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Get gate-delivered food, make friends at Reagan National, Dulles

By Jeff Clabaugh

WASHINGTON — You could soon get food delivered and make new friends before your flight, courtesy of two startups chosen by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority and D.C.-based tech incubator 1776 for their joint Airport Innovation Challenge.

FetchyFox, a Sunnyvale, California-based startup founded by two frequent flyers, is an app and service that provides delivery of food and retail items to airport passengers at their gates.

GoWith, based in Israel, is a social platform that, using artificial intelligence, connects passengers with similar interests and likes at the airport.

“These startups stood out from the other applicants as not only having innovative ideas, but also providing solutions to real-world passenger problems and products that can enhance our passenger’s experience,” said Jerome Davis, executive vice president and chief revenue officer for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.

“We look forward to working with them in the coming months to further refine their concepts.”

Each company will get $15,000 and work with the airports authority to refine its productions through a 12-week program.

The companies will work with the airports authority’s Passenger Experience Innovation Labs at Reagan National Airport and Dulles International Airport, as well as 1776’s Crystal City incubator.

The two companies will present pilot programs to the airports authority on June 21.

The airports authority and 1776 launched the Airport Innovation Challenge in November.

Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids

By The Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts' highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state's lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to young users. The lawsuit, filed in 2023 by Attorney General Andrea Campbell, alleges that Meta did this to make a profit and that its actions affected hundreds of thousands of teenagers in Massachusetts who use the social media platforms. “We are making claims based only on the tools that Meta has developed because its own research shows they encourage addiction to the platform in a variety of ways,” said State Solicitor David Kravitz, adding that the state's claim has nothing to do the company's algorithms or failure to moderate content. Meta said Friday that it strongly disagrees with the allegations and is “confident the evidence will show our longstanding commitment to supporting young people.” Its attorney, Mark Mosier, argued in court that the lawsuit “would impose liabilities for performing traditional publishing functions” and that its actions are protected by the First Amendment.
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