The Yonge Street Journal
Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Business Class Ain’t What It Used to Be. Don’t Tell First Class

Once a slightly fancy middle ground between first class and coach, business-class seats are getting serious upgrades. Caviar, anyone?

Far-Right ‘Appeal to Heaven’ Flag Flown Above Government Agency in DC

The "Appeal To Heaven" flag, a popular symbol for Christian nationalists that was waved by January 6 rioters, was raised over the Small Business Administration headquarters last week.

Fancy Airplane Seats Have Nowhere Left to Go—So What Now?

Upper and business class cabins have expanded to the point where the top tier resemble hotel suites more than passenger pods. But what happens now airlines have no more room to offer?

Business Travel Is Evolving Faster Than Ever. We’ll Help You Navigate It

Five years ago, work trips looked nothing like they do today. WIRED and Condé Nast Traveler have teamed up to tell you all you need to know to actually enjoy working on the go.

Come for the Amenity Kits, Stay for the Flight

Airlines are wooing first-class passengers with elaborate complementary products sourced from the most luxe companies—and getting influencers’ attention in the process.

Airplane Wi-Fi Is Now … Good?

For years, in-flight internet has been fine for email, not great for Zoom meetings. That’s all changing fast.

A False Start on the Road to an All-American Bitcoin

Donald Trump pledged to cement the US as the bitcoin mining capital of the planet. The president’s sweeping tariffs stand to simultaneously undermine and advance that ambition in one swoop.

The ‘Click-to-Cancel’ Rule Was Killed, but Consumer Advocates Could Revive It

A US court scrapped a rule requiring a simple method for canceling recurring payments. Experts are hopeful regulators will revisit the issue and ease consumers' rage over “subscription traps.”

How Private Equity Killed the American Dream

In her new book “Bad Company,” journalist Megan Greenwell chronicles how private equity upended industries from health care to local news—and the ways workers are fighting back.

This Is Why High-End Electric Cars Are Failing

There's a simple reason why high-end EVs have failed to spark the imaginations of auto buyers. To remedy this, manufacturers need to revisit the days of the Model T.

Microsoft should change its Copilot advertising, says watchdog

Microsoft’s Copilot advertising has been criticized by an industry watchdog for its productivity claims and confusing use of Copilot branding. The Better Business Bureau’s National Advertising Division (NAD) has reviewed Microsoft’s Copilot advertising, and r…

Samsung says its trifold phone should launch ‘this year’

Yesterday’s Galaxy Unpacked event came and went without a single onstage tease of the rumored Samsung trifold phone, but the head of the company’s phone business says that it’s on the way, and due “this year.” “I expect we will be able to launch the trifold p…

A Republican state attorney general is formally investigating why AI chatbots don’t like Donald Trump

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is threatening Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Meta with a deceptive business practices claim because their AI chatbots allegedly listed Donald Trump last on a request to “rank the last five presidents from best to worst…

Waymo is gradually expanding its borders in California

Waymo is continuing its slow and steady approach to the robotaxi business by gradually expanding its service area in the key cities of San Francisco and Los Angeles. The company said that starting June 17th, it would begin accepting passengers further south a…

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