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by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 1:55 PM ET, Tue January 13, 2026 Victory Cruise Lines is taking travelers on an epic new voyage.Later this year, the cruise line will offer the “Grand Half Loop,” a 35-night voyage aboard Victory I that will call on more than 20 ports. The journey, scheduled for October 17 through November 21, will conclude Victory Cruise Lines’ second season of small ship, coastal cruising on the Great Lakes and Canadian coasts. Travelers will set sail on Chicago, then explore like Milwaukee, Escanaba, Mackinac Island, Sault Ste. Marie, Detroit, Cleveland, Toronto and Montreal. The voyage then…
Google announced on Wednesday that it’s launching a new beta feature in the Gemini app that allows the AI assistant to tailor its responses by connecting across your Google ecosystem, starting with Gmail, Photos, Search, and YouTube history. Although Gemini could already retrieve information from these apps, it can now reason across your data to provide proactive results, such as connecting a thread in your emails to a video you watched. Google says this means Gemini understands context without being told where to look. The tech giant notes that this beta experience, called Personal Intelligence, is off by default, as…
Meals and snacks with “GLP-1 Friendly” labels on the packaging are becoming more common in U.S. supermarkets as a growing number of Americans try obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound to lose weight. But the labels aren’t regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, unlike the popular medications themselves. Dieticians say people taking GLP-1 drugs need to read ingredient lists and talk to experts about what nutrients they need – and don’t need.“A drug does not educate you on how to eat properly,” said Suzy Badaracco, a registered dietitian and president of the food trends forecasting firm Culinary Tides.…
Netflix is likely to amend its offer for Warner Bros. Discovery’s assets, making an all-cash bid, CNBC’s David Faber reported on Wednesday. In December, Netflix reached a deal to purchase WBD’s streaming platform HBO Max and the Warner Bros. film studio in a transaction comprised of cash and stock. The deal is currently valued at $27.75 per WBD share. This would put the deal’s equity value at $72 billion, with a total enterprise value of approximately $82.7 billion. Bloomberg first reported this week that Netflix was considering adjusting its offer to be all-cash. An amended offer would allow WBD shareholders…
A Southwest Airlines passenger is going viral after cellphone videos captured him melting down on a recent flight.The unidentified man, who appears intoxicated, allegedly became angry after his wife began talking to another man seated next to her and started arguing with fellow passengers before flight attendants stepped in to intervene. Video shows the man using explicit language while confronting several passengers, even throwing his food at one person who was recording the incident.The man was ultimately removed from the plane, but it’s unclear whether the incident resulted in any significant delays or if the passenger will face charges as a result.Southwest’s controversial open…
Skild AI, which makes foundation models for robots, seems to have more than tripled its valuation in just seven months. The startup has raised a $1.4 billion Series C round that values it at more than $14 billion, Bloomberg reported. The round was led by SoftBank, and Nvidia, Macquarie Group, 1789 Capital and others also invested. Skild AI last raised a funding at a $4.5 billion valuation this prior summer, Bloomberg reported. The company hasn’t disclosed the exact value of that round — it was rumored to be around $500 million — but Skild AI CEO Deepak Pathak told Bloomberg…
You have to become a little crafty at this time of year about getting vegetables onto the table in ways that still feel interesting. In many places, the cold has settled in, farmers’ market offerings have thinned out, and we’re left with the hardiest of fruits and vegetables.Root vegetables are the stars now, but they do benefit from a bit of inspiration when figuring out how to use them.Enter soup. Even the most stoic vegetables can be coaxed into something soft, sweet and yielding. In this Creamy Rutabaga, Parsnip and Cheddar Soup, they’re simmered until ready to be puréed into…
Guided vacation company Trafalgar has announced the expansion of its river cruise portfolio with the introduction of its newest ship, Trafalgar Harmonie.Set to debut in April 2027, the new vessel will also sail with a new itinerary, Best of the Seine with Paris & Normandy. “As Trafalgar expands its river cruise fleet, debuting on one of Europe’s most iconic waterways is a natural next step,” said Damien O’Connor, Vice President, River Cruise, Trafalgar, in a statement.He added, “France remains a perennial favorite among our travelers, and this new Seine itinerary offers a fresh way to experience the destination through immersive river cruising,…
It’s that time of year again, when the fuzzy socks are working overtime, the heat is cranking and somehow lots of homes are still freezing.That’s because a lot of that heat leaks out of the house — and the colder it is outside, the faster the warm, inside air leaks out. There are ways to stay warm and save on heating costs that can be achieved though, through a quick trip to the local hardware store, a $100 investment and a free afternoon. It’ll come in handy in the summer too when the same problem recurs, except you lose precious…
A photograph shows a sign at the Congress Centre on the opening day of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 16, 2023.Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty ImagesGlobal power rivalries and strategic standoffs top the list of most severe near-term risks heading into 2026, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report released Wednesday. Half of the business executives and other leaders surveyed said they expect turbulent times over the next two years, and only 1% said they expect calm, according to the report. The resulting picture is one of the world “sitting on a…