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by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 1:25 PM ET, Mon December 1, 2025 Royal Caribbean International’s new private destination in The Bahamas is still on track to open later this month. Crew members are working hard to put the finishing touches on Royal Beach Club Paradise Island before its scheduled opening on December 23. “We’re so excited for guests to experience our newest exclusive destination in just a few weeks,” a company spokesperson wrote in an email to TravelPulse.Fans of the cruise line were worried the opening might be delayed, because the company recently canceled a sneak peek preview of the destination.…
Amazon Web Services’ big annual event, re:Invent 2025, is getting into full swing in Las Vegas this week. Last year’s event was largely focused on their AI efforts, including new foundation models, services tackling AI hallucinations, and new security measures. And this year is likely to follow suit, based on what Amazon has announced so far and the lineup of speakers and programming that you can explore in more detail below. The event formally kicks off tomorrow, December 2, at 9 a.m. PT. You can expect editorial coverage of the keynotes, interviews with AWS execs, and a roundup of news…
According to Allianz Partners USA, a leading travel insurance and assistance provider, more travelers are relying more on its digital travel companion Allyz to deal with shifting flight schedules, safety concerns and real-time travel disruptions.New data shows a 250 percent increase in travel app downloads between 2024 and 2025, potentially reaching 1.5 million downloads by the end of 2025. New features that include instant proof of car rental coverage and emergency medical benefits for injured customers make the travel experience smoother by providing customers with essential documents when needed. Parties with emergency medical coverage can use the app to book…
Nvidia announced new infrastructure and AI models on Monday as it works to build the backbone technology for physical AI, including robots and autonomous vehicles that can perceive and interact with the real world. The semiconductor giant announced Alpamayo-R1, an open reasoning vision language model for autonomous driving research at the NeurIPS AI conference in San Diego, California. The company claims this is the first vision language action model focused on autonomous driving. Visual language models can process both text and images together, allowing vehicles to “see” their surroundings and make decisions based on what they perceive. This new model…
Earlier today, Shopify faced a major outage that disrupted the operations of numerous merchants, leaving them unable to fulfill transactions. According to Shopify’s status page, the company has found and fixed the issue. The disruption is particularly problematic given that customers were actively searching for deals on Cyber Monday, one of the busiest online shopping days of the year. Shopify is one of the most popular e-commerce platforms for millions of businesses to build and manage online stores. The company reports Shopify merchants handle over 10% of all e-commerce transactions in the U.S. The issues began surfacing around 6:45 a.m.…
SEATTLE (AP) — An anonymous donation expected to exceed $50 million is helping cover tuition costs for medical laboratory science students at the University of Washington for the next half-century.The dean of the university’s School of Medicine, Dr. Tim Dellit, made the surprise announcement Monday to about 30 grateful undergrads, who will each see two quarters’ worth of tuition covered for their senior-year clinical rotations, The Seattle Times reported.“I’m really shocked,” said Jasmine Wertz, eyes filling with tears. “Overwhelmed. Extremely grateful.”Students in the program are trained to perform clinical lab tests on patient samples, which are used to help diagnose,…
Air travelers in the U.S. without a REAL ID will be charged a $45 fee beginning in February, the Transportation Security Administration announced Monday.The updated ID has been required since May, but passengers without it have so far been allowed to clear security with additional screening and a warning. The Department of Homeland Security says 94% of passengers are already compliant and that the new fee is intended to encourage travelers to obtain the ID.REAL ID is a federally compliant state-issued license or identification card that meets enhanced requirements mandated in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.Obtaining…
Sea Cloud Cruises rolled out a major Black Friday/Cyber Monday promotion last Friday, offering up to 50 percent off select 2026 sailings booked by Dec. 15, 2025. The promotion is available on more than 15 voyages across the Caribbean and Europe aboard Sea Cloud Spirit and Sea Cloud II. The “Double the Sail” promotion includes a 12-night Costa Rica–Panama voyage, three seven-night Athens roundtrip departures and one eight-night Venice roundtrip that docks in the historic Grand Canal. “As we kick off for our third full season focused on growing the North American market, the sales and marketing team has carefully identified…
Sorry, prospective homebuyers. Just over a year after adding climate risk scores, Zillow has removed them from more than 1 million listings after real estate agents complained that the information was causing them to lose sales. Zillow first added the data to the site in September 2024, saying that more than 80% of buyers consider climate risks when purchasing a new home. But last month, following objections from the California Regional Multiple Listing Service (CRMLS), Zillow removed the listings’ climate scores. In their place is a subtle link to their records at First Street, the climate risk analytic startup that…
LONDON (AP) — Searching for a gift for that special royal watcher in your life?How about a Christmas stocking made from the drapes of King Charles III’s Sandringham estate and handstitched by a sewing circle at Dumfries House in Scotland, where the king’s charitable foundation works to preserve traditional skills and crafts?Deftly tugging their needles through the royal fabric, members of the Dumfries House Sewing Bee recently put the finishing touches on the festive decorations, which will be auctioned off to raise money for the King’s Foundation. While the rain splattered against the windows of the 18th century mansion south…