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LAX to debut facial recognition technology for international travelers entering the country
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials today announced the implementation of a facial-recognition process at Los Angeles International Airport that will screen passengers entering the country. The process is called Simplified Arrival, which uses facial biometrics to automate the manual document checks that are already required for admission into the U.S. …
American Airlines Begins Using Translation Technology at LAX Lounges – NBC Los Angeles
American Airlines announced today that is testing technology at Los Angeles International Airport that interprets 29 languages to help passengers in its airport lounges. American Airlines officials said testing of Google Assistant’s “interpreter mode” began last week at LAX in the Admirals Clubs in Terminals 4 and 5. LAX is only location where the airline …
With autopsy pending, officials identify 10-year-old girl who died on flight from LAX
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Authorities have identified the 10-year-old girl who died after a medical emergency on a flight out of Los Angeles. Janice Xu, 10, suffered a medical emergency, possibly cardiac arrest, while on Delta Flight 2423 from LAX to Seattle on Thursday night. The plane turned around while still over Southern California and …
Fire is quickly extinguished in two empty passenger buses at LAX, no injuries reported
Firefighters quickly extinguished a blaze that burned two empty passenger buses near a rideshare lot at Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday night, temporarily snarling traffic on one of the busiest travel days of the year. The fire erupted about 9 p.m. and fully engulfed the liquid propane-powered buses near the new “LAXit” rideshare pickup …
How lax oversight of electronic health records puts patients at risk
Image by mcmurryjulie from Pixabay In fall 2009, several dozen of the best minds in health information technology huddled at a hotel outside Washington, D.C., to discuss potential dangers of an Obama White House plan to spend billions of tax dollars computerizing medical records. The health data geeks trusted that transitioning from paper to electronic …
Teen with measles may have exposed other visitors at Disneyland, LAX and Santa Monica Pier, health officials say
ANAHEIM, Calif. (KABC) — A teenage girl with measles who visited multiple tourist destinations in Southern California earlier this month — including the Disneyland Resort, Santa Monica Pier and Universal Studios — may have exposed other people to the disease, health officials said Friday. The girl, who traveled from New Zealand, was in Southern California …
