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by Brian Major Last updated: 4:35 PM ET, Tue October 7, 2025 Brazil hosted 7,099,237 international visitors between January and September of 2025, an all-time record for the country. The total reflects a 45 percent year-over-year increase.The 2025 figures not only exceeded the total number of international arrivals recorded in 2024 (6.77 million) but also surpassed the official annual goal established in the National Tourism Plan of 2024–2027 — reaching 102.9 percent of the target by the ninth month of the year. In September alone, Brazil welcomed 570,934 visitors, the highest number ever recorded for that month and 28.2 percent…

British fintech Revolut — now launching in India — says cross-border payments remain one of India’s most underserved financial services. By its estimate, Indians spend about $30 billion overseas every year and lose around $600 million in bank charges — fees its India head calls “criminal.” “It has been the preserve of banks,” Paroma Chatterjee, Revolut India CEO, told TechCrunch. “You go to your bank to take currency, foreign exchange out from your bank, or you take a travel card that is issued by your bank when you’re traveling overseas … there have been humongous charges which have been levied…

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Kathryn Bigelow is exceedingly calm when she talks about nuclear annihilation. That’s not to say she’s nonchalant about the topic— much the opposite. The Oscar-winning filmmaker discusses it with grave, matter-of-fact seriousness. But she also doesn’t need to dress up the threat in hyperbole, whether in conversation or in her new film “A House of Dynamite.” The reality of how it would all play out is chilling enough. Eighteen minutes is not a lot of time to decide the fate of civilization, after all. But that’s about all U.S. leaders would have in the face of…

The next time travelers download a United Airlines mobile boarding pass to their Apple Wallet, they could see all new features and a refreshed design on the digital ticket.The carrier will be the first airline to launch refreshed boarding passes as part of Apple’s latest iOS roll out. United first announced in June that it would make its boarding passes compatible with the new software, but the reimagined boarding passes have just become available.  Among the new boarding pass features are helpful functionalities like real-time flight updates called Live Activities, the ability to share Live Activities with friends and family,…

Qapita, a Singapore-based equity management platform, has raised $26.5 million in a Series B round led by Charles Schwab. As part of the deal, Charles Schwab has introduced a new platform called Schwab Private Issuer Equity Services — powered by Qapita — which let’s U.S. startups manage their cap tables, administer stock plans, and prepare for public listings. Founded in 2019 by former banker Ravi Ravulaparthi (CEO) with Lakshman Gupta (COO) and Vamsee Mohan (CTO) (pictured above, from left to right), Qapita helps private companies track ownership, manage employee equity, and facilitate secondary share sales. The startup serves private companies…

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — When Rob Coverdale started his job in 2023 as superintendent of the K-12 Crow Creek Tribal School in South Dakota, there were 15 unfilled teaching positions.Within nine months, he had filled those vacancies with Filipino teachers, the majority of whom arrived on the H-1B, a visa for skilled workers in specialty occupations.“We’ve hired the H-1B teachers because we quite simply didn’t have other applicants for those positions,” Coverdale said. “So they’re certainly not taking jobs from Americans. They’re filling jobs that otherwise just simply we would not get filled.” Now a new $100,000 fee for…

Global travel insurer, Travel Guard is on the search this fall for the traveler with the ‘all-time worst’ story of a travel mishap or nightmare as part of its 2025 contest and sweepstakes in their ‘World’s Unluckiest Traveler.’Open for residents of the U.S. and Canada, the contest opens on October 7 at 9 a.m. CDT, running through November 12, 2025. Entrants can submit a video or photo with their accompanying story describing their worst epic travel calamity. The public can then vote for their favorite entry once a day in a three-week period beginning November 13. In an effort to…

Google is bringing its AI-powered conversational search feature, Search Live, to India — launching in English and Hindi — and expanding AI Mode to seven new Indian languages, as the company strengthens its presence in one of its fastest-growing markets. First introduced in the U.S. in July, Search Live builds on Google’s Project Astra technology and is available through the company’s AI Mode. The feature lets users point their phone camera at objects to get real-time assistance, supporting back-and-forth conversations that draw on the visual context from the camera feed. With this launch, India becomes the second market after the…

NEW YORK (AP) — A glittering list of music figures will help present awards at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony this year, including Elton John, Olivia Rodrigo, Doja Cat, Questlove, Twenty One Pilots, Missy Elliott and Raye.The induction ceremony honoring Mariah Carey, Chubby Checker, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast, Phish, the Black Crowes, Oasis and more will take place in Los Angeles on Nov. 8, streaming live on Disney+.Other presenters revealed Wednesday include Beck, Brandi Carlile, David Letterman, Flea, Iggy Pop, J.I.D, Killer Mike, Maxwell, Sleepy Brown, Taylor Momsen and Teddy Swims.Other acts going into the Hall this…

Square, Block’s merchant payments platform, has launched new features for merchants, including AI-powered voice ordering for restaurants, enhancements to its AI assistants — such as providing local insights — and an integrated Bitcoin solution to accept and hold the digital currency. The company now lets restaurants and cafes using Square leverage AI to handle incoming calls. This is particularly useful for cloud kitchens (delivery-only restaurants) and other delivery-focused establishments, as they can hand off order taking, customization, and other menu-related questions to AI. The bot can handle requests like, “What is special in your menu today?” or “Make my food…