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Spark by Hilton introduced its first hotel in the Caribbean and Latin America with the opening of a 120-room hotel in Ponce, expanding the company’s presence in Puerto Rico.The new hotel, located in Puerto Rico’s second-largest city, offers a budget-friendly option while still maintaining a high-quality guest experience. Features like its serene courtyard, Spanish architecture, outdoor swimming pool, fitness center, and over 1,600 square feet of flexible event space help make this an attractive hotel, and the property offers these amenities at an accessible price point. “The Spark by Hilton brand has seen incredible momentum since its launch two years…
United Airlines and Travelport are forming a long-term strategic partnership that is redefining collaboration between the airline and its multi-source content providers.Under the new agreement, Travelport will receive early access to United’s NDC-enabled extras. Teams at both companies will also work together to co-develop and rapidly launch new tech features that benefit travel agencies and corporate buyers. Among the highlights of the new agreement are a deeper level of technical collaboration than a traditional airline-distributor partnership, with a specific focus on developing new capabilities for Travelport+, the company’s all-in-one retailing platform for travel agencies. United will also add its portfolio of…
When I was 18, I bought a cheap ticket from my college class Facebook group to see Grimes perform at a nearby music festival. Amid the crowd on that sunny afternoon, a drug-addled man continuously tried to climb a young, flimsy tree for a better view. He failed again and again — it was simply impossible for such a dainty plant to hold his weight — yet I watched in fascination and horror as this stranger fixated on a task that would only succeed if he could defy the very laws of physics. Over a decade later, I found myself…
TOKYO (AP) — The pledge by Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to “work, work, work, work and work” for her country has been named the catchphrase of the year.The ultraconservative Takaichi uttered the phase in October when she was elected as head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Many were initially as worried about her work ethic as supportive of her enthusiasm.Accepting her award from a private committee this week, Takaichi said she only wanted to stress her enthusiasm and that her comments had been somewhat misinterpreted. “I have no intention of encouraging other people to overwork, or suggesting long…
Travelers based in Texas will have access to a new nonstop flight to one of Europe’s most popular destinations in spring 2026, thanks to ITA Airways latest route launch.The Italian carrier has announced that it will begin operating seasonal flights between Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and Rome in May 2026. The new service will be the first-ever nonstop route between Houston and the Eternal City. ITA Airways will begin thrice-weekly flights from Houston to Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) on May 1, operating on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays through the end of May 2026. During the…
Nuclear startup Antares said Tuesday it has raised $96 million in Series B funding as it pursues its small modular reactor design. The round, which was led by Shine Capital with participation from Alt Capital, Caffeinated, FiftyThree Stations, Industrious, and others, consists of $71 million in equity and $25 million in debt. Antares says it is targeting commercial, defense, and space-based applications with its R1 microreactor, which will produce between 100 kilowatts and 1 megawatt of electricity. The design uses TRISO fuel, which in Antares case is spheres of carbon- and ceramic-coated uranium embedded in graphite. The startup is one…
Tonight, at Playground Global in Palo Alto, some very smart people who are building things you don’t understand yet will explain what’s coming. This is the final StrictlyVC event of 2025, and truly, the lineup is ridiculous. Image Credits:Aaron V Barrera Photography The series has traveled around the globe under the auspices of TechCrunch: Steve Case rented a theater in Washington, D.C.; we talked to Greece’s prime minister in Athens; and Kirsten Green hosted us at the Presidio in San Francisco. The concept is always the same, though: Bring together people who are working on genuinely important developments in a…
An instructor at the University of Oklahoma has been placed on leave after a student complained that she received a failing grade on a paper that cited the Bible to assert that the “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”Samantha Fulnecky, 20, filed a complaint with the administration, the latest flashpoint in the ongoing debate over academic freedom on college campuses amid President Donald Trump’s push to end diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, and restrict how campuses discuss issues of race, gender and sexuality.“OU remains firmly committed to fairness, respect and protecting every student’s right to express sincerely held religious beliefs,”…
A significant overhaul of U.S. travel policy is underway as the Department of Homeland Security recommends substantially expanding the country’s travel ban list, a move that could have far-reaching implications for international travel and tourism.Department of Homeland Security Chief Kristi Noem is advocating for a dramatic expansion of the U.S. travel ban, proposing to increase the list from 19 countries to between 30 and 32 countries. This recommendation follows a recent fatal shooting in Washington, D.C., allegedly involving an Afghan national who had been resettled in the United States, reigniting heated debates over immigration policy.According to CNN, Noem said Monday…
Amazon Web Services on Tuesday announced three new AI agents it calls “frontier agents,” including one designed to learn how you like to work and then operate on its own for days. Each of these agents handle different tasks such as writing code, security processes like code reviews, and automating DevOps tasks such as preventing incidents when pushing new code live. Preview versions of the agents are available now. Perhaps the biggest and most interesting claim by AWS is its promise that the frontier agent called “Kiro autonomous agent” can work on its own for days at a time. Kiro…