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by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 2:05 PM ET, Wed July 30, 2025 Celestyal Cruises is improving its cruise and land package tool for travel advisors.Also, the brand is renaming the tool “Celestyal Sail & Stay” for the North American market. The enhanced version is designed to help travel advisors more easily book cruise and land packages for their clients, both at time of booking or at a later date. It’s accessible on Celestyal’s trade booking platform.Travel advisors can book pre- and post-cruise hotel stays at a selection of 18 Athens properties, with private transfers included. Most of the hotels are…

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If you’ve been hearing about Trump’s AI Action Plan and wondering who it actually benefits, you’re not alone. On today’s episode of Equity, Rebecca Bellan caught up with Amba Kak and Dr. Sarah Myers West from the AI Now Institute, a think tank focused on the social implications of AI and the consolidation of power in the tech industry. Their recent report, dubbed Artificial Power, lays out the political economy driving today’s AI frenzy and what’s at stake for everyone else. Artificial Power pushes back on what AI Now calls the “too big to fail” myth, arguing that AI companies…

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Comcast beat Wall Street estimates on Thursday for second-quarter earnings and revenue. Yet the company saw a loss of broadband customers even as it shifted its market strategy for the segment.Comcast and its cable peers have been suffering from a slowdown in broadband growth, which has impacted company stocks.Still, Comcast stock was up about 3% in early trading as the company reported fewer-than-expected broadband subscriber losses, based on StreetAccount estimates. On an earnings conference call, Comcast executives mapped out initiatives that were introduced earlier this year meant to drive the broadband business.”While it’s still early days, we like what we…

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Low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines is introducing a new flexible benefit for its passengers. The Denver-based airline will now offer its customers an add-on service called Disruption Assistance for Any Reason. The service is the first of its kind for any United States airline and is now available for purchase on Frontier’s booking site. As part of the suite of new solutions for customers with same-day flight cancellations or delays of two hours or more, Frontier will offer to book passengers an alternate flight on any airline. Here’s how the new disruption assistance will work: Customers who opt in and have a disrupted…

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Google has proposed sweeping changes to its Play Store and advertising policies in India, aiming to allow more real-money gaming apps onto its platforms in a bid to settle an ongoing antitrust case with a local online gaming platform WinZO. On Wednesday, India’s competition watchdog issued a public notice (PDF) inviting comments on a “commitment proposal” from Google, offering to expand access to its Play Store and advertising policy for more real-money gaming apps in the South Asian market. Google proposed to replace its current pilot program by allowing the distribution of all real-money games in the country — which…

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Facebook Tweet Email Link Reuters  —  A Swedish man was found guilty of serious war crimes and terrorism on Thursday over his role in the murder of a Jordanian air force pilot who was burned to death in Syria a decade ago, the Stockholm district court said in a verdict. The Swede, identified in court documents as Osama Krayem, was sentenced to life in prison for participating in the execution of Muath al-Kasasbeh, who was burned alive in a cage after being captured in Syria in December 2014. Krayem, 32, has previously been convicted of involvement in attacks in Paris…

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NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Kamala Harris will have a memoir out in September on her historic presidential run. The book is called “107 Days,” the length of her abbreviated campaign, and will be published by Simon & Schuster on Sept. 23.“Just over a year ago, I launched my campaign for President of the United States,” Harris said in a video announcement on Thursday. “107 days traveling the country, fighting for our future — the shortest presidential campaign in modern history. Since leaving office, I’ve spent a lot of time reflecting on those days and with candor and…

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CVS Health on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings and revenue that topped estimates and raised its adjusted profit outlook, as it sees strength in its retail pharmacy business and some improvement in its insurance unit. Shares of the retail drugstore chain jumped more than 9% in premarket trading Thursday.The company now expects fiscal 2025 adjusted earnings of $6.30 to $6.40 per share, up from previous guidance of $6 to $6.20 per share. CVS also cut its GAAP earnings guidance, without disclosing additional details.In an interview, CVS CEO David Joyner said the quarterly beat and guidance hike is in part “a tribute to the…

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Abercrombie & Kent’s nonprofit arm, Abercrombie & Kent Philanthropy (AKP), unveiled its 2024 Impact Report, which reported funding of $2.7 million in 25 global countries, representing a 17 percent year-over-year increase.“AKP’s mission is to ensure that travel creates lasting, tangible benefits in the places we visit,” said A&K Philanthropy Director Keith Sproule. “We believe that the best way to protect our planet’s wilderness is to invest in the people who live there,” Sproule continued. “The linchpin of this effort is our commitment to staffing 17 full-time community development professionals, stretching from Peru to Kenya and Egypt to Cambodia.”Some of the findings…

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg credited AI with driving up the time users spent on the company’s apps in the second quarter. While consumers are increasingly complaining about the prevalence of “AI slop” — or low-quality AI-generated content flooding social apps — Meta says that AI systems are getting better at helping users connect with recommended content. “AI is significantly improving our ability to show people content that they’re going to find interesting and useful,” Zuckerberg told investors on the Q2 earnings call. “Advancements in our recommendation systems have improved quality so much that it has led to a 5% increase…

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