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Sure, the pumpkins are still hanging out on the porch steps and the clock on the microwave is still running an hour ahead, but the calendar has flipped to November, so it’s time to start thinking about fun things to do in the eleventh month. You know, in order to start the end of your 2025 with a bang. This year, the best things to do in November cover a diverse range: from light displays that will help you shake off the gloom of the dark nights and celebrations dedicated to sea life and Native American culture, to a handful…

Adam, one of the most viral startups in Y Combinator’s Winter 2025 batch, has raised a $4.1 million seed round to power its next steps, TechCrunch learned exclusively. After generating over 10 million social media impressions with the launch of its text-to-3D model app, the AI startup had its pick of investors. “We were getting term sheets over email without any meetings,” said CEO Zach Dive (on the right in the picture above). Adam quickly went with TQ Ventures as its lead investor because they agreed on the future of computer-aided design (CAD). Just as importantly, they also agreed on…

Air travel in October 2025 was dominated by the shutdown of the U.S. federal government. When the government officially closed on October 1, workers in the air travel industry were forced to keep working with the threat of going unpaid until after the funding lapse was resolved.The situation hit the nation’s air traffic controllers especially hard. Airport towers around the country were already struggling with short-staffing and outdated technology, and experts worried that this added stress could cause major flight disruptions and possibly impact safety. Indeed, as the shutdown dragged on, many of the nation’s largest airports began seeing numerous…

Lidar-maker Luminar is warning shareholders that it will run out of cash in early 2026 and has announced a 25% cut to its workforce to help staunch the bleeding — its second layoff of the year — according to a Friday regulatory filing. It’s not immediately clear how many workers will be affected. Luminar started the year with around 580 employees, but the company did not specify the size of the layoff earlier this year. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The company also announced its chief financial officer, Thomas Fennimore, is stepping down on…

by Brian Major Last updated: 8:10 AM ET, Fri October 31, 2025 Jamaica is in recovery mode as officials work to repair extensive damage in communities hit hard by Hurricane Melissa. The storm seems to have most heavily impacted the southern and western areas of Jamaica, where residents reported destroyed buildings, downed power lines and extensive flooding. In St. James Parish, the St. James Municipal Corporation is working with the State agency and non-governmental partners to determine the extent of damage from the passage of Hurricane Melissa and also provide emergency relief to the worst-affected communities. The category 5 system…

Apple CEO Tim Cook signaled to investors the company is still open to acquisitions and partnerships to move things forward on the AI front. The comments were made this week during the company’s Q4 2025 earnings call. The exec also offered a brief update about Apple’s next-generation, AI-powered Siri, saying the service was still on track to launch in 2026. “We’re making good progress on it, and as we’ve shared, we expect to release it next year,” Cook said during his opening remarks. One analyst on the call also asked Cook if Apple was still pursuing a three-pronged approach when…

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is a major piece of the U.S. social safety net used by nearly 42 million, or about 1 in 8 Americans, to help buy groceries.Originally known as the food stamp program, it has existed since 1964, serving low-income people, many of whom have jobs but don’t make enough money to cover all the basic costs of living.Public attention has focused on the program since President Donald Trump’s administration announced last week that it would freeze SNAP payments starting Nov. 1 in the midst of a monthlong federal government shutdown. The administration argued it…

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating after a JetBlue plane experienced a sudden drop in altitude that left more than a dozen passengers injured, according to CNN.The incident occurred aboard the Airbus A320 as it was traveling from Cancun, Mexico, to Newark, New Jersey, on Thursday afternoon. The aircraft dropped approximately 100 feet in as little as seven seconds, with pilots reporting a “flight control issue.”The scary situation prompted an emergency landing at Tampa International Airport around 2 p.m. ET Thursday. Medical personnel met the plane on the ground, evaluating injured passengers and transporting at least 15 of them…

AI search startup Perplexity has signed a multi-year licensing deal with Getty Images, which gives it permission to display images from Getty across its AI-powered search and discovery tools. The deal marks a notable shift for the company, which has been hit by allegations of content scraping and plagiarism, and signals an effort to establish more formal content partnerships.  Perplexity and Getty have been working together for more than a year, a source familiar with the deal told TechCrunch. Though it was never announced, Getty was part of Perplexity’s Publishers’ Program, a plan to share ad revenue with publishers when…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin became the 36th state to limit cellphones and other electronic devices in school Friday, when its Democratic governor signed a bill requiring districts to prohibit phone use during class time.The measure passed with bipartisan support, though some Democrats in the Legislature said controlling gun violence should be a higher priority than banning cellphones. In signing the bill, Gov. Tony Evers said he believes that decisions like this should be made at the local level, but “my promise to the people of Wisconsin is to always do what’s best for our kids, and that obligation weighs…