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Its never a good time to lose a flight, get one cancelled, or loiter aimlessly at the airport due to delaysexcept maybe this week. Tucked inside John F. Kennedy Airport’s iconic TWA Hotel, which boasts a retro aesthetic reminiscent of the golden age of air travel, a temporary lounge by Cayman Jack is set up. The catch? Only unlucky passengers experiencing travel disruptions are allowed in. Its no surprise that flight disruptions are becoming increasingly common in U.S. travel. Almost 1 in 4 passengers experience a flight delay or a cancellation within American airports, totaling in 236 million people affected. Disturbances can oftentimes affect just a few flights, but sometimes its widespread. Last year, the CrowdStrike IT outage led to nationwide disruptions, and earlier this year, a 90-second loss of communication from tower control at Newark led to a series of local cancellations. “Weve all experienced these moments first-hand and wanted to make lifes most unexpected detours an opportunity to flip vacation mode,” Stately Jukes, Director of Brand Commercialization for Cayman Jack told Fast Company. [Image: Cayman Jack] Open July 17 and 18, the Cayman Club operates as a “missed-flight lounge,” offering visitors above 21 years old ice-cold Cayman Jack Margaritas, bites curated by Chef Aarón Sanchez, and complimentary massages. “We wanted to flip the script on the traditional lounge experience,” Juke says. “Forget elite status and instead make the lounge something to reward people who are in need of a little levity in their travels.” [Image: Cayman Jack] For those struggling with summer travel outside of JFK, Cayman Jack is extending online opportunities to passengers nationwide through Sept. 1. On their website, travelers are able to upload their travel mishaps for the chance to earn anything from a cold margarita, to gift cards and spa services. “You know how some of the best vacation memories come from unplanned moments?,” Juke added. “When plans go sideways, everyone deserves to enjoy a margarita.”
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Socially anxious Gen Zers, rejoice: Googles new AI search feature will make phone calls so you dont have to. The feature, which launches today, is designed to help users check current pricing and availability for services at local businesses through an AI-powered calling function. According to a Google spokesperson, its an example of how agentic AIor a model capable of thinking, planning, and acting autonomously in real timecan help make everyday tasks easier by acting on behalf of a user. [Image: Google] While the spokesperson says that the tool was made for all users, the Google team thinks it might be particularly helpful for Gen Zers, who tend to be more reticent to make phone calls than other generations. A 2024 study by the company Uswitch showed that a quarter of 18- to 34-year-olds never answer the phone at all. The phenomenon even has a name: telephobia. According to a May survey by Google, users aged 1824 already show higher engagement than other generations when they use Google’s existing AI Overviews tool in search. Now, Google is hoping that agentic AI might also help young users tackle certain quotidian tasks without ever picking up the phone. An AI bot for appointments and inquiries To use the new tool, users simply need to search a query related to local small businesses, like, nail salons near me or local dog groomers. These types of requests will yield a prompt that says, Have AI check pricing directly beneath the map of suggested businesses. If a user clicks that prompt, theyll be taken through a short questionnaire related to their needsin the dog groomer example, that might mean follow-ups like, what kind of dog do you have? or what service do you need? Using those responses, an AI will then make calls to several of the top suggested businesses based on Google reviews, and return to the user with an email or text of each pet groomers response. While this questionnaire step does take some extra time, the spokesperson notes that it saves the user from needing to make all of the calls themselves, and the whole process should take 30 minutes or less. On the business end, the tool sets a daily limit of how many times one business can be contacted within a day, as well as providing each business an opportunity to opt out of the calls if they choose. Currently, Google’s AI-powered calling feature is available for a select group of local business categories, including beauty and wellness, auto maintenance, pet services, and professional services. In the future, though, the Google spokesperson says theres plenty of room to expand this option to additional domains. Its essentially outsourcing the drudgery (and, for some Gen Zers, anxiety) of making a new appointment to your own personal assistant.
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Danone U.S., the maker of YoCrunch yogurt, announced it is voluntarily recalling products sold at retails stores nationwide due to the potential presence of plastic pieces in the dome topper, that if consumed, could potentially cause choking. Its toppers contain mix-ins like Oreos and M&M’s. Here’s what to know. Whats happened? The voluntary recall was initiated by the White Plains, New York-based Danone U.S. last Friday, July 11, in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The recall was prompted by consumers who reported the presence of plastic pieces in the toppers, which are transparent, may have sharp edges, and are between 7 and 25 mm in length. Which YoCrunch yogurt products are impacted by the recall? The recall currently applies to all flavors and sizes of YoCrunch products; however, it is isolated only to the separately packaged topper, and does not impact the separately packaged yogurt itself. There appear to be 17 different YoCrunch flavor combos, ranging in mix-ins from M&M’s and granola to Twix candy bar. Here’s a full list of impacted products: Product Name: YOCRUNCH STRAW W/GRANOLA 6OZ UPC: 46675000105 Lot Number/Expiration Date: 7.07.25, 7.12.25., 7.26.25, 8.03.25, 8.8.25, 8.19.25, 8.22.25, 8.30.25, 9.04.25 Product Name: YOCRUNCH VANILLA W/M&M 6OZ UPC: 46675000792 Lot Number/Expiration Date: 7.11.25, 7.14.25, 7.25.25, 8.07.25, 8.11.25, 8.22.25, 8.26.25, 9.03.25 Product Name: YOCRUNCH VANILLA W/OREO 6OZ UPC: 46675000808 Lot Number/Expiration Date: 7.11.25, 7.14.25, 7.24.25, 7.25.25, 8.06.25, 8.11.25, 8.21.25, 8.26.25, 9.03.25 Product Name: YOCRUNCH STRAW W/M&M 6OZ UPC: 46675000839 Lot Number/Expiration Date: 7.12.25, 7.25.25, 8.07.25, 8.22.25,, 9.04.25 Product Name: YOCRUNCH VANILLA W/SNICKERS 6OZ UPC: 46675001126 Lot Number/Expiration Date: 7.10.25, 7.24.25, 8.06.25, 8.21.25 Product Name: YOCRUNCH VANILLA W/TWIX CANDY 6OZ UPC: 46675001133 Lot Number/Expiration Date: 7.24.25, 8.07.25, 8.21.25 Product Name: YOCRUNCH STRAW W/M&M MULTI 4X4OZ UPC: 46675013129 Lot Number/Expiration Date: 7.08.25, 7.12.25, 7.13.25, 7.17.25, 7.18.25, 7.26.25, 7.27.25, 8.03.25 8.09.25, 8.11.25, 8.12.25, 8.13.25, 8.15.25, 8.16.25, 8.23.25, 8.24.25, 8.29.25, 8.30.25, 8.31.25 Product Name: YOCRUNCH VAN W/COOKIE DOUGH 4X4OZ UPC: 46675013150 Lot Number/Expiration Date: 7.17.25, 8.01.25 8.013.25, 8.29.25 Product Name: YOCRUNCH VANI W/SNICKER PCS 4X4OZ UPC: 46675013266 Lot Number/Expiration Date: 7.17.25, 8.01.25, 8.13.25, 9.01.15 Product Name: YYOCRUNCH VANI W/TWIX CANDY 4X4OZ UPC: 46675013273 Lot Number/Expiration Date: 7.17.25, 8.01.25, 8.14.25, 8.29.25 Product Name: YOCRUNCH VANILLA OREO 4X4OZ UPC: 46675013501 Lot Number/Expiration Date: 7.13.25, 7.14.25, 7.20.25, 7.21.25, 7.24.25, 7.26.25, 7.31.25, 8.1.25 8.2.25, 8.8.25, 8.9.25, 8.10.25. 8.11.25, 8.16.25, 8.23.25, 8.24.25, 8.25.25, 8.30.25, 8.31.25 Product Name: YOCRUNCH VANILLA M&M 4X4OZ UPC: 46675013518 Lot Number/Expiration Date: 7.7.25, 7.9.25, 7.14.25, 7.15.25, 7.16.25, 7.17.25, 7.22.25, 7.23.25, 7.27.25, 7.27.25, 7.28.25, 8.2.25, 8.3.25, 8.5.25, 8.6.25, 8.7.25, 8.10.25, 8.13.25, 8.14.25, 8.16.25, 8.17.25, 8.18.25, 8.19.25 8.20.25, 8.21.25, 8.22.25, 8.27.25, 8.28.25, 8.29.25, 9.1.25, 9.1225, 9.3.25, 9.4.25 Product Name: YOCRUNCH VAN OREO & M&M FR PK 8X6OZ UPC: 46675014003 Lot Number/Expiration Date: 7.12.25, 7.13.25, 7.14.25, 7.15.25, 7.16.25, 7.20.25, 7.21.25, 7.22.25, 7.23.25, 7.24.25, 7.25.25, 7.28.25, 8.2.25, 8.3.25, 8.4.25, 8.5.25, 8.6.25, 8.7.25, 8.10.25, 8.11.25, 8.12.25, 8.13.25, 8.14.25, 8.17.25, 8.18.25, 8.19.25 8.20.25, 8.21.25, 8.22.25, 8.23.25, 8.25.25, 8.26.25, 8.27.25, 8.28.25, 8.29.25, 9.2.25, 9.3.25 Product Name: YOCRUNCH STR/RAS GRNLA FR PK 8X6OZ UPC: 46675014010 Lot Number/Expiration Date: 7.26.25, 8.23.25, 8.30.25 Product Name: YOCRUNCH STRW W/M&M&OREO FR PK 8X6OZ UPC: 46675026136 Lot Number/Expiration Date: 7.22.25, 8.3.25, 8.19.25, 8.29.25 Product Name: YOCRUNCH VAN W/SNIC&TWIX FR PK 8X6OZ UPC: 46675026143 Lot Number/Expiration Date: 7.14.25, 7.28.25, 8.3.25, 8.11.25, 8.26.25 Product Name: YOCRUNCH VAN OREO/VAN M&M 18X6OZ CLB UPC: 46675027010 Lot Number/Expiration Date: 7.11.25, 7.19.25, 7.20.25, 7.26.25, 7.27.25 7.31.25, 8.1.25, 8.2.25, 8.8.25, 8.9.25, 8.16.25, 8.17.25, 8.23.25, 8.24.25, 8.25.25, 8.30.25, 8.31.25 “The company is working swiftly with retail partners to remove the impacted product from shelves, while it works to address the issue and bring back the YoCrunch products so many people enjoy,” read a statement from Danone. What should I do if I have the recalled items? Customers who purchased the affected yogurts are advised not to consume them, and may contact Danone regarding refunds at the YoCrunch Consumer Care Line at 1-877-344-4886. Consumer Care specialists are available to speak live Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET. You can read the full recall notice here.
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