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WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group in Congress is urging the Education Department to add nursing to a list of college programs that are considered “professional,” adding to public outcry after nurses were omitted from a new agency definition.The Trump administration’s list of professional programs includes medicine, law and theology but leaves out nursing and some other fields that industry groups had asked to be included. The “professional” label would allow students to borrow larger amounts of federal loans to pursue graduate degrees in those fields.Under new rules proposed by the Trump administration, students in graduate programs deemed professional could…
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — At a dance hall in the heart of Buenos Aires, 14 men in elegant dark suits sat at separate tables while across the room, 14 women in dresses and high heels waited to be asked for a dance.As the first notes of a popular tango began to hum, the male dancers signaled to the women and crossed the dance floor in search of partners. Moments later, the couples’ legs traced the gracious movements of tango at an event that ensures every woman gets to dance.The women book their sessions in advance with an organizer via WhatsApp,…
Google just made a major move in the AI infrastructure arms race, elevating Amin Vahdat to chief technologist for AI infrastructure, a newly created position reporting directly to CEO Sundar Pichai, according to a memo first reported by Semafor and later confirmed by TechCrunch. It’s a signal of just how critical this work has become as Google pours up to $93 billion into capital expenditures by the end of 2025 — a number that parent company Alphabet expects will be a whole lot bigger next year. Vahdat isn’t new to the game. The computer scientist, who holds a PhD from…
by Brian Major Last updated: 7:55 AM ET, Thu December 11, 2025 Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) is launching All Aisles Lead to Barbados, a wedding promotional program, in partnership with JetBlue and five of the island’s premier hotels. The program rewards eligible couples who choose Barbados for their nuptials with exclusive perks, including JetBlue flights for the bride and groom and a complimentary five-night stay at a partner hotel. Couples may enter the promotion starting today through March 31, 2026, at www.allaislesleadtobarbados.com or www.visitbarbados.org. Couples must be planning to celebrate their wedding in Barbados with 30 or more guests to qualify.…
A pregnant woman in San Francisco gave birth inside a Waymo robotaxi Monday night en route to UCSF Medical Center, marking the latest milestone in the driverless car saga that no one saw coming — except everyone with more than six months of experience behind the wheel of a ride-share vehicle. According to The SF Standard, Waymo’s remote team detected “unusual activity” and called 911, though the vehicle beat emergency services to the hospital. Some traditions, it seems, are immune to disruption. For decades, expectant mothers have been racing against biology in the back seats of taxis and Ubers from…
by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 9:30 AM ET, Thu December 11, 2025 Norwegian Cruise Line is getting a new president.Travel industry veteran Marc Kazlauskas will take the helm starting January 19, bringing more than 30 years of senior leadership experience to the cruise line. In August, former president David Herrera stepped down. Harry Sommer, president and chief executive officer of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, took over Herrera’s day-to-day duties on an interim basis.Marc Kazlauskas (Photo Credit: Norwegian Cruise Line)Most recently, Kazlauskas was chief executive officer of Avoya Travel, a leading travel platform and host agency. Before that, he was president…
AI DevOps tool Harness, founded in 2017 by serial entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal, is on track to exceed $250 million in annual recurring revenue in 2025, Bansal tells TechCrunch. The startup just raised a fresh $240 million Series E funding round that values the company at $5.5 billion post-money. The round includes a $200 million primary investment led by Goldman Sachs and a planned $40 million tender offer with participation from IVP, Menlo Ventures, and Unusual Ventures. The tender offer is intended to provide some liquidity to its long-term employees, Bansal said. The new valuation is a 49% jump from its…
by Brian Major Last updated: 10:45 AM ET, Thu December 11, 2025 Jamaica’s Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (Photo Credit: Jamaica Tourist Board)Jamaican minister of tourism Edmund Bartlett has been appointed chair of a new Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) committee formed to craft a regional strategy to manage tourism’s supply side and retain a larger share of tourism earnings within Caribbean economies. The committee will focus on strengthening linkages between tourism and sectors including agriculture, manufacturing and the creative industries so that more value is created and kept in Caribbean communities.The committee will include representatives from Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda,…
Flaviu Radulescu started Runware in 2023 when he was testing a text-to-image company and realized that, though generative AI tech was powerful, it was slow in generating images. So Radulescu teamed up with Ioana Hreninciuc and launched Runware as a dev tool platform that specializes in generating images, videos, and audio in real time. The company has seen much growth since it first launched. It has powered more than 10 billion creations for more than 200,000 developers, the company told TechCrunch. The product lets developers integrate Runware’s API into their apps and then generate media assets through one interface, so they don’t have…
by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 11:00 AM ET, Thu December 11, 2025 Host agency Avoya Travel announced a major leadership change today, December 11, following the previous announcement that CEO Marc Kazlauskas will be heading to Norwegian Cruise Line to be the line’s new president. The new CEO of Avoya Travel will be Phil Cappelli, the Chief Sales Officer. He’ll assume the role in January, following Kazlauskas’s official appointment as president of NCL on January 19.Avoya Travel’s Chief Sales Officer Phil Cappelli with top-selling IA David Locke (left to right). (Photo Credit: Northstar Travel Group/Laurie Baratti)The host agency was acquired by…