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Flippy ROAR de Miso Robotics agarra una canasta de palitos de queso para la freidora en un White Castle en Merrillville, Indiana, el 6 de julio de 2021. Esta ubicación está probando 'Flippy ROAR', una freidora robótica de Miso Robotics y una voz automatizada que toma pedidos en el drive-thru.

¿Qué impacto tiene la inteligencia artificial en los empleos y la privacidad?

July 15, 2021 at 10:57 a.m.

Los viajeros en el Midway Airport podrían notar algo extraño en una de sus tiendas de conveniencia Hudson: la caja registradora ha desaparecido. La tienda Hudson Nonstop utiliza la tecnología...

A United Airlines airplane takes off over a plane on the runway at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco. United Airlines says it's investing in a startup that hopes to build small electric-powered planes that might be flying in a few years. United made the announcement, July 13, 2021, but didn't say how much it's investing in Sweden-based Heart Aerospace.

United Airlines plans to buy 100 small electric planes for regional flights

July 13, 2021 at 4:32 p.m.

United Airlines and one of its regional carriers each plan to buy up to 100 small electric planes that could be used on short-haul United flights. The 19-seat planes could...

Kristie Neas, of Davenport, Iowa, uses her credit card to enter Hudson Nonstop at Midway Airport in Chicago on June 10, 2021. Hudson uses the technology from Amazon Go stores to let customers walk in and take items without going through checkout as items are scanned via the 140 sensors in the store.

Companies like Hudson and McDonald’s are testing drive-thru AI, invisible checkout in Chicago. Here’s what that means for jobs — and privacy.

July 12, 2021 at 3:53 p.m.

Travelers at Midway Airport may notice something strange about one of its Hudson convenience stores: the cash register is missing. The Hudson Nonstop store uses technology Amazon developed for its...

United Airlines passengers wait to check in bags in Terminal 1 at O'Hare International Airport, June 29, 2021, in Chicago. United said Friday it plans to add more flights to some domestic and international beach destinations over the winter holidays.

United Airlines adds flights to beach destinations, expecting travel recovery to continue

July 10, 2021 at 11:35 a.m.

After air travel hit a pandemic high over the July Fourth weekend, United Airlines said it plans to add flights to some domestic and international beach destinations over the winter...

Pedestrians walk past Wilson Sporting Goods on North Rush Street in Chicago, July 2, 2021. The store is under construction and will be the chain's first Chicago store upon opening on July 15.

Wilson to set up shop on the Gold Coast, betting athleisure is here to stay and bricks-and-mortar retail is on the rebound

July 2, 2021 at 5:30 p.m.

The COVID-19 pandemic left more empty storefronts in some of Chicago's best-known retail districts, but Wilson Sporting Goods is betting bricks-and-mortar retail will bounce back in the city's tony Gold...

Tyree Johnson chants with protesters as they march in the drive through lane outside the McDonald's restaurant, 8321 S. Ashland Ave., as a nationwide day of protests organized by the SEIU-backed Fight for $15 movement begins Wednesday, April 15, 2015. (Michael Tercha/baiduhai) 2425643 - ct-fight-fifteen-protests-0415-biz

El salario mínimo de Chicago ya es de $15 por hora. Esto es lo que debe saber

July 1, 2021 at 3:19 p.m.

El salario mínimo de Chicago es ahora de $15 por hora, cuatro años antes de que el estado alcance ese punto de referencia. Grupos como Fight for $15 han estado...

Tyree Johnson chants with protesters as they march in the drive through lane outside the McDonald's in Chicago as a nationwide day of protests organized by the SEIU-backed Fight for $15 movement began on April 15, 2015.

Chicago’s minimum wage is now $15 per hour. Here’s what to know.

July 1, 2021 at 5:42 p.m.

Chicago's minimum wage is now at $15 per hour, four years before the state is set to reach that bench mark. Groups like Fight for $15 have been lobbying for...

Superintendent Johnny Williamson arrives at the future site of the Walmart Academy in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood, June 29, 2021.

At Walmart’s Chatham store, job training isn’t just for employees. Retailer to offer free courses for the public at store damaged in last year’s civil unrest.

June 30, 2021 at 10:39 a.m.

By the end of the year, Walmart wants its West Chatham store to be a place shoppers can go to pick up skills for a new career along with their...

A United Airlines worker, left, assists a passenger in Terminal 1 at O'Hare International Airport on June 29, 2021, in Chicago.

United Airlines says it will hire up to 3,000 employees in Chicago, add flights after biggest plane purchase in its history

June 29, 2021 at 6:31 p.m.

United Airlines is buying 270 planes in an overhaul of its domestic fleet that will allow it to offer more flights each day in Chicago and increase the average number...

Trabajadores llenan cajas para enviar a un centro logístico de Amazon el 1 de agosto de 2017 en Romeoville.

Amazon planea construir una estación de entrega en West Humboldt Park que podría generar hasta 500 empleos

June 23, 2021 at 3:46 p.m.

Amazon planea construir una instalación en el vecindario West Humboldt Park de Chicago que podría emplear a cientos de personas. La construcción aún no ha comenzado en la estación de...

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