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With so much money flooding into AI startups, it’s a good time to be an AI researcher with an idea to test out. And if the idea is novel enough, it might be easier to get the resources you need as an independent company instead of inside one of the big labs. That’s the story of Inception, a startup developing diffusion-based AI models that just raised $50 million in seed funding. The round was led by Menlo Ventures, with participation from Mayfield, Innovation Endeavors, Microsoft’s M12 fund, Snowflake Ventures, Databricks Investment, and Nvidia’s venture arm NVentures. Andrew Ng and Andrej…
A Republic Airways plane takes off near the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAirlines rushed to provide travelers updates after the Federal Aviation Administration said it would reduce flights across 40 airports as the longest government shutdown in history continues to drag on.Many major airlines said they would waive cancellation fees for even their most basic tickets, which often come with penalties for changes.Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy previously said he would reduce flight capacity by roughly 10%, affecting 3,500…
by Mia Taylor Last updated: 7:10 PM ET, Wed November 5, 2025 The next big cruise destination is Alaska. Food on cruises is completely underrated. And speaking of underrated, you may want to put Kotor, Montenegro on your to-do list, as the central Mediterranean city is apparently not getting its fair share of buzz either.Those were merely a few of the insights shared today by the cruise industry’s biggest names during a game show-like panel discussion that took place at Northstar’s annual CruiseWorld convention in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The powerhouse panel, dubbed “Sales & Marketing Masterminds of the Cruise Industry,” included:…
Spotify has rarely given its users much visibility into their listening habits. So far, users either had to link their account to services like Last.fm to track their music, or wait until the end of the year for Spotify to release its personalized year-in-review, Wrapped, to find out what they listened to. The streaming giant is now changing that with a new feature called “Listening stats” that will show users weekly numbers about their listening habits. Stats will surface your top artists and top songs for a particular week, and will let you share those numbers with others using Instagram…
HEIDELBERG, Miss. (AP) — The last monkey on the loose among several that escaped after a Mississippi highway crash has been found and captured, authorities said Thursday.A resident who lives near the crash site called authorities to report the animal’s location and it was then “successfully recovered,” the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks said in a statement to The Associated Press.It was the last monkey on the loose from the Oct. 28 crash when the truck overturned on Interstate 59. Five monkeys were killed as law officers hunted for them in the immediate aftermath of the crash. Video…
Our immune system has a dark side: It’s supposed to fight off invaders to keep us healthy. But sometimes it turns traitor and attacks our own cells and tissues.What are called autoimmune diseases can affect just about every part of the body – and tens of millions of people. While most common in women, these diseases can strike anyone, adults or children, and they’re on the rise. New research is raising the prospect of treatments that might do more than tamp down symptoms. Dozens of clinical trials are testing ways to reprogram an immune system-gone-rogue, with some promising early successes…
U.S. President Donald Trump attends an event to make an announcement from the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. Nov. 6, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | ReutersPresident Donald Trump on Thursday announced deals with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to slash the prices of some of their obesity drugs, including upcoming pills, in a landmark effort to expand access to the costly blockbuster treatments.The agreements will cut prices of so-called GLP-1 drugs for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries in 2026 and offer the treatments directly to consumers at a discount on a website the Trump administration is launching…
Peggy Purtell (Source: Peggy Purtell)Travel Advisor Success Stories focus on veteran advisors and how they achieved success. Here’s a look at Peggy Purtell, owner of Purtell Travel, an affiliate of Travel Experts. How did you get your start as a travel advisor?I began my journey in the travel industry after returning from an African safari – truly the trip of a lifetime – and one I had planned and researched for years. I had initially tried to plan it all myself, but once I reached the part of the trip that involved crossing river borders in Botswana, hiring bush planes…
Paul Erlanger and Se Yong Park, co-founders of consumer crypto trading app Fomo, took an unusual route to raising capital that is paying off for them. Their app launched in May and they just announced a $17 million Series A round led by Benchmark — an atypical crypto bet for the top-tier VC firm — bringing total funding to $19 million. Instead of a classic seed round, the founders drew up a list of 200 people they dreamed of having as angel investors. “We knew that every single person would be valuable to us in the business,” Erlanger told TechCrunch. …
In 2026, business class is going basic.That seems to be the plan for major U.S. carriers like Delta and United Airlines, which both have hinted at forthcoming launches of unbundled business fares—essentially a premium version of basic economy—in the near future. Luxury carrier Emirates pioneered the a la carte premium ticket with the launch of its “Special” business class fares in 2019. Now other prominent international airlines, like Etihad, Qatar, KLM, and Finnair, also offer unbundled business tickets. With those carriers, the amount you pay for your ticket includes a seat in the business cabin and a carry-on bag, but extras like…