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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) paid $825,000 earlier this year to a company that manufactures vehicles equipped with various technologies for law enforcement, including fake cellphone towers known as “cell-site simulators,” which can be used to spy on nearby phones.   According to public records, the award dated May 8 “provides Cell Site Simulator (CSS) Vehicles to support the Homeland Security Technical Operations program” and is a modification for “additional CSS Vehicles.”   The contract was signed with TechOps Specialty Vehicles (TOSV), a Maryland-based company. TOSV also signed a similar contract with ICE in September 2024 for $818,000, showing that…

by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 1:00 PM ET, Tue October 7, 2025 The countdown is on for MSC Seascape’s arrival in Galveston for year-round Texas sailings.In one month, the vessel will arrive in Texas and begin offering seven-night Western Caribbean sailings departing every Sunday. The vessel will call at Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico; and Isla de Roatan, Honduras. MSC Seascape will sail from the Port of Galveston’s brand new cruise terminal, which is slated to open in conjunction with the ship’s arrival on November 7. MSC Seascape will include expanded entertainment and dining options with Texas flair, including food and…

Meta announced on Tuesday a new Facebook algorithm update that will showcase more Reels videos tailored to users’ preferences. The update includes features that offer users greater control over the videos they see, AI-powered search suggestions, and new friend bubbles.  Facebook will make it easier for users to express their disinterest in these types of videos. They can now select “Not Interested” on a Reel or flag a comment, prompting the recommendations engine to adapt based on this feedback. The “Save” feature has also been updated to make it simpler to collect favorite Reels and posts in one place.  The…

INDIAN ROCKS BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The white sandy beaches along a swath of Florida’s Gulf Coast were battered by three hurricanes last year, leading to a multimillion-dollar effort to repair a coastline that is the region’s economic engine.Crews are working with dredges, trucks and pipelines along the 35-mile (56-kilometer) stretch of beach in Pinellas County that includes cities such as Clearwater Beach, Indian Rocks Beach, Belleair Beach and Redington Beach. It’s a prime tourist destination that is still recovering from hurricanes Helene, Milton and Debby.Helene was the most destructive for the beach towns, even though it made landfall far…

X announced on Tuesday that Verified Organizations, its premium subscription offering for businesses and governments, is being rebranded and will now be split into two offerings: Premium Business and Premium Organizations. While the Premium Organizations tier comes with a grey checkmark and is intended for governments and multilateral organizations, Premium Business will feature a gold checkmark and is designed to help businesses drive growth on X. The Premium Business subscription offering includes new tools for businesses to scale their organizations, whether they’re a small business, startup, or global corporation, X says. There are three tiers for Premium Business: Basic, Full…

by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 11:25 AM ET, Tue October 7, 2025 Premium guided travel operator Tauck has enhanced its Advisor Rewards Program, offering more flexibility and value. Travel advisors can now combine points earned across multiple years, and can redeem up to 100 points each year, which is equivalent to $20,000 in travel. Earned points remain valid for up to two years.  The new changes should make it easier for advisors to redeem their hard-earned trips and experience Tauck for themselves. “The Advisor Rewards Program has always been about empowering our partners to truly know Tauck by experiencing it themselves,” said…

Tesla has spent more than a year teasing that “more affordable models” of its vehicles were on the way, and on Tuesday, the company finally revealed them. The company is now selling a more bare-bones version of the Model 3 sedan and the Model Y SUV, which start at $36,990 and $39,990, respectively. The new versions, each dubbed “Standard,” get an estimated 321 miles of range on a full battery, and will come with fewer features than the more premium rear-wheel or all-wheel drive variants when they ship later this year. They don’t even have Autopilot, the company’s basic advanced…

by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 11:25 AM ET, Tue October 7, 2025 AmaWaterways is offering three new dates for its popular Latin Touch sailings in 2026, in an effort to meet the growing demand for river cruises among Spanish-speaking travelers.The 2026 departures include “Melodies of the Danube” (June 21-28), “Wonders of Colombia” (October 21-28) and “Magic of Colombia” (October 31-November 7). The voyages feature the line’s river cruise itineraries with a Spanish-language focus and programming that celebrates Latin culture. Each sailing has a Spanish-speaking cruise director, guided tours in Spanish, daily programs and menus in Spanish, and select onboard entertainment…

Otter.ai CEO Sam Liang isn’t satisfied with the company being viewed, and used, as just a meeting notetaker. Liang wants Otter.ai to become a go-to source for enterprises and a new batch of products released Tuesday is the first step in that evolution. The Silicon Valley-based AI meeting assistant startup on Tuesday released a new suite of tools for enterprises designed to better incorporate data from meetings into other workflows by funneling that information to a central knowledge base. The aim is to grow Otter’s business by helping companies get more out of the meetings they record. Otter’s new product…

A custom study by MMGY Travel Intelligence– commissioned by the Globus family of brands – reveals that guided tours have arrived as the future of travel.The study revealed nearly three-quarters of Gen X (74 percent) and Younger Boomer (71 percent) travelers embrace guided vacations – a powerful shift in how the next generation wants to see and experience the world. Steve Born, chief marketing officer for the Globus family of brands said in a statement, “At the root of this study is a clear truth: travelers want flexibility and ease. “We believe freedom and ease should always travel together. Our…