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by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 11:30 AM ET, Mon November 17, 2025 IHG Hotels & Resorts is offering up to 25 percent off stays at over 6,800 hotels around the globe with its annual Cyber Sale event, going on now through December 4. Travelers can enjoy saving up to 25 percent off on their next domestic or international stay with the deal, for travel through March 2026. IHG One Rewards members can enjoy saving up to 25 percent by booking in the IHG app November 18-19, while everyone else can save up to 20 percent from November 20 through December 4. IHG…
Views on sponsored videos on YouTube have risen 28% year-on-year, and the number of sponsored videos has grown by 54% year-on-year in the first half of 2025, according to a report from Tubefilter. What’s more, ad spend through creator channels has been steadily rising and is even set to outperform traditional media in some cases. Buoyed by these signals, Agentio, a startup that connects brands with YouTube creators for sponsored videos, has raised its third funding round of $40 million in as many years. The Series B round is led by consumer-focused VC Forerunner with participation from existing investors Benchmark,…
Methodiq brand advertisement. Courtesy: MethodiqIl Makiage parent company Oddity is branching out into medical-grade skin care with its new brand Methodiq, as the online retailer looks to compete with Hims and help to address what it called a “broken medical care system.” Methodiq, which has been in the works for four years and launched on Tuesday, is a telehealth platform that will offer 28 new products, including creams, supplements and cosmetics, that address acne, hyperpigmentation and eczema. The lineup is a mix of prescription and over-the-counter items that range in price from about $29 to around $59. Methodiq combines Oddity’s investments into…
One of the most luxurious airlines in the world is making a significant expansion to its fleet. Dubai-based Emirates has just placed an order for 65 additional Boeing 777x widebody planes.The additional aircraft, which will be 777-9 variants, are worth $38 billion USD and bring the airline’s total 777x order to 270 planes. Emirates says it will receive deliveries of the new 777x planes through 2038. The order was announced on the first day of the Dubai Airshow. The airline says the new widebody planes are an important part of its overall future expansion.“Each of our aircraft on order has…
Waymo is taking the safety operators out of its fleet of robotaxis in Miami starting today, ahead of a commercial launch in 2026, the latest in a long series of steps taken this year to expand its nationwide footprint. The company said in a blog post Tuesday it will start offering fully autonomous trips to employees in Miami. Over the next few weeks, Waymo said it will do the same in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Orlando. This latest move comes just one week after Waymo announced a major milestone: it is now offering paid rides on highways in Los…
We tend to think that fall is when the garden winds down, and spring is when the work begins. But there are several chores that, if completed now, will make your spring job much easier.For starters, pulling up weeds by their roots in the fall will dramatically reduce their reappearance when the weather warms up again. I’m practically addicted to a long-handled tool called Grampa’s Weeder, which makes easy work of the task.While you’re at it, thoroughly rake beds and borders where fungus, black spot or mildew diseases emerged this year. This will help prevent the pathogens from taking hold…
People linger in the restaurant of the Netflix House experience center. Andrej Sokolow | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesNetflix was the early leader in streaming. It’s been later to another crucial piece of the media playbook — merchandising and live events.The streamer has only recently begun adopting tried-and-true marketing methods that have been in play for the likes of the Walt Disney Company, Universal and Warner Bros. Discovery for decades: Namely, consumer product partnerships, special release events and venue destinations that drive fan engagement.In January, the company struck its first master licensing deal with Jazwares, the maker of Squishmallows, to…
AmaWaterways is expanding its Africa Safaris & Wildlife Cruise program with four new itineraries debuting in August 2026.Journeys range from nine to 18 nights and feature newly added destinations such as Kenya, Namibia, Zanzibar and the Skeleton Coast. The trips merge three-night Chobe River cruises aboard the 28-passenger Zambezi Queen with unique land programs. The shortest of the trips, From the Cape to the Falls (9 or 11 nights), features a journey from Cape Town to Victoria Falls with penguin encounters at Boulders Beach, river and land safaris and an optional Johannesburg extension.Iconic Africa (14 nights) features Cape Town, Victoria…
Data intelligence company Databricks is reportedly already in talks to raise fresh capital, just a few months after its last fundraise. Databricks is holding conversations to raise a funding round that values the company at a minimum of $130 billion, according to reporting from The Information. The company hasn’t signed a term sheet yet, the report added. That would prove a valuation bump of at least 30% over the $100 billion price tag Databricks achieved in its $1 billion Series J funding round in August. At the time, Databricks co-founder and CEO Ali Ghodsi told TechCrunch that the company raised…
Roblox is stepping up its age verification system for users who want to privately message other players and implementing age-based chats so kids, teens and adults will only be able to message people around their own age.The moves come as the popular gaming platform continues to face criticism and lawsuits over child safety and a growing number of states and countries are implementing age verification laws.The company had previously announced the age estimation tool, which is provided by a company called Persona, in July. It requires players to take a video selfie that will be used to estimate their age.…