Coronavirus: British Airways boss tells staff jobs
British Airways is to ground flights 'like never before' and lay off staff in response to the coronavirus.
In a memo to staff titled "The Survival of British Airways", boss Alex Cruz warned that job cuts could be "short term, perhaps…
Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft board
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is stepping down from the company's board to spend more time on philanthropic activities.
He says he wants to focus on global health and development, education and tackling climate change.
One of the…
Coronavirus: Norwegian Air to suspend half its
Norwegian Air is set to cancel 4,000 flights and temporarily lay off about half of its staff because of the coronavirus outbreak.
The budget airline said the changes would apply until the end of May and numbers may increase.
Its boss…
Virus ‘could cost millions of tourism
The global coronavirus outbreak means millions of travel and tourism jobs are at risk, says a leading industry body.
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) says up to 50 million jobs could be lost because of the pandemic.
Its chief…
The French Army is hiring science fiction writers to imagine
The French military wants to figure out what its armed forces might face in the future. To help, it’s bringing on a group of people who are well-versed in imagining the future: science fiction writers. The UK’s Telegraph reports that…
N.K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth fantasy trilogy is getting
N.K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth trilogy has become an acclaimed fantasy classic since its debut, earning three consecutive Hugo Awards in as many years. Now, fans will be able to explore the world on their own: Green Ronin Publishing announced…
J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye will be published
J.D. Salinger’s classic novel Catcher in the Rye will be published as an ebook for the first time this week, according to The New York Times. The profile details the late author and his estate’s reluctance to follow the rest of the…
Amazon’s Wheel of Time show has a cast
Amazon’s upcoming Lord of the Rings show might be getting most of the attention around the streaming service’s big-budget fantasy adaptations, but the company has just announced casting for nearly all the key characters in its other…
Women swept the Hugo Awards
The 2019 Hugo Awards were held on August 18th at the Dublin World Science Fiction Convention (also known as Worldcon) to honor the best science fiction and fantasy works from the last year. As has been the welcome trend for the past few…
Hulu is trying to turn the Handmaid’s Tale sequel into
The Handmaid’s Tale is Hulu’s flagship original series, and it might be getting even bigger, thanks to The Testaments, Margaret Atwood’s upcoming sequel to the original novel that inspired the series. Hulu is reportedly looking to develop…