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Southwest Airlines is restructuring its Rapid Rewards loyalty program, introducing a new top elite tier that will come with the Companion Pass as a benefit, alongside added perks for other tiers. Travel publications are covering the changes, which affect how frequent flyers qualify for and use elite status on the airline.
- 2Sam Altman says 'bad things' must be accepted for AI benefits●Accept 'bad things' in return for benefits of AI, says Sam Altman
Sam Altman, chief executive of OpenAI, has said society should accept certain 'bad things' as the price of capturing the benefits of artificial intelligence. Writing as ChatGPT's influence continues to grow, he argues that weighing AI's risks against its rewards requires tolerating some harms. The remarks are drawing criticism from those who say tech leaders are downplaying AI's dangers.
- 3Why fake news spreads faster than truth online●Ever wonder why fake news seems to go viral faster than the truth online? There is a concept that media often overlook.
Commentators are highlighting the familiar puzzle of why false news travels faster online than accurate reporting, pointing to psychological factors and platform dynamics that mainstream media often overlook. Discussion centres on how algorithms reward emotionally charged content and why digital literacy efforts have struggled to keep pace with the spread of misinformation across social networks.