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by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 11:10 AM ET, Tue November 4, 2025 Carnival Cruise Line is sharing more details about Carnival Sunrise’s 2027-28 sailings.The ship will homeport in Miami, offering a variety of four- to six-day itineraries to The Bahamas. Many sailings include stops at Carnival’s exclusive destinations, Celebration Key and RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay, while others also call on Nassau.Carnival Sunrise will also offer two six-day holiday itineraries in 2027. On November 22, the ship will sail a festive Thanksgiving cruise and visit Celebration Key; Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; and Montego Bay, Jamaica. On December 20, guests can enjoy…
Netflix is reportedly in talks to license video podcasts distributed by iHeartMedia, according to Bloomberg. iHeartMedia’s podcast portfolio includes shows like “The Breakfast Club,” “Las Culturistas,” “Jay Shetty Podcast,” and “Stuff You Should Know.” Netflix is looking for exclusivity, which means video podcasts that it licenses from iHeartMedia could no longer be uploaded to YouTube. It’s worth noting that if a deal does come together, iHeartMedia might not license its entire podcast catalog to the streaming service. The news comes a few weeks after Netflix signed a similar deal with Spotify that will bring a curated selection of sports, culture,…
DETROIT – Rivian Automotive beat Wall Street’s expectations for the third quarter, as the company reported a its second quarterly gross profit this year thanks to a joint venture with Volkswagen and its software and services business.Here’s what Wall Street expected, based on average analysts’ estimates compiled by LSEG:Loss per share: 65 cents adjusted vs. a loss of 72 cents expectedRevenue: $1.56 billion vs. $1.5 billion expectedRivian stock was up more than 3% in extended trading Tuesday, after closing down 5.2% at $12.50 per share. The stock is off roughly 6% this year.Regarding its gross profit, which is closely watched by investors, the…
by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 11:30 AM ET, Tue November 4, 2025 Holland America Line is sharing more details about its 2027-28 South America and Antarctica cruise season. From November 2027 to March 2028, Zuiderdam and Oosterdam will offer itineraries ranging from 14 to 31 days, with embarkation options in Buenos Aires, Argentina; San Antonio (Santiago), Chile; and Fort Lauderdale and Miami, Florida. Travelers can enjoy scenic sailing experiences that give them a front-row seat to landmarks like the Pío XI Glacier, Glacier Alley, the Beagle Channel and the Chilean Fjords. Overland adventures in South America will also provide access…
E-commerce software provider Shopify is bullish on AI-powered shopping agents, citing AI as an “incredible tool” to enable more entrepreneurs and calling it the “biggest shift in technology since the internet” during its third-quarter earnings call. The company, which partnered with ChatGPT maker OpenAI in September, reported that traffic from AI tools to its online stores is up 7x since January of this year, and purchases attributed to AI-powered search have increased by 11x. According to Shopify president Harley Finkelstein, the company’s advantage in the AI era comes from its ability to access the data from millions of merchants and…
Pedestrians carry Cava bags along Wall Street near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCava on Tuesday cut its full-year forecast for the second straight quarter as younger consumers visit its restaurants less frequently.”When you look at different age demographics of fast casual, the 25- to 34-year-old consumer seems to be impacted a bit more than others, and fast casual tends to have a higher concentration of those consumers within their guest portfolio,” CFO Tricia Tolivar said in an interview, adding that the company saw…
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund has voted against a Tesla proposal to give CEO Elon Musk a compensation package worth $1 trillion. The fund, which is managed by Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), holds a 1.14% stake in Tesla valued at about $11.7 billion, according to its mid-year filings in June. “While we appreciate the significant value created under Mr. Musk’s visionary role, we are concerned about the total size of the award, dilution, and lack of mitigation of key person risk — consistent with our views on executive compensation,” the fund said in a statement posted on its website. “We…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The California Supreme Court has let stand a lower-court ruling that the University of California’s policy barring students without legal status in the US from campus jobs is discriminatory and must be reconsidered. Officials with the university system say the decision puts them in a precarious position as they negotiate with the Trump administration after the withdrawal of federal research funds.A 2024 lawsuit argued that UC’s ban defied state law. In August, the First District Court of Appeals ruled that UC had not provided sufficient evidence to justify its “discriminatory policy” of not hiring students who…
by Mia Taylor Last updated: 2:40 PM ET, Mon November 3, 2025 Online travel agency kimkim has a new platform designed to connect travel advisors with a global network of destination management companies and vetted in-destination specialists.The platform gives advisors access to a roster of specialists that kimkim has spent a decade curating and also offers a variety of tools to handle client communications, trip management and commissions. “As a travel advisor on kimkim, you’ll have a reliable partner who offers personalized trip planning, fast turnaround, and a global network with insider access,” says the new travel advisor platform. “We’ll…
Sora, the AI video generator from OpenAI, is now officially available for Android users in the U.S., Canada, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Initially launched as an iOS app in September, Sora quickly rose to the top of the App Store charts, amassing over 1 million downloads in a week. With its arrival on the Google Play Store, Sora is expected to attract a larger user base, likely resulting in a surge in downloads. The Android version retains all the features of its iOS counterpart, including the “Cameos” feature, which allows users to generate videos of themselves performing various…