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There’s only one fusion device on earth that has been able to meet a key scientific threshold, but Maritime Fusion CEO Justin Cohen is already preparing to put a fusion reactor on a boat. Stay with me — it’s not entirely far-fetched. Thanks to advances in AI, computing, and superconducting magnets, fusion power is closer than ever to commercial reality. It’s increasingly looking like fusion is more a question of “when” not “if.” And when it does happen, it promises to deliver large amounts of clean power from a plentiful fuel source — water. Putting a reactor on a ship isn’t…
Meliá Hotels International has entered a strategic partnership with MiM Hotels, the boutique hospitality brand owned by football icon Leo MessiThe company has taken over management of the entire portfolio of six distinctive properties, which will join The Meliá Collection, the company’s curated selection of character-rich hotels. MiM Ibiza (Photo Credit: Melia Hotels International) The MiM portfolio spans premier destinations across Spain and Andorra, including Sitges, Sotogrande, Mallorca, Ibiza and Baqueira Beret. Each property embodies Messi’s personal vision of luxury hospitality, featuring exclusive elements like the signature “Messi Suite” and curated memorabilia, including signed Ballon d’Or trophy replicas. The hotels will operate…
Product demos get all the attention, but software development more often involves things like debugging, quality assurance and testing. It’s the dull but critical work that keeps software running the way it should, and as developers look to automate more of their workloads, it’s increasingly being done by AI. On Monday, the AI testing startup Momentic said it had raised $15 million in a Series A round led by Standard Capital, with participation from Dropbox Ventures. Existing investors at Y Combinator, FCVC, Transpose Platform and Karman Ventures also participated in the round. The new funding builds on a $3.7 million…
BERLIN (AP) — Traditional Christmas markets are opening across Germany on Monday, drawing revelers to their wooden stands with mulled wine, grilled sausages, potato pancakes or caramelized apples. Security has been stepped up, with memories of two deadly attacks on Christmas markets still fresh for many Germans.In Berlin, the famous market at the city’s Gedächtniskirche church opened with a public service on Monday morning. Other openings included the Christmas markets at the Rotes Rathaus city hall, Gendarmenmarkt and Charlottenburg Palace. Vendors sell not only snacks and drinks but also handmade candles, wool hats, gloves and shiny Christmas stars in all…
Christina Royer (Photo Credit: Christina Royer)Travel Advisor Success Stories focus on veteran advisors and how they achieved success. Here’s a look at Christina Royer, founder of Anew Travel. How did you get your start as a travel advisor?My journey into travel started with a passion for creating experiences that connect people – experiences that remind them how extraordinary the world truly is. I began as an advisor focused on crafting high-value, custom itineraries and quickly realized that what clients desired wasn’t just a trip; it was confidence, trust and personalization. From those early days, I built my career around one…
As Australia’s ban on social media use for users under 16 looms, it appears Malaysia now plans to implement a similar system starting next year. The country’s communications minister, Fahmi Fadzil, reportedly said the administration is considering systems for implementing age restrictions on social media platforms, barring users under 16 years old from platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and X, Reuters reported. “We hope by next year that social media platforms will comply with the government’s decision to bar those under the age of 16 from opening user accounts,” the report quoted Fadzil as saying. Malaysia would join a growing list…
A major highlight of Thanksgiving is the menu, but the big meal can come with a lot of wasted food. Experts say a pinch of extra planning can ensure more gets eaten.Roughly 320 million pounds (145 million kilograms) of food will be wasted at Thanksgiving this year, according to ReFED, a nonprofit that tracks food waste. ReFED says that’s largely because people prepare more food than is needed for the meal and then don’t finish the leftovers.“That is essentially like five meals each for all of the food insecure people in the U.S.,” said Yvette Cabrera, food waste director at…
by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 9:35 AM ET, Sat November 22, 2025 The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is expecting to screen over 17.8 million people across the Thanksgiving holiday, from November 25 to December 2. It’s predicted to screen over three million air travelers on Sunday, November 30th alone. “We are projecting that the Sunday after Thanksgiving will be one of the busiest travel days in TSA history…” said Adam Stahl, Senior Official Performing the Duties of Deputy TSA Administrator. “We are extremely grateful for the tireless work of our TSA Officers, who showed up every day to ensure Americans can…
Several U.S. banking giants and mortgage lenders are reportedly scrambling to assess how much of their customers’ data was stolen during a cyberattack on a New York financial technology company earlier this month. SitusAMC, which provides technology for over a thousand commercial and real estate financiers, confirmed in a statement over the weekend that it had identified a data breach on November 12. The company said that unspecified hackers had stolen corporate data associated with its banking customers’ relationship with SitusAMC, as well as “accounting records and legal agreements” during the cyberattack. The statement added that the scope and nature…
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria has been rocked by two mass abductions from schools in the past week, with over 300 children taken by armed gangs in the conflict-battered north.A tally by The Associated Press shows at least 1,799 students have been seized in a dozen of the largest abductions since the 2014 Chibok attack in which Boko Haram militants seized 276 schoolgirls, sparking global outrage. Most of the children have been released, many after ransoms were paid. Others have escaped.Here is a timeline of major abductions of students in Nigeria:April 14, 2014Members of the Islamic militant group Boko Haram…