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Carnival Cruise Line has announced the launch a new loyalty program, Carnival Rewards. The new program taking effect in June 2026 introduces a points-based system featuring personalized perks and new ways to earn status, including credit card spending. The current Very Important Fun Person (VIFP) program will be guests’ entry point into the new program. As a dual-earning structure, Carnival Rewards allows guests to accumulate both Carnival Rewards points for redemption on Carnival purchases and status qualifying stars determining a guest’s tier status. In lieu of focusing on the number of nights guests sail, the model Carnival follows under its…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has said humanity is only years away from developing artificial general intelligence that could automate most human labor. If that’s true, then humanity also deserves to understand and have a say in the people and mechanics behind such an incredible and destabilizing force.  That is the guiding purpose behind “The OpenAI Files,” an archival project from the Midas Project and the Tech Oversight Project, two nonprofit tech watchdog organizations. The Files are a “collection of documented concerns with governance practices, leadership integrity, and organizational culture at OpenAI.” Beyond raising awareness, the goal of the Files is…

Abuja, Nigeria CNN  —  A Nigerian university is facing backlash after a viral video appeared to show young women who were queuing for exams being checked for whether they were wearing bras before being allowed in. In a short clip that spread quickly on social media, two women seem to be touching the breasts of the women in the queue as they walk past. Students at Olabisi Onabanjo University confirmed to CNN that the video was shot at their school, in Nigeria’s southwestern Ogun state. In the video, one female student appeared to be removed from the queue after one…

Friday marks the 50th anniversary of “Jaws.” It remains one of the most beloved and rewatched movies of all time. But how good is your knowledge of the some of lore surrounding Steven Spielberg’s 1975 masterpiece? Read on and see how much you know about “Jaws.”What was the nickname given to the shark?Spielberg named his mechanical shark “Bruce,” after his attorney, Bruce Ramer.Where did the title come from?When author Peter Benchley’s 1974 book was going to print, he needed to choose a title. He has juggled various titles — “Leviathan Rising,” “Silent Fall” — before, at the last minute, choosing…

Internet connectivity in Iran almost completely disappeared on Wednesday, according to web-monitoring firms, as war with Israel enters its sixth day. NetBlocks, a firm that tracks internet access across the world, wrote on X that Iran is “now in the midst of a near-total national internet blackout.” The firm’s assessment was confirmed by other internet-monitoring organizations.  Data collected by IODA, which is a system that “monitors the Internet infrastructure connectivity in near-real time, with the goal of identifying macroscopic Internet outages,” showed on Wednesday the sudden collapse of internet connectivity in Iran. Image Credits:IODA David Belson, the head of data…

CNN  —  It’s a big decision, but one where the outcomes get slowly better, either way, every day. President Donald Trump has yet to determine whether to militarily involve the United States on Israel’s side in its six-day old conflict with Iran. But there is only so much further that the fight can escalate. There is a very palpable – and growing – limit on what Tehran can do. Israel has already crossed every red line imaginable in Iran’s diplomatic lexicon. It has bombed Iran’s nuclear facilities, killed so many military leaders the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is on its…

by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 12:40 PM ET, Wed June 18, 2025 River cruise line AmaWaterways celebrated the official christening of its newest ship, AmaMagdalena, on June 17 in Mompox, Colombia. The ship is the first luxury river cruise ship to sail the Rio Magdalena in Colombia, creating new opportunities for locals and travelers alike. The ceremony included the ship’s godmother, interior designer and Colombian entrepreneur, Marianna Schlegel Donado, a former Queen of the Barranquilla Carnival. Other attendees included the Governor of the Bolívar Department, the Mayor of Mompox and representatives from ProColombia, Fontur, Cormagdalena and residents. Her firm, Casa Schlegel…

Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle company Zoox has opened its first full-fledged production facility, where it expects to one day build 10,000 robotaxis per year. The facility marks the latest step in Zoox’s evolution out of the development phase. The company is currently testing vehicles in multiple U.S. cities and offering rides to early-access participants in Las Vegas. That early-rider program will expand to San Francisco later this year, and Zoox plans to launch paid public rides in Las Vegas this year, too. The 220,000-square-foot factory is located in Hayward, California, near Zoox’s Foster City headquarters. This is the company’s second production…

WHY IT RATES: The industry veteran’s appointment is a key part of a broader effort to uplift ALGV’s travel advisor partners.—Patrick Clarke, TravelPulse Senior EditorALG Vacations (ALGV), the leading provider of vacation packages to top global destinations, is proud to announce the appointment of Jermaine Humphrey as Regional Sales Director for the Western Region, signaling a renewed commitment to the travel advisor community across the Heartland, Mountain, and Western regions of the U.S. The appointment is part of a broader sales team realignment focused on delivering enhanced support in this growing travel advisor community.Humphrey brings extensive industry experience to the role,…

Waymo said Wednesday it has applied for a permit to test its autonomous vehicles in New York City, the Alphabet company’s first step in a sticky regulatory process to bring its robotaxis to U.S.’s largest city. Waymo applied for a permit with the New York City Department of Transportation to operate its self-driving Jaguar I-Pace vehicles with a human safety operator behind the wheel in Manhattan. New York’s autonomous vehicle demonstration or testing permit requires a human driver to be able to take over; a $5 million insurance policy; and every test vehicle operator must be adequately trained in the…