Screenshot/ American Airlines American Airlines is the first major US carrier to change its description of Taiwan as a deadline imposed by China looms. US airlines had until July 25, Beijing time, to stop describing Taiwan as a country. Despite the White House calling China’s demands “Orwellian,” dozens of airlines around the world have complied […]
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Japan’s airlines gave into ‘Orwellian’ demands from China — but how they did it could provide a blueprint for foreign companies everywhere
Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images Japan’s airlines recently bowed to political pressure from China to change how they describe Taiwan. But Japan Airlines and ANA only changed the descriptions on their Chinese-language sites, not their sites in Japanese, English, or other languages. This split approach could provide a roadmap for other foreign companies struggling to deal the […]
Taser Debuts Orwellian New Name, Offers Free Body Cams for Every Cop in America
Still: YouTube On Wednesday, stun gun maker Taser announced that it’s offering free body cameras to every police department in the United States. That’s 700,000 cops across 18,000 departments. Rebranding itself as “Axon” (as in the nerve fibers that connect neurons throughout the human body), the company said in a press release that it’s “going […]