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We’re seeing reports across social media that users of Elon Musk’s X are getting stuck in endless loops and, in some cases, getting locked out of their X account, following a mandatory two-factor security change that seems to have gone wrong. On October 24, X said in a post that it was asking users who rely on passkeys or hardware security keys (such as Yubikeys) as their method of two-factor authentication to re-enroll using the x.com domain. (Users who use an authenticator app are unaffected.) X said this was part of an effort to retire the older twitter.com domain, which…

DETROIT (AP) — A Chinese scientist charged in Michigan with smuggling biological materials pleaded guilty Wednesday but was given no additional time in jail beyond the five months she already spent in custody.Yunqing Jian, who was a temporary researcher at a University of Michigan lab, will be released and quickly deported. A judge called it a “very strange” case involving an “incredibly accomplished researcher.”Jian, 33, was arrested in June and accused of conspiring with a boyfriend to study and nurse a toxic fungus at a campus lab. A pathogen known as Fusarium graminearum can attack wheat, barley, maize and rice.…

Skims underwear is displayed on a shelf at a Nordstrom store on March 25, 2025 in Corte Madera, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesKim Kardashian’s Skims brand has raised $225 million in new funding led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives, valuing the shapewear and apparel company at $5 billion — up from roughly $4 billion after its 2023 round.The deal comes as Skims nears $1 billion in annual net sales, six years after its 2019 launch, and marks one of the largest private raises for a U.S. consumer brand this year. BDT & MSD Partners’ affiliated funds also joined the round, Skims…

by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 11:00 AM ET, Wed November 12, 2025 Carnival Cruise Line is launching a new program for travel advisors.Called “Partners in Paradise,” the initiative gives travel advisors a unique opportunity to experience Celebration Key, the line’s new private destination on Grand Bahama. Travel advisors will be able to participate in three-day, two-night experiences offered the week of February 23 through March 1, 2026, or March 9 through March 15, 2026. The $599 package includes round-trip airfare to Freeport, Bahamas, hotel accommodations, transportation throughout Freeport and Celebration Key and a voucher to experience Celebration Key’s food and…

Deepwatch, a cybersecurity firm that makes an AI-powered detection and response platform, laid off dozens of employees on Wednesday, citing AI as one of the reasons. John DiLullo, CEO at Deepwatch told TechCrunch in an email that the company “is aligning our organization to accelerate our significant investments in AI and automation.” A current Deepwatch employee, who asked not to be named because they were not authorized to speak with the press, told TechCrunch that the layoffs affected between 60 and 80 staffers, out of a workforce of around 250 employees. A post on Linkedin by a person who said…

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s the most wonderful time of the year, unless you want to find the perfect gifts for tech lovers. There’s a lot of slop to sift through as we get closer to the holidays, many interests to appeal to and a whole bunch of deals-that-aren’t-deals flashing before our screens. So here’s a guide — and some sales — to help you get started on your gift shopping journey. For your gamers The Nintendo Switch 2 was the biggest and most anticipated console launch of 2025, and if history is any indication, it will be increasingly harder…

LONDON (AP) — He’s lost his titles, his house and his reputation, but the former Prince Andrew has gained a hyphen.The disgraced royal is now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and not – as previously announced – Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.The change makes the name’s style conform to the double-barreled surname chosen by the late Queen Elizabeth II for her descendants 65 years ago.It combines the royal family’s name of Windsor, chosen by King George V in 1917, with Mountbatten, the surname of the queen’s husband, Prince Philip.The queen had initially decided to use Windsor alone, leading her husband to complain that…

Las Vegas Aces head coach and six-time WNBA All-Star Becky Hammon said it may be time for a change in WNBA leadership.In an interview with CNBC Sport, one month after winning her third NBA Championship with the Aces, Hammon discussed what she described as a “rocky relationship” between Commissioner Cathy Engelbert and many WNBA players as calls for Engelbert to step down build.”I would say they’re probably going to look for a change in leadership. I just think it might be too fractured at this point,” Hammon said.In late September, Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier publicly criticized Engelbert’s leadership, saying…

by Brian Major Last updated: 1:40 PM ET, Tue November 11, 2025 CHTA president Sanovnik Destang & Antigua and Barbuda’s Minister of Tourism Hon. Charles ‘Max’ Fernandez (Photo Credit: Antigua and Barbuda)Antigua and Barbuda will host the 44th edition of the Caribbean Travel Marketplace (CTM) conference, scheduled for May 12-15, 2026, announced the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA). The announcement marks a continuation of the partnership established during the 2025 event and reaffirms CHTA’s confidence in Antigua and Barbuda’s vision, leadership and commitment to the advancement of Caribbean tourism.CTM is the Caribbean’s largest tourism forum, connecting regional suppliers with…

Matt Carey, the co-founder and CEO of Boston-based startup Teradar, loves when people tell him: “I don’t believe you.” That’s “right where we want folks,” he recently told TechCrunch. Carey has spent the last few years quietly building a solid-state sensor that sees the world using the terahertz band of the electromagnetic spectrum, which sits between microwaves and infrared. It essentially combines the best traits of radar sensors — like no moving parts and the ability to pierce rain or fog — with the higher definition afforded by laser-based lidar sensors. It’s a product that’s never been done at this…