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Europe continues to serve as the driving force behind international tourism, while the U.S. holds the position as the “most influential travel and tourism market,” according to a report unveiled at World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) 25th Global Summit in Rome.During the summit, which is being held in Rome, Manfredi Lefebvre, executive chairman of Heritage Group and executive chairman of Abercrombie & Kent Travel Group, was named WTTC’s new chair. “As Italy hosts this year’s Global Summit, its role as a G7 leader showcases the importance of tourism in driving economies, creating jobs, and shaping our shared future,” WTTC…

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 at San Francisco’s Moscone West, brings founders, investors, and innovators together to explore the future of technology. One fireside chat you won’t want to miss is with Baiju Bhatt, co-founder of Robinhood and founder and CEO of Aetherflux, a U.S. aerospace company delivering energy to Earth through space solar power. He’ll sit front and center on the Space Stage to dive into his experience transforming sectors and the challenges and opportunities along the way. Register here to save up to $444 on your ticket and to join one of the leaders in the startup…

Booking flights between the United States and Canada is getting a little more streamlined for American Airlines customers.American just announced a new partnership with Canadian carrier Porter Airlines. Under the new agreement, travelers can now book codeshare flights on select routes with both airlines. For now, American says it will place its code on certain Porter flights operated out of Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to other cities in Canada. From Toronto, travelers are now able to fly to five Canadian destinations through the codeshare agreement, including Edmonton (YEG), Halifax (YHZ), Ottawa (YOW), Victoria (YYJ), and Winnipeg (YWG).Six additional Canadian…

The social network Bluesky will begin verifying users’ ages in the state of Ohio to comply with new regulations, starting on Monday, September 29. The company — which offers an open and decentralized competitor to X and Threads — says it will enable the Kids Web Services’ (KWS) age verification solution in the state. This is the same solution that Bluesky is already using in South Dakota and Wyoming to comply with similar laws. Bluesky announced the move in Ohio on Sunday via its Bluesky Safety account, and in an update to last month’s blog post about the matter. The…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge agreed Monday to temporarily suspend the Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of jobs at the agency that oversees Voice of America, the government-funded broadcaster founded to counter Nazi propaganda during World War II.U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington, D.C., ruled that the U.S. Agency for Global Media cannot implement a reduction in force eliminating 532 jobs for full-time government employees on Tuesday. Those employees represent the vast majority of its remaining staff.Kari Lake, the agency’s acting CEO, announced in late August that the job cuts would take effect Tuesday. But the judge’s…

After nearly a decade of serving as a digital time capsule for moments from your life, Snapchat is now putting a price on its Memories features. The social media giant announced that free access to the feature will be limited to 5GB. If your memories exceed this limit, you’ll need to subscribe to one of its new Memories Storage plans. The company told TechCrunch in an email that the introductory storage plan offers up to 100GB of storage for $1.99 per month. Snapchat+ users will get up to 250GB of storage as part of their $3.99 monthly subscription, while Snapchat…

Journalists who cover the Pentagon and the Trump admnistration are in a standoff about new rules that limit the access of the media to most areas within the Pentagon and appear to condition overall entry to the building on an agreement to restrictions in reporting.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s team characterizes the changes as an effort to protect national security and the safety of those who work at the Pentagon, while many in the press see it as an effort to exert control and avoid embarrassing stories.Journalists who want to hold on to badges that permit access to the Pentagon were…

Southwest Airlines’ Week of WOW sale is back with flights from as low as $39 one-way.Travelers have until Thursday, October 2, at midnight PT to book the discounted seats, which require a 21-day advance purchase. Travel within the continental U.S., international travel, travel between the continental U.S. and Hawaii and travel to and from San Juan, Puerto Rico, is valid between October 21, 2025, and March 4, 2026. Remember, Southwest’s shift to assigned seating takes effect on January 27, 2026.Meanwhile, inter-island Hawaii travel is only valid between October 21 and November 18, 2025. Blackout dates do apply, however, with discounts…

OpenAI began testing a new safety routing system in ChatGPT over the weekend, and on Monday introduced parental controls to the chatbot — drawing mixed reactions from users. The safety features come in response to numerous incidents of certain ChatGPT models validating users’ delusional thinking instead of redirecting harmful conversations. OpenAI is facing a wrongful death lawsuit tied to one such incident, after a teenage boy died by suicide after months of interactions with ChatGPT.  The routing system is designed to detect emotionally sensitive conversations and automatically switch mid-chat to GPT-5-thinking, which the company sees as the best equipped model for high-stakes safety work. In particular, the GPT-5 models were trained with a new…

by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 9:30 AM ET, Mon September 29, 2025 Costa Maya, Mexico has collected over 400 tons of seaweed from September 20-26, a massive amount from two major beaches: Mahahual and Xcalak. According to Riviera Maya News, the Mexican Navy is involved in the 2025 Sargassum Response Strategy, cleaning up the beaches, drying out the sargassum in facilities and re-entering it back into the environment.  Seventy-three Naval members and 80 civilians participated in the cleanup efforts this past week. “Specialized machinery and various resources were also deployed for this purpose, maintaining 2,265 meters of containment barriers. This maintenance strategy…