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Frontier Airlines has expanded its partnership with FlightHub, a Montreal-based online travel agency and sister company of JustFly.Through a direct API connection, FlightHub users can now browse and book a wider range of Frontier’s flights. This includes fares that were previously unavailable through third-party systems. The enhanced partnership will eliminate data lags and minimize booking errors, the airline states, enabling a smoother and more transparent purchase experience.FlightHub customers will also benefit from improved visibility into the ultra-low-cost carrier’s bundles, routes and seat options. “At FlightHub, we’re focused on giving travelers more choice and better value. Our new direct connection with…
YouTube and other social media platforms are ramping up their parental controls as the online safety of minors continues to be a hot topic internationally. The Google-owned platform announced on Wednesday that it’s implementing additional parental controls, particularly around the amount of time their children and teens spend watching YouTube Shorts. Image Credits:YouTube Parents will now be able to set a timer for how much time children’s connected accounts can spend watching Shorts — YouTube’s equivalent of TikToks or Instagram Reels — helping to limit the potential to waste time with mindless scrolling. Parents can even block accounts from watching…
ROME (AP) — Italian influencer Chiara Ferragni, once the unrivalled social media star, was cleared of aggravated fraud charges on Wednesday in the so-called Pandorogate trial, centered on allegedly misleading charitable deals.Milan prosecutors accused Ferragni — who faced a potential jail term in the trial —- of misleading consumers in 2022 and 2023 by promoting sales of a limited-edition pandoro cake produced by Italian confectionery company Balocco. The inflated prices were supposed to directly support children’s medical treatment.A similar case involved Ferragni-branded Easter eggs in support of “I Bambini delle Fate,” an association that helps children with autism.Ferragni, facing the…
Mark Mason, CEO of Citi Private Bank, speaks during the Global Wealth Management Summit in New York June 17, 2014.Shannon Stapleton | ReutersThe biggest U.S. banks show no sign of capitulating to President Donald Trump’s mandate to slash credit card interest rates, setting up a confrontation just as the President is expected to take the world stage next week at Davos.Executives at JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup warned this week that rather than offering cards at a 10% interest rate, as Trump has directed should happen by Jan. 20, the banks would simply close many customers’ accounts.”An interest rate cap is…
For the past year, security researchers have been urging the global shipping industry to shore up their cyber defenses after a spate of cargo thefts were linked to hackers. The researchers say they have seen elaborate hacks targeting logistics companies to hijack and redirect large amounts of their customers’ products into the hands of criminals, in what has become an alarming collusion between hackers and real-life organized crime gangs. A delivery truck of stolen vapes here, a suspected lobster heist there. One little-known and critical U.S. shipping tech company has spent the last few months patching its own systems following…
BOSTON (AP) — The Trump administration apologized in court for a “mistake” in the deportation of a Massachusetts college student who was detained trying to fly home to surprise her family for Thanksgiving, but still argued the error should not affect her case.Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, a 19-year-old Babson College freshman, was detained at Boston’s airport on Nov. 20 and flown to Honduras two days later. Her removal came despite an emergency court order on Nov. 21 directing the government to keep her in Massachusetts or elsewhere in the United States for at least 72 hours.Lopez Belloza, whose family emigrated…
In 2026, travelers won’t have to splurge in order to fly to a glamorous destination, whether they’re after a relaxing beach getaway or an immersive city break. A new report from airfare booking company Skyscanner shows the most affordable destinations with the cheapest average airfares for travel throughout all of 2026. Travelers can expect to find prices for any budget: the list’s top three cheapest destinations have average roundtrip fares under $300, and only one of the destinations is above $500. The report also shows that this year, travelers will save the most money by flying in the middle of the…
Cybercriminals are increasingly using AI in their attacks. At the same time, cyber defenders are also turning to the technology to fight back. Depthfirst, a security startup positioning itself at the forefront of this AI-powered defense, announced Wednesday that it had raised $40 million in a Series A round. Founded in October 2024, the company raised the round from Accel Partners, which led the investment, with participation from SV Angel, Mantis VC, and Alt Capital. Depthfirst offers a platform called General Security Intelligence, an AI-native suite that helps companies scan and analyze their codebases and workflows for signs of trouble.…
MIAMI (AP) — Tuesday’s classes at Christopher Columbus High School in Miami have been canceled.There wouldn’t be much learning going on that day. No matter what happens Monday night in the College Football Playoff title game between Indiana and Miami — a game that will be played in South Florida — Columbus will be busily celebrating the sight of alums hoisting the national championship trophy.Thing is, will it be Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza, the Heisman Trophy winner? Or will it be Miami coach Mario Cristobal?“The kids here, that’s all they’re talking about this week,” said Herb Baker, the school’s longtime…
NEW YORK (AP) — Min Jin Lee’s first novel since her million-selling “Pachinko” is a long book that grew out of a basic question: What do Koreans care most about? “We’re obsessed with education, and it became my obsession over why Koreans care so much,” says Lee, whose “American Hagwon,” scheduled for Sept. 29, will likely be one of the year’s most anticipated books. Hagwons are for-profit tutoring centers — sometimes likened to “cram schools” — where Koreans of all ages receive instruction for everything from English to guitar to cooking. Any language school or organization that gives private lesson…