drives on Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow on May 9, 2024. Russia celebrates the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.
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During the parade, Russian soldiers were seen carrying what appeared to be drone jammers, likely a reaction to the potential for attacks from Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles. The Russian capital has been hit before, and Ukraine has been increasingly conducting long-range drone strikes into Russia territory.
While the Russian tank display was notably lacking, other modern Russian weapons did make an appearance, such as Russia's intercontinental ballistic missiles. Throughout the war in Ukraine, Russia has regularly rattled the nuclear saber.
In his speech at the event, President Vladimir Putin spoke of Russia's strength and preparedness, taking aim at Western nations and Ukraine.
"We will not let anyone threaten us," he said. "Our strategic forces are always on combat alert."
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The UK startup Greyparrot uses AI to help mitigate environmental harm from improper waste disposal.
This article is part of "Build IT," a series about digital tech and innovation trends that are disrupting industries.
The proverbial "reduce, reuse, and recycle" approach to waste disposal is easier said than done. In the past few decades, global conservation initiatives have tried to promote an eco-friendlier attitude toward recycling, but their impact has been relatively lackluster. Valuable recyclable materials are still thrown in with the trash and sent to landfills or incinerated.
Advanced waste-management technology is an underexamined market that could be the key to stopping precious materials from falling through the cracks. Thanks to the startup boom, it's starting to get more attention.
"If you want to actually have a circular economy, you're going to have to get into mining our waste stream for resources, and as technology develops, that's going to get more and more efficient and more effective," said Steven Cohen, the director of the Earth Institute's research program on sustainability policy and management at Columbia University.
The rate of recycling in the US has grown nearly fivefold in the past 60 years, standing at 32%. The Environmental Protection Agency is aiming to raise that number to 50% by 2030.
Using AI and imaging to sift through trash
Founded in 2019, the UK startup Greyparrot uses specialized tech to enhance waste management. The company's software, installed at waste-management sorting facilities, uses artificial intelligence to identify misplaced materials in waste streams.
Mikela Druckman, a cofounder of Greyparrot, told Business Insider she saw an opportunity to enter waste management after observing a lack of data collection in the industry. She said only a small percentage of processed waste is measured and qualitatively examined. "This led us to see the opportunity of basically digitizing and building the leading waste-intelligence platform," she added.
Greyparrot devices are installed above incoming waste streams and designed to use AI-powered imaging to identify recyclable materials including plastics, aluminum, and paper. These objects can then be sorted out of the waste stream and sent to recycling facilities.
Greyparrot devices also catalog what enters the facility so that waste-facility managers can better understand what they're collecting.
The Greyparrot device is meant to be installed in existing waste-management systems.
Greyparrot
Waste that enters a facility essentially has a "negative value" until it's sorted and sold to recycling facilities, Druckman said. "The role of the waste managers is basically to transform that into a clean, pure commodity," she added.
Greyparrot has 50 devices in 14 countries, including the United Kingdom, South Korea, and the United States. The company sells its devices directly to major waste-management companies.
The company decided against developing hardware like robotics to sort trash. Druckman said she wanted the company's AI tech, analyzers, and software to fit into existing systems.
Data is transforming the way waste-management facilities operate
Since 2020, the UK waste-management company Grundon has been using Greyparrot devices in three of its facilities.
"My colleagues would be looking at ways of how we can improve data collection for what our facilities are doing," said Owen George, the commercial and resource strategy manager at Grundon.
Before installing the Greyparrot system, Grundon's only way of estimating the type and number of materials entering waste streams was to take small samples of collections throughout the facilities and manually go through the materials.
Greyparrot devices gave Grundon's waste-management plants a data visibility they didn't have before. "It even gives us the value to say that we have seen X amount of paper which is valued at X," George said. "We can see how the plants are performing from a revenue perspective."
All the data a Greyparrot device observes is cataloged for waste managers.
Greyparrot
Grundon's feedback also led to updates in the Greyparrot device's capabilities. When they were installed, the devices were focused on counting materials. "It kind of didn't speak the waste-industry language, which is in weight," George said. A feature that included weight data was later installed.
George described the adjustment to Greyparrot's system as difficult for plant managers at first: The waste-management industry's reliance on manual systems and its limited data collection meant they had to interpret an immense amount of new data. But after they learned the system, their responses changed. "We're at the point now where our people are saying, 'I want to have these units in, because it just makes my life so much easier,'" George said.
AI and robotics could be a new future for waste management
Waste-management facilities are a crucial part of mitigating improper trash disposal, but they're not very attractive to communities. "Nobody wants it located near where they live," Cohen said.
Grundon has tried to demystify the waste-management process by hosting tours of its facilities for locals.
AI development is also promising a brighter future for waste-management facilities and their perception. Druckman said her goal is to create "smart material-recovery facilities" that are constantly "adjusting and in real time adapting to different types of materials and different types of mixes of composition of waste."
Greyparrot recently struck a strategic partnership deal with Bollegraaf, one of the largest waste-management companies, to build facilities designed to be fully integrated with AI systems.
Cohen said a fully automated system of waste collection and disposal — with self-driving vehicles that collect garbage and facilities that operate autonomously — could be made possible through AI and robotics.
He said these could also be used to separate all waste in a single stream at a facility, removing the need for people to sort their own garbage. This, he said, "is probably going to be the most promising technology."
At Grundon, George is already seeing a change in the kinds of jobs becoming available because of AI integration and data expansion. "It's less people with hammers and more people with laptops," George said.
Cohen said that to make progress, the waste-management industry needs people outside facilities to rethink garbage. "That would be the long-term vision: trying to have garbage reconceptualized as a resource as opposed to something that smells and is ugly," he said.
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