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Chess’s international governing body said Tuesday that it filed a complaint against former World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik after he leveled unproven allegations of cheating against fellow players, including Daniel Naroditsky, who died last month at age 29. The complaint centers on harassment and “the insulting of an individual’s dignity,” said the International Chess Federation, known by the acronym FIDE, in a news release. Naroditsky’s cause of death has not been made public.Kramnik accused Naroditsky, an American grandmaster of cheating last year and continued to share suspicions on social media. Naroditsky, a prodigious chess player who helped usher in the…

by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 11:15 AM ET, Tue November 11, 2025 Bookings for buses and trains during the Thanksgiving holiday are already outpacing last year’s demand as travelers are increasingly opting for alternative travel methods amid thousands of flight cancellations and delays during the government shutdown. According to Reuters, air travel might still struggle for weeks even after the government shutdown ends. Thousands of flights have been canceled daily since the reduction plan began on November 8. Cancellations will grow to 6 percent on November 11 and will increase to 10 percent by November 14.  Travel search engine Wanderu found…

Threads, Meta’s competitor to X, will now begin targeting a specific type of creator: podcasters. The company said on Tuesday that Threads will focus on bringing more discussions around podcasts to its app and helping creators promote their shows. Initially, Threads will roll out a couple of new features to help on this front. For one, it will give podcast links in the feed a unique and more pronounced look, with colorful backgrounds and image thumbnails, making them easier to spot. Creators, meanwhile, will get a dedicated spot in their user profile to add a link to their podcast. Threads…

Google announced its November software update for Pixel phones, called Pixel Drop — a quarterly feature release that brings new capabilities to existing devices — with features including notification summaries, a power-saving mode for the Maps app, prompt-based edits for Photos, and Gemini Nano-powered photo edits in Messages. Apple introduced notification summaries with its Apple Intelligence suite of features last year. Now, Google is catching up with its own notification summaries for longer chats and conversations on Pixel 9 and later devices. The company said that in December, it will roll out a feature that would silence low-priority notifications. By…

BANGKOK (AP) — Apple said it has pulled two of China’s biggest gay dating apps, Blued and Finka, under pressure from Chinese authorities, in the latest sign of a tightening grip on the LGBTQ+ community.An Apple spokesperson said in a statement that the company removed the two dating apps from China “based on an order from the Cyberspace Administration of China”, without further elaborating.“We follow the laws in the countries where we operate,” the spokesperson told The Associated Press.A check by The Associated Press on Tuesday found that the two apps are not available on Apple’s app store in China,…

A board shows two cancelled American Airlines flights and three on time at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., Nov. 7, 2025. Brian Snyder | ReutersFlight disruptions that have marred air travel for millions of people in recent weeks could continue even after the government shutdown ends, airlines and the secretary of Transportation said.The Senate on Monday night passed a bill that could end the longest federal government shutdown in history, sending it to the House for a vote.But Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday that won’t be an immediate fix.”We’re going to wait to see the data on…

by Eric Bowman Last updated: 9:15 PM ET, Mon November 10, 2025 PORT EVERGLADES (FORT LAUDERDALE), FLORIDA – Disney Cruise Line has officially christened its newest cruise ship, the Disney Destiny.Disney kept the announcement of Susan Egan, the voice of Meg from the animated movie “Hercules,” as Godmother of the ship up until the very day of the ship’s christening. Josh D’Amaro, Chairman of Disney Experiences, and Joe Schott, President of Disney Signature Experiences, first opened the ceremony with a welcome message on November 10 outside of the Port Everglades cruise terminal before cast members performed hit songs from Disney’s heroes and villains.  …

Masayoshi Son isn’t known for half measures. The SoftBank founder’s career has been studded with eyebrow-raising bets, each one seemingly more outrageous than the last. His latest move is to cash out his entire $5.8 billion Nvidia stake to go all-in on AI. And while it surprised the business world on Tuesday, it maybe should not. At this point, it’s almost more surprising when the 68-year-old Son doesn’t push his chips to the center of the table. Consider that during the late 1990s dot-com bubble, Son’s net worth soared to about $78 billion by February 2000, briefly making him the…

ALG Vacations has announced its Black Friday Early Access Sale, offering substantial savings on vacation packages through November 25, 2025. The promotion covers a wide range of destinations, including the Caribbean, Mexico, Hawaii, Europe, Asia, Africa, Central America and the South Pacific, with travel dates extending through December 15, 2026. The sale features multiple opportunities designed to maximize savings for different types of vacations. Use code BLKFRI25 for offers of up to $400 off international and Hawaii air-and-hotel packages with a minimum three-night stay.  Trips to the continental U.S. destinations feature savings of up to $150 using code BLKFRI25A with just a…

by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 7:00 AM ET, Tue November 11, 2025 The winners of the 2025 Travvy Awards are in, and we’re recognizing the important contributions that travel technology provides to travel agents around the world by showcasing the top three systems that travel agents love the most. The winners were announced at the 2025 Travvy Award Gala event at Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on November 6, 2025. The event is hosted by Northstar, TravelPulse’s parent company, but winners are voted upon by travel advisors.  This year, the Gold Travvy for ‘Best Travel Technology’ went to…