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Marriott International’s Moxy Hotels brand opened Moxy Tulum—its first property in the Mexican destination—in tandem with a global Marriott Bonvoy promotion.The 122-room hotel is set across from the National Jaguar Park, a stone’s throw away from the Tulum archaeological site, shopping areas, beaches and galleries. “Guestrooms are cleverly designed to balance function and fun, featuring modular furniture and smart layouts, including 55 Double–Double Rooms with two Queen Beds, and rooms equipped with Twin bunks ideal for friends and families,” Marriott said.Moxy Tulum features a number of high-tech elements, including motion-activated LED lighting, keyless entry, and free Wi-Fi. “Expanding our global footprint with…
As AI makes it easier to create bots that act ever more human-like, Elon Musk’s X is developing a new feature that would expose more information about the users behind an X profile in an effort to help people better understand who they’re talking to on the platform. According to a new post by X’s head of product Nikita Bier, the social network will begin experimenting with displaying more information on user profiles, including details such as the date the account was created, its location, the number of username changes it has undergone, and how it’s utilizing X’s service. When…
Drazen_ | E+ | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.Over the next 25 years, more than $120 trillion in wealth will be passed down to inheritors, according to Cerulli Associates.Only 27% of these future beneficiaries — primarily widows and children — plan to keep their benefactor’s wealth advisor, per Cerulli’s survey of investors with at least $250,000 in financial assets. The share drops to 20% for those who have already inherited their riches,…
Cybersecurity firm F5 Networks says government-backed hackers had “long-term, persistent access” to its network, which allowed them to steal the company’s source code and customer information. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday, F5 said it now “believes its containment actions have been successful,” after first discovering the hackers in its network on August 9. The Seattle, Washington-based company, which specializes in providing application security and cybersecurity defenses for large companies and governments, said the hackers had access to its BIG-IP product development environment and its knowledge management systems, which included source code and publicly…
Google is announcing new privacy and recovery tools to combat spam across multiple products related to Android, including suspicious link detection in messages, sign-in with phone number, and recovery contacts. Google is adding new ways to recover Google accounts without losing any information in case you lose your device or if your account is compromised through a hack. The company is adding a new feature called Recovery Contacts, which lets you add your trusted friends or family members as contacts to initiate your recovery and verify your identity. When you are locked out of your account because you lost your…
AI hyperscaler startup Nscale has signed a sizable deal with Microsoft to bring Nvidia AI hardware to multiple data centers. The AI cloud provider announced on Wednesday that it signed a deal with Microsoft to bring approximately 200,000 Nvidia GB300 GPUs to three data centers in Europe and one in the U.S. These GPUs will be delivered through Nscale-owned operations and through a joint venture with investment company Aker, one of Nscale’s investors. About half of these GPUs, 104,000, will head to a data center in Texas leased by Ionic Digital, over the next 12 to 18 months. Nscale plans…
Semiconductor design company Arm is partnering up with Meta to enhance the social media giant’s AI systems amid an unprecedented infrastructure buildout. Under the partnership, Meta’s ranking and recommendation systems will move to Arm’s Neoverse platform, which was recently optimized for AI systems in the cloud, among other implementations. “AI is transforming how people connect and create,” Santosh Janardhan, Meta’s head of infrastructure, said in a statement. “Partnering with Arm enables us to efficiently scale that innovation to the more than 3 billion people who use Meta’s apps and technologies.” Best known for its mobile CPU architecture, Arm’s GPU offerings…
Pony.ai and WeRide have received a key approval from Chinese securities regulators that clears the way for the autonomous vehicle technology companies to pursue secondary listings on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. The Chinese companies, both of which are based in Guangzhou, are already publicly traded in the U.S. on the Nasdaq Exchange. WeRide made its public debut in October 2024, and Pony.ai followed a month later. Now, Pony.ai and WeRide are each aiming to sell shares on the Hong Kong Exchange, following a trend of Chinese companies that have pursued a secondary listing. Pony.ai and WeRide said the…
Liberate, an AI startup automating insurance operations, has raised $50 million in a round led by Battery Ventures as it looks to scale its agentic deployments across carriers and agencies globally. The all-equity round values the three-year-old startup at $300 million post-money, with participation from new investor Canapi Ventures and returning backers Redpoint Ventures, Eclipse, and Commerce Ventures. The insurance industry has been navigating a difficult stretch, with rising operational costs, legacy system constraints, and increasing customer expectations. Specifically in the non-life segment, global premium growth is projected to slow through 2026, driven by heightened competition, weaker rate momentum, and…
Universal Studios Hollywood is set to welcome guests to its Holidays at Universal Studios running from Monday, November 24, 2025, through Sunday, January 4, 2026, included with theme park admission.Festive experiences include:Grinchmas Who-bilation Universal Plaza transforms into a dazzling holiday spectacle in the whimsical world of Who-ville. The centerpiece of the celebration is a 65-foot Grinchmas tree adorned with hundreds of ornaments and thousands of LED lights. Nightly tree-lighting ceremonies with cascading snow and a singing quartet add to the magic.Guests can take photos with the mischievous Grinch and his loyal dog Max, enjoy cozy story time with Cindy-Lou Who…