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Tim Kuniskis, head of NAFTA Passenger Car Brands for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, speaks during the reveal of the Fiat Chrysler 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon sports vehicle ahead of the 2017 New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, April 11, 2017. Mark Kauzlarich | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesNew Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa, who took over the top job one week ago, has made his first major leadership move, promoting Tim Kuniskis to oversee all American brands and lead marketing and retail strategy in North America.Kuniskis remains CEO of Ram. He now has a broader…

by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 1:25 PM ET, Tue July 1, 2025 Crystal Cruises has secured financing for two new cruise ships.The SACE-backed ECA financing was made possible through several financial institutions and banking partners, including Citibank, N.A. London Branch; Banco Santander, S.A.; CaixaBank, S.A., UK Branch; Cassa Depositi e Prestiti S.p.A.; Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank; Banca Monte Dei Paschi Di Siena S.p.a  and Bper Banca S.p.A. The institutions’ backing “validates our position in the ultra-luxury cruise segment,” says Manfredi Lefebvre d’Ovidio, executive chairman of A&K Travel Group, the parent company of Crystal Cruises.The new vessels will each…

CNN  —  Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has approved a law to halt cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a move which will likely obscure any attempt by Tehran to restart its damaged nuclear program. Wednesday’s decision comes a week after Iran’s parliament passed a law to suspend cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog. Iran blames the IAEA for collaborating with Israel and providing a pathway for strikes on its nuclear facilities, an accusation which the agency denies. Pezeshkian ordered Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, the Supreme National Security Council, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to begin implementing the…

by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 1:40 PM ET, Tue July 1, 2025 Welcome to the fleet, Viking Vesta. Viking officially named its newest ocean ship at a traditional ceremony held in Split, Croatia. Norwegian journalist and philanthropist Lene Tangevald-Jensen, the ship’s godmother, used a Viking broad axe to cut a ribbon that caused a bottle of Norwegian aquavit to break across the ship’s hull. Norwegian soprano Sissel Kyrkjebø, who also serves as the godmother of the Viking Jupiter, and Norwegian violinist Tor Jaran Apold performed at the event. Viking Vesta now continues her inaugural season in the Mediterranean and Northern Europe.“As…

Genesis AI, a startup that aims to build a foundational model for powering all kinds of robots, has emerged from stealth with a giant $105 million seed round co-led by Eclipse Ventures and Khosla Ventures. Founded last December by Zhou Xian (pictured above, left), who holds a PhD in robotics from Carnegie Mellon University, and Théophile Gervet (pictured above, right), a former research scientist with the French AI lab Mistral, the startup wants to build a general-purpose model that will enable robots to automate a wide range of repetitive tasks, from lab work to housekeeping. Large language models are trained…

If you’re shopping for a used car this summer, you may have noticed something frustrating: Prices are climbing again. According to the latest Edmunds’ Used Car Report, the average transaction price for a 3-year-old used vehicle has reached $30,522. That’s up 2.3% from the same time last year and marks the first time since mid-2023 that this number has climbed back over the $30,000 mark.Many people expected used car prices to cool off as new vehicle production recovered post-pandemic. But as the latest data shows, that’s not happening just yet — and shoppers should understand why. What’s driving used car…

The jury in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial has reached a verdict on four of five charges but remains deadlocked on the most serious charge: racketeering conspiracy. Despite the jury’s note Tuesday about being split with “unpersuadable views,” Judge Arun Subramanian instructed them to continue deliberating. ___ Janice Combs, mother of Sean Combs, leaves after Sean “Diddy” Combs trial at Manhattan federal court, Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) Janice Combs, mother of Sean Combs, leaves after Sean “Diddy” Combs trial at Manhattan federal court, Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Read…

U.S. senators voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to remove a controversial 10-year ban on states’ abilities to regulate AI from the Trump administration’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” reports Axios. The provision to the reconciliation bill was introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). Many prominent Silicon Valley executives — including OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Anduril’s Palmer Luckey, and a16z’s Marc Andreessen — were in favor of the so-called “AI moratorium,” which they said would prevent states from forming an unworkable patchwork of regulation that could stifle AI innovation. Opposition to the provision became a bipartisan issue, as most Democrats and many Republicans warned that…

Reuters  —  Denmark on Tuesday expanded its military service to include women, as the Nordic country seeks to recruit more soldiers and strengthen its defenses amid heightened security concerns across Europe. Under a law passed by Denmark’s parliament in June 2023, Denmark will require women turning 18 after July 1, 2025 to register for assessment days for potential military conscription, aligning with measures already in place for men. Until now, women, who last year made up around 24% of all recruits, had been allowed to join the military on a voluntary basis. “In the world situation we’re in right now,…

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Cousins Tanisha Tucker Lohse and Maria Francisco set off from their desert camp around dawn on most early summer days, in search of ripe fruit from the towering saguaro cactus, an icon of the Southwest that is crucial to the Tohono O’odham Nation’s spirituality.One plucks the small, thorn-covered fruits called “bahidaj” with a 10-foot-long (3-meter-long) stick made with a saguaro rib as the other catches them in a bucket. The harvest ritual is sacred to the O’odham, who have lived for thousands of years in what are now U.S.-Mexico borderlands, and it’s enjoying a renaissance as…