air travel Flight attendants are learning to punch obnoxious customers Thom Dunn

Japan A popular service in Japan lets you rent-a-person to just sort of be there with you, and do nothing else Thom Dunn

lyft I reported a passenger for farting in our shared Lyft and now we've been officially un-paired from Lyft forever (supposedly) Thom Dunn

airlines Lufthansa sues a man because he missed his flight Carla Sinclair

toys "Wicked" toys from Mattel featuring link to porn site pulled from shelves, now available on eBay Allan Rose Hill

gadgets Amazon pauses shipping on color Kindles after display problems (Updated) Rob Beschizza

travel Flight canceled? New law forces airlines to cough up cash immediately Ellsworth Toohey

"A dream in the making" Ikea to sell used furniture online Jason Weisberger

JD Vance JD Vance fumbles through painful small talk with donut shop employees in viral campaign stop fail Mark Frauenfelder

Games Apple to allow retro game console and PC emulator apps to download games Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Shop Say goodbye to boring stock images when you generate content with AI MagicX! Boing Boing's Shop

gadgets HP will no longer sell printers that require online connection Rob Beschizza

anti-DEI Tractor Supply Company ends DEI efforts and Pride month participation to please conservative critics Jennifer Sandlin

surveillance USPS nearly always lets law enforcement spy on Americans' mail without warrant Natalie Dressed

artificial intelligence New AI converts customers' abusive phone rants into calming tones Mark Frauenfelder

America Send your 5-year-old to Chick-fil-A summer camp to learn how to "take a guest order" and "box" their "own nuggets" Jennifer Sandlin

deceptive marketing practices Downtown L.A. restaurant sneaks absurd 4.5% "Security Charge" on bills Mark Frauenfelder

News Analysts do not expect Tesla's sales numbers to improve Jason Weisberger

bad customer service Incredible AT&T chat transcript with terrible customer support specialist Mark Frauenfelder

apple Goodbye, green bubble? Justice Department sues Apple over iPhone monopoly Mark Frauenfelder